Any golfer with an interest in golf course architecture is no doubt familiar with the name Paul Daley. For the past two decades, Paul has been publishing books about the sub-culture that is golf course design and it’s an endeavour that – as you’ll hear – truly is a labour of love. But there’s more to this conversation than course architecture.

Richard Sattler likes to call himself a farmer and that is a true and accurate description. But Sattler – the owner of the Barnbougle Dunes complex on Tasmania’s north-east coast – is much more than that. Despite not being obsessed with the game or indeed the business, Sattler stands as one of golf’s most important people of the past two decades.

Bob and Kathie Shearer are Australian golf royalty. Bob, of course, was one of Australia’s premiere international players during the 1970’s and 80’s. Kathie, on the other hand, didn’t find golf it found her and for nearly three decades she has had to deal with the biggest names in the game, while managing tournament media centres around the world. Theirs is a love story… with a lot of golf thrown into the mix.

This is the remarkable story of one of the finest amateur players of recent times that you’ve likely never heard of, a player whose career trajectory goes against almost all accepted wisdom. She’s a plus handicap golfer, prolific tournament winner, mother of four and grandmum to six. This is the Sue Wooster story.