EP.183 Keeper of the Greens - Keenan Hutchings (Flagstaff Hill Golf Club)
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Keenan Hutchings shares his journey from growing up around golf courses to becoming a Golf Course Superintendent at Flagstaff Hill Golf Club.
Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest John Deere dealer at deere.com.au Keenan Hutchings grew up in regional South Australia where his father was the golf course superintendent at Millicent Golf Club. Growing up, helping around the course with his Dad, and playing golf meant Keenan only ever really had eyes on golf in his future. When Keenan finished school he got offered an apprenticeship but it wasn't local to home. No, it was in Adelaide city, far away from the country life he grew up in. It was time to head to the big smoke and take on all that would lay before him. He learnt from some of the best in the industry and one of the best golf clubs in Adelaide and here he would spend 9 years in total before things needed a change. Jumping to today, Keenan is Golf Course Superintendent himself and leads a small, young, energetic team of greenkeepers that maintain the course at…
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