How non-golf player Richard Sattler saw the potential &seized the opportunity to transform his cattle & potato farm into one ofthe best champion links golf courses in the world. The former shearer, who’dnever played golf before, took a massive risk on backing the idea of developinga top-quality links course amongst the pristine sand dunes of his coastalstretch of North-East Tasmania, and ended up having to underwrite the 2-yearbuilding project of Barnbougle Links course, The Dunes. But he quickly realisedthe concept of building a wilderness experience for golf might mean they couldcreate a whole new market for themselves in remote Tassy, and that’s exactlyhow Barnbougle became not just a local, but a world golf destination. Years of hard slog battling huge hurdles in his businessjourney in the island state of Tasmania – from the devastating Pilots’ strikeof 1989, and the ’91 recession which saw interest rates of 20%  meanalmost crippling debt – equipped Sattler with the experience, tenacity andpassion to go all out on the Barnbougle experiment. But it paid off, andhandsomely. Not only has Sattler expanded his links courses empire, butBarnbougle sits comfortably in the Top 50 golf courses in the world! And itremains one of the few courses in Australasia, where those golf enthusiasts whomake the pilgrimage, rarely come away disappointed!  Hope you enjoy Part 1 of my chat, on the roller coasterbusiness ride of golfing entrepreneur and empire builder Richard Sattler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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