Rod Morri
Co-Host of The Good-Good Golf Podcast
Rod is an award-winning golf journalist with more than 20 years experience and has covered everything from major tournaments to junior golf at the local level. Rod began his life in the media as a daily news reporter for News Limited in Sydney.
Rod Morri has hosted 71 Episodes.
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Ep 56: Ewan Porter On Kids, Socks, The Masters and More
November 10th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
Former Tour player turned TV commentator and junior golf advocate Ewan Porter is on a Sydney golf odyssey tracing his roots in the game back to his childhood so it seemed the perfect opportunity to get him in studio for a chat all things golf. From his now infamous black sock incident at a leading Sydney club to his Junior Series and what to expect at The Masters it's just a good old fashioned chat about golf.
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Ep 55: Meg Maclaren plus Women, War and Sport with Dr Ali Bowes
November 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
Two time LET winner Meghan Maclaren has attracted plenty of attention for her excellent writing, so much so that she recently took part in a collaborative university study looking at her blog and its place in the game. Co-author Dr Ali Bowes joins this week's pod (it's actually last week's pod but things got a bit hectic) to discuss the unique collaborative study plus a range of other fascinating media and women's golf issues.
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Ep 54: Mike Clayton and Harley Kruse
October 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 16 mins
We've swapped one keen golf mind for two on Ep 54. With Adrian Logue off playing golf it was generous of Mike Clayton and Harley Kruse to step in and save the day. A great chat about golf and its place in society and what the game can do to help secure its own future.
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Ep 53: Journos; Who Needs 'em?
October 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
In a world of social media where anyone with an internet connection can broadcast an opinion is there still a role for trained journalists? Michael McEwan, Digital Editor of UK based magazine Bunkered, says yes and joins the pod this week to discuss.
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Ep 52: John Huggan, Brandel Chamblee And The Bubble
October 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
Two big events for John Huggan this week: he was on site at a golf tournament for the first time since February and he also got blocked by Brandel Chamblee on Twitter. Hard to imagine a better time to get Simon the pod even though it's only been four weeks since his last appearance. Enjoy!
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Ep 51: Jeff Mingay And The Architect's Burden
October 1st, 2020 | 1 hr 28 mins
Canadian architect Jeff Mingay joins the pod this week to discuss the role of architecture in the game beyond just creating interesting golf plus the responsibility of designers in educating the golf public about what constitutes 'good' golf.
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Ep 50: Whinged Foot - The Fallout
September 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Thee's been no shortage of whining and whinging about the US Open at Winged Foot and you'll find plenty more of it here though hopefully with a somewhat different angle. Enjoy.
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Ep 49: Winged Foot and The Wall
September 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 33 secs
We try not to talk a bout the same stuff as everybody else on Good Good but every now and then there is no getting around it. Hopefully we at least bring some fresh perspectives to the discussion about the wall controversy at the ANA as well as what's ahead at the US Open.
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Ep 048: Logue's Back And So Is Huggy
September 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 20 mins
John Huggan joins Episode 48 to break down everything that is wrong with the Tour Championship (and the rest of the PGA Tour), the parlous state of the European Tour and what the future may hold, Sophia Popov not being in the ANA and plenty more as well.
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Ep 047: Golf And The Environment with Harley Kruse and Kate Torgersen
September 2nd, 2020 | 53 mins 36 secs
No Logue this week and while we miss him there is no shortage of good content as Harley Kruse steps into the co-hosting role and we welcome golf environmental specialist Kate Torgersen to the show. Kate advises clubs on returning as many indigenous species to their property as possible (among a bunch of other stuff).
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Ep 046: On The Tee With Dr P
August 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
On episode 46 we get into a bit of good old fashioned network cross promotion when we welcome On the Tee With Dr P host Dr Kelly Price back to the show. Dr P is an academic with a particular interest in women's golf as well as the psychology of consumers in the retail space. If you're looking for a way to cure your slice or stop three putting this won't be the show for you but if you enjoy intelligent conversation about big picture topics then you've come to the right place.
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Ep 45: So You Want To Be In Golf Media?
August 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
One of our favourite recurring topics on Good Good is the changing nature of media and its relationship with the game. On Episode 45 we welcome co-founder of one of the new breed of media publications – Will Watt of Caddie magazine – to discuss what it’s like to launch a magazine from scratch, the role of the golf media in promoting the game’s image beyond the word’s fairways and some chat about his newly released book as well.
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Ep 044: An Intriguing Idea For Public Golf
August 10th, 2020 | 56 mins 46 secs
Back in the late 2000's there was a bold and intriguing idea floated at the PGA of Australia to promote and encourage public golf. The plan was to build several template facilities on vacant council land across the nation to be run by PGA members and get new and exsting golfers playing more golf. For all sorts of reasons the idea never got off the ground but could the concept still be relevant today? On Episode 44 we meet one of the architects of the scheme to talk about that plus plenty more.
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Ep 43: Lockdown, Majors and Lydia Ko with Mike Clayton
August 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 12 mins
With the strangest major championship in living memory getting underway this week and Mike Clayton stuck at home in Victoria thanks to Corona Virus it seemed like a perfect opportunity to get the analyst, architect and commentator on the pod. So we did. Enjoy
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Ep 42: Golf And The Big Picture With Harley Kruse
July 29th, 2020 | 1 hr 20 mins
Sydney based architect Harley Kruse is a thoughtful and knowledgeable type who has had access to some of the best minds in golf and golf course architecture for the best part of three decades. On Episode 42 he talks trees, golf as green space, the importance of regional and suburban golf and how we can make it better and so much more as well.
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Ep 41: Does Golf Really Have Nine Virtues?
July 22nd, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
Jay Revell is one of the most interesting voices in golf today and he joins episode 41 to talk his new book, why some of us get so hooked on the game and whether the future is bright despite the constant bad news that has been 2020.