Our guest on Tee for Two today is Geraldine O’Callaghan, the recently appointed coursesuperintendent at Sandringham Golf Links, the home of the new Australian Golf Centre. Gerri is one of a small (but growing) group of women in greenkeeping and is believed to beone of only four female golf course superintendents in Australia. Gerri was raised in the northern part of the state of Victoria, Australia, where she firstlearned to play golf, rising to become an elite level amateur player. After a family tragedy,she travelled the world for six years before returning to Melbourne and to golf. A chance meeting led to her start in greenkeeping and from there her star has continued torise. She has been on the course staff at the revered Royal Melbourne Golf Club for someyears, learning from highly respected Director of Golf Courses, Richard Forsyth. In that time, she has risen to the position of foreman on the East Course before becoming foreman at Sandringham, which is managed by Royal Melbourne, during a very exciting time in itsdevelopment. Her appointment as course superintendent is due recognition of her talent ingreenkeeping as well as her passion and strong work ethic for it. Gerri speaks to us about her journey and her excitement for the road ahead. Tee for Two is hosted by Karen Harding. It is produced on the traditional country of theBoon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation in Victoria, Australia, and offers respect to theirElders, past, present and emerging. Links for this episode: Details on the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association: https://www.agcsa.com.au/ Details on Gerri’s nominated charity: Breast Cancer Network https://www.bcna.org.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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