368 - Alister MacKenzie (part 2)
From The Cookie Jar Golf Podcast by Cookie Jar Golf
April 3, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 1 · Episode 368
About this episode
This episode continues the detailed exploration of Alister MacKenzie's life, focusing on his post-WWI career and significant contributions to golf course design in Australia and New Zealand.
In part two of this needlessly detailed look at the life and times of Dr Alister MacKenzie, Sam takes us through life after WWI and MacKenzie's partnership with Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Allison, as well as the work that leads him to travelling to furthest reaches of the globe. In 1926, MacKenzie travelled to Australia on what would become a career defining two months helping to shaope the Melbourne Sand belt and many other courses around the country, as well as New Zealand, and how M...
People in this episode
Host: Sam
Topics covered
- Alister MacKenzie
- golf course design
- post-WWI history
- Melbourne Sandbelt
- international golf
- partnerships in golf
Keywords
- Alister MacKenzie
- golf
- Melbourne Sandbelt
- Harry Colt
- Charles Hugh Allison
- golf course design
- post-WWI
- Australia
- New Zealand
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia, New Zealand
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