Graham Marsh is, by any measure, one of our greatest ever golfers. In his career he won 70 events, including winning on the US Tour, winning 10 times in Europe, 20 times in Japan, and beating Raymond Floyd to win the World Matchplay Championship. Mark describes him as our most under-rated golfer ever, and it's hard to argue.
Today, for Hostplus, we chat to Graham about his wonderful life in golf.
01:30\tHe tells us how it started, how he got into golf.
03:00\tThe advice his Mum gave him, and why he qualified as a school teacher before he could pursue professional golf
04:00\tMark asks Graham if he recalls the moment that he decided he wanted to be a professional golfer
06:00\tGraham talks about playing internationally, and the one country that was tougher than anywhere.
07:00\tThe leaders and mentors who helped him, and other younger players, at the time he was coming through
08:00\tWhy going to Japan was a great move
10:00\tComing 3rd in his first tournament
12:00\tGraham talks about the need for a 'sense of adventure'
13:00 \tMark recalls watching Graham win at Huntingdale as a kid, and his Dad telling him to watch how still he kept his head. Graham talks about that.
14:00 \tHe tells Nick and Mark the 'worst lesson' that golfers were taught back in the day.
16:00\tGraham won the Scottish Open, it's a great story, he talks us through in detail how he came back from 5 shots down to win the tournament.
20:00\tOn beating Raymond Floyd in the World Matchplay Championship
After the turn
23:00\tNick recalls with great fondness as a youngster, his time in the Graham Marsh junior golf academy in Western Australia. Graham talks about how the academy came about, and the rules he put in place to ensure it delivered outcomes.
25:00\tGraham has had a wildly successful golf course design career, what was the first course or hole he ever designed? It will surprise you!
28:00 The favourite course that he ever designed and why.
31.00\tGraham was consistently a strong performer in British Opens, Mark asks why that was the case, why did he perform so well there?
33:00 \tOne of the things that he admired about the games of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros.
33.30 \tHe talks about his mentor in golf course design.
34:00 \tAnd for Hostplus, what is next for him? What is the focus for his life these days, and how does the next period of life look?
35:30 \tGraham tells us why he enjoyed playing Pro Ams, and how often he plays these days
A fantastic guest pod today for Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official superannuation partner, with an Australian golfing legend: Graham Marsh.