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 84 Episodes.
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Ep 069: Getting Public Golf Right
March 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 54 secs
We've spent alot of time on the pod discussing the battles over public golf and its place in the broader community and most of that discussion has leaned towards the negative. But on this episode we're going to meet the GM of a public facility who are showing the way on how to get it right. Robby Stephenson runs the Council Owned Links Shell Cove south of Wollongong and has some terrific advice on how public golf can weave itself into a local community.
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Ep 068: Mike Clayton, Olympics and Moore Park
March 19th, 2021 | 58 mins 10 secs
Mike Clayton is one of our favourite guests and on Episode 68 he's in fine form talking golf and the Olympics, caddying for Elvis Smylie, the aerial versus the ground game and plenty more as well.
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Ep 067: The Science of Golf And Health
March 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
With public golf in a precarious position in many parts of Australia the game needs to make its case for remaining part of communuties and on Ep 67 Dr Brad Stenner joins us to do just that. Research conducted by Brad as part of the R&A's Golf and Health initiative indicates the game is a benefit for those who play it, especially in the over 55 age group, but says more research is needed.
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Ep 066: Kameruka - Rediscovering A Lost Golf Course
March 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
A throwaway comment over coffee one morning sparked a journey of discovery that ultimately uncovered a remarkable story of a lost golf course in a remote corner of NSW. Good Good co-host Adrian Logue and Sydney based course architect Harley Kruse join the pod to discuss the extraordinary story of the lost course of Kameruka.
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Ep 065: Colin Criss and 'BIg Golf' v 'Small Golf'
February 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
Many believe golf is in a second golden age of course architecture with some of the finest minds in the field producing amazing courses around the world. But today's guest, Colin Criss, thinks we may be going too far with modern design. In a fascinating piece for The Fried Egg website last week he outlined his thoughts on 'Big' v 'Small' golf and he joins the pod this week to tease out some of those notions.
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Ep 064: Golf's Growing Footprint With The USGA's George Waters
February 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 20 mins
One of he more intriguing aspects of the R&A and USGA Distance Insights Report is a study of how golf courses have changed in size and shape over the decades. USGA Manager of Green Section Education George Waters joins the pod for a fascinating look at the findings and how several factors - including increased hitting distance - continue to impact the game's footprint.
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Ep 063: John Huggan, Saudi Arabia and the Distance Debate
February 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
We welcome John Huggan back to he pod this week to talk all things professional golf from the lure of Jordan Spieth to the ethics of golf in Saudi Arabia. As always, it's a can't miss discussion with one of the keenest minds in the game.
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Ep 062: Mat Goggin and Mike Clayton
February 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
There was much excitement around the golf world last week with the formal announcement that the firm of Clayton, DeVries and Pont had been selected to design and build the highly anticipated Seven Mile Beach course near Hobart in Tasmania. On Episode 62 CDP partner Mike Clayton and the development's main driver, Mat Goggin, join hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue to discuss the project.
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Ep 061: Harley Kruse And The Ethics Of New Courses
January 27th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
Sydney based architect Harley Kruse joins hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue in studio for our first recording session of 2021. We cover the ethics of new course builds, sharing golf course space, the 'hard equals good' mindset and even a bit of Raymond Chandler. Enjoy.
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Ep 060: Happy New Year With Meg Maclaren
January 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
Thoughtful, articulate, intelligent and talented, Meg Maclaren is everything we are not. She joins the pod to kick off the 2021 season covering a diverse range of topics, from her involvement in an academic study into her blogging to a near miss under lights in the desert. It's entertaining and informative and hopefully sets the bar for an exciting 2021.
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Ep 059: Stakes High In The Battle For Moore Park
December 14th, 2020 | 59 mins 2 secs
If one of Australia's most successful public golf facilities can be cut from 18 to nine holes what hope is there for smaller operations around the country? On Episode 59 of the Good Good podcast we'e joined by Moore Park Golf Club member Lucie Quilliam to get a local perspective on Sydney City Council's move to cut the course to nine holes.
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Ep 058: Lukas Michel
December 7th, 2020 | 59 mins 20 secs
2020 has been quite the journey for Lukas Michel and he joins the pod in studio in Sydney for a recap of a remarkable year. There's lots of chat about Augusta, Winged Foot and course achitecture.
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Ep 57: Less Than Perfect Makes For Ideal Masters
November 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
The course wasn't it's usual pristine best but it didn't detract from the 84th edition of the Masters at Augusta National. Carolina Golf Course Superintendent Matthew Wharton joins the pod to discuss 'Augusta Syndrome', golfer expectations and the golf course as a living breathing, entity.
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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.