web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:47:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Barnbougle Dunes” https://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/barnbougle%20dunes Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +0000 We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! en-ie episodic Unknown unknowns and the golfing road less travelled Shane Derby We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! no Golf, Golf Architecture, Golf History, Agronomy, Sustainability in Golf Shane Derby shanemderby@gmail.com Episode 2: Mike Clayton http://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/2 bcda0eb1-ea63-4475-b16e-39320a31004b Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +0000 Shane Derby 2 Mike Clayton full Shane Derby Mike Clayton joins us from Hobart where he is hard at work at the construction site that is the 7 Mile Beach Golf project. ln this episode we take a trip down memory lane from Eastern GC by way of the European Tour, playing with Seve and Nick and the timelessness of the Melbourne Sandbelt. 2:11:31 no Mike Clayton joins us on this episode to explore his early days in golf at Eastern Golf Club in Melbourne. His ascent to become an Australian Amateur Champion which led to a professional career in both Europe and Asia. Mike then tells us about how he became a writer and his first forays into restoring some of the golden age greats of Australia, the creation of a modern masterpiece with Tom Doak at Barnbougle and perhaps a new one with Mike De Vries at 7 Mile Beach. He also covers many of his party pieces such as rollback, scale and the importance of MacKenzie's design principles. Have a listen, he is always great value! It's a long one, but well worth the investment. We hope you enjoy this episode. Many thanks for tuning in. Special Guest: Mike Clayton. Mike Clayton, Golf Course Architecture, Melbourne Sandbelt, Alistair MacKenzie, Barnbougle Dunes, 7 Mile Beach Golf Mike Clayton joins us on this episode to explore his early days in golf at Eastern Golf Club in Melbourne. His ascent to become an Australian Amateur Champion which led to a professional career in both Europe and Asia.

Mike then tells us about how he became a writer and his first forays into restoring some of the golden age greats of Australia, the creation of a modern masterpiece with Tom Doak at Barnbougle and perhaps a new one with Mike De Vries at 7 Mile Beach.

He also covers many of his party pieces such as rollback, scale and the importance of MacKenzie's design principles.

Have a listen, he is always great value! It's a long one, but well worth the investment.

We hope you enjoy this episode. Many thanks for tuning in.

Special Guest: Mike Clayton.

]]> Mike Clayton joins us on this episode to explore his early days in golf at Eastern Golf Club in Melbourne. His ascent to become an Australian Amateur Champion which led to a professional career in both Europe and Asia.

Mike then tells us about how he became a writer and his first forays into restoring some of the golden age greats of Australia, the creation of a modern masterpiece with Tom Doak at Barnbougle and perhaps a new one with Mike De Vries at 7 Mile Beach.

He also covers many of his party pieces such as rollback, scale and the importance of MacKenzie's design principles.

Have a listen, he is always great value! It's a long one, but well worth the investment.

We hope you enjoy this episode. Many thanks for tuning in.

Special Guest: Mike Clayton.

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