Richard Sattler's guest appearances

Richard Sattler

The Thing About Golf Podcast

Build It. They'll Come.

Bill Gates

Naomi Simson

Larry Diamond

Duncan French

Tom Moore

David Isaacs

Cameron Adams

Liz Ann Macgregor

Michael Cameron

Leigh Jasper

Kate Morris

Paul Daley

Carolyn Creswell

Mark Kelly

Pete Brennan

OwlTail

Richard Sattler’s entrepreneurial journey from Tassy farmer to owner of world-class golf courses was far from straightforward… there were lots of bunkers and bogeys (to go with the golfing metaphor) thrown up in his path. After creating the almost instantly successful Barnbougle links course – attracting golf enthusiasts from the mainland as well as overseas --  how Sattler went on to battle and eventually win a legal stoush with former partners, when he came to build his 2nd links course, Lost Farm, became a painful lesson in perseverance. Then when the Covid19 pandemic hit the island leisure destination in 2020, and Tasmania was shut down for the best part of several months, find out how Richard Sattler and his dedicated team of workers turned that near-disaster to their distinct advantage. He also talks of the true impact family support has been through it all. Enjoy Part 2 of my chat with Richard Sattler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Sattler’s entrepreneurial journey from Tassy farmer to owner of world-class golf courses was far from straightforward… there were lots of bunkers and bogeys (to go with the golfing metaphor) thrown up in his path. After creating the almost instantly successful Barnbougle links course – attracting golf enthusiasts from the mainland as well as overseas --  how Sattler went on to battle and eventually win a legal stoush with former partners, when he came to build his 2nd links course, Lost Farm, became a painful lesson in perseverance. Then when the Covid19 pandemic hit the island leisure destination in 2020, and Tasmania was shut down for the best part of several months, find out how Richard Sattler and his dedicated team of workers turned that near-disaster to their distinct advantage. He also talks of the true impact family support has been through it all. Enjoy Part 2 of my chat with Richard Sattler.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Part 2, Barnbougle Golf courses: Richard Sattler battles legal action & turns COVID pandemic into positive action

How non-golf player Richard Sattler saw the potential &amp;seized the opportunity to transform his cattle &amp; 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.

How non-golf player Richard Sattler saw the potential &amp; seized the opportunity to transform his cattle &amp; potato farm into one of the best champion links golf courses in the world. The former shearer, who’d never played golf before, took a massive risk on backing the idea of developing a top-quality links course amongst the pristine sand dunes of his coastal stretch of North-East Tasmania, and ended up having to underwrite the 2-year building project of Barnbougle Links course, The Dunes. But he quickly realised the concept of building a wilderness experience for golf might mean they could create a whole new market for themselves in remote Tassy, and that’s exactly how Barnbougle became not just a local, but a world golf destination. Years of hard slog battling huge hurdles in his business journey in the island state of Tasmania – from the devastating Pilots’ strike of 1989, and the ’91 recession which saw interest rates of 20%  mean almost crippling debt – equipped Sattler with the experience, tenacity and passion to go all out on the Barnbougle experiment. But it paid off, and handsomely. Not only has Sattler expanded his links courses empire, but Barnbougle sits comfortably in the Top 50 golf courses in the world! And it remains one of the few courses in Australasia, where those golf enthusiasts who make the pilgrimage, rarely come away disappointed!  Hope you enjoy Part 1 of my chat, on the roller coaster business ride of golfing entrepreneur and empire builder Richard Sattler.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Barnbougle Golf courses: Richard Sattler builds world-class golf empire

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.

The Thing About Golf #3: Richard Sattler