Kangaroo Island: "This Course Needed to be World Class"

Описание: This is fun. Today we chat with Darius Oliver from Planet Golf who, among others, designed Cape Wickham. His current project is very special, a new course on the cliffs at Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

We start with Darius talking about what makes Kangaroo Island so special, he says that it gets in your blood and mentions a New York Times comment that it is like 'a zoo without fences' due to the abundance of wildlife on the island.

Nick and Mark ask about his philosophy in designing this new course and Darius tells us that it needed to be world class, the best possible course it could be on the land, and that his intent was not to look at Top 100 lists but rather to build 18 interesting holes that are each different and are fun to play for golfers. And he is confident that they have done so.

Nick asks Darius will Kangaroo Island surpass Cape Wickham?

A fascinating mini today and we cannot wait to see this stunning new course when it's ready to open!

More Talk Birdie To Me content:
Short Videos here:    • Short Clips | Talk Birdie To Me Podcast  
Masterclass Videos here:    • Masterclasses | Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen |...  
Full Shows here:    • Talk Birdie To Me Podcast  
Follow our Twitter: https://x.com/TalkBirdie_ToMe
Follow our Facebook:   / talkbirdietomepod  
Follow our Instagram:   / talkbirdietomepod  
Follow our TikTok:   / talkbirdietomepodcast  
And subscribe on YouTube: https://rb.gy/q981j

Talk Birdie To Me is hosted by fomer world #16 Nick O'Hern and Tour Pro Mark Allen who played the British Open at Carnoustie.