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2023/02/13
Latest episode
2026/10/21
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28 min.
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Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk golf every week on Talk Birdie To Me. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia and Worldwide. As two guys who played at the highest level, they tell it like it is, and take you behind the scenes to get an inside look into the world of golf. Nick O’Hern reached #16 in the world rankings and is the only player ever to beat Tiger Woods twice in matchplay. Mark Allen is a former Touring Pro of 15 years - played a British Open at Carnoustie, and in his career has hit 12 hole in one's.....you can see the video of one of them here! Together, this is their podcast - Talk Birdie To Me - coming to you live each week from Titleist and FootJoy Headquarters. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. A huge thanks to our Talk Birdie To Me partners: Hostplus - the official retirement partner of Talk Birdie To Me;BMW - luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist - the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy - the #1 shoe and ball in golf;PING, they'll help you play your best;The Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, ahead of the game Plus the watchMynumbers app and Southern Golf Club. Follow Talk Birdie To Me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or TikTok. And see us on YouTube here. Executive Producer: Kaizen Media. Sound Design: Loud Zebra. For enquiries click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Graham Marsh Mini: Links Kennedy Bay redesign, why he says 'You'd better get your Driver ready'!
2026/10/21
On the main show this week Nick and Mark were discussing how great Secret Harbour looked for the WA Open, a course designed by Australian legend Graham Marsh, who also designed Kalgoorlie, where the tour was last week. Nick found out in conversation last week that Marshy is redesigning Kennedy Bay in Western Australia - one of Marks favourite courses, and so we thought let's get the man himself on for a quick chat about what he's doing with Kennedy Bay. 02:00Marshy talks about Kalgoorlie, and what they're doing to the course to ensure it is world standard. 04:00Is it true that at the launch of Secret Harbour many years ago, Marshy played an exhibition match with Gary Player and Lee Trevino? We find out what happened. 05:00He talks about the Kennedy Bay land and how special it was (and is) 07:00What are the Kennedy Bay changes? Marshy talks about the bunkers being in a pretty ordinary way, that has been fixed, and how some of the new holes are on completely different land and why that is. 08:30He has built the bunkers to suit the longer game, given how far players hit the ball these days. 11:00What grass has been used? Always good to catch up with Marshy, he's a legendary player of course, and also an incredible designer. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep227: Minjee Lee's Annus Horribilis, Top 5 'Narrow' courses, Rory's Fee for Kingston Heath...worth it or not?
2026/10/20
Big show today, and we start with a stretching update from Mark. Riveting we know but as that famous golfer Taylor Swift said, the stretchers gonna stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch. 01:00Mark's stretching update. 02:00 The one thing from life as a Tour Pro that Mark would love to have in social golf 03:00 Mark makes an outrageous medical claim completely unsupported by any facts and highly unlikely to be remotely correct. He's the Robert F. Kennedy jnr of the podcast world. 06:00 Eugenio Chacarra had a win in India at the weekend. Nick saw a tweet from Jamie Kennedy which he thought was bang on, we discuss. Chacarra will clearly play Ryder Cup says Nick. 09:00 He uses a training aid, we have a yak about it. 10:00Other Tour Pros who use training aids 12:00The Rory vs Kevin Kisner controversy in India 14:00Rory's deal to come to Melbourne. Worth it or not? 15:00The timing of the Capital.com Australian Womens Open considering the Hawaiian tournament. Nick speaks on it again. Mark says that the womens tour could do something very special globally if the various body's work together. 17:00What has gone wrong with Minjee Lee's game? 19:00The Hostplus plus for golf this week was how the crowds were managed at the WA Open tournament in Secret Harbour. So good. 21:00And at the same tournament, our BMW Touch of Class goes to an esky.....you'll need to hear it to understand why. 25:00The latest on LIV 2.0. After the turn... 28:00We look at Minjee's stats this year, they're not great, and Chacarra's ranking moves from Find My Player. Impressive. 30:00For Betr, Nick's Top 5 courses he has played that are very narrow - courses and holes 36:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club....we start with the Secret Harbour tournament 38:00Slow play penalty....does it deserve to be breaking news? We go with it. 39:00A whack for Mark over last weeks Top 5 suggesting a brutal omission. Does Mark push back or cop the whack with good grace? 41:00LIV 46:00A wolfpacker disagrees with Marks oft mentioned 'greatest shot ever' , which was from Rory at Augusta. And this wolfpacker offers their alternative, with it has to be said, a solid case. 48:00Global highlights from Nick. 53:00And we get a rundown from Nick on how the BMW National Final in Queenstown went last week. 57:00Todays show wraps with a masterclass from Mark on putting, live from the brand spankers Golf Clearance Outlet store in Braybrook, Victoria. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus Mini: Imagine scoring an Albatross, and the next hole an Ace. It happened last weekend. We speak to the guy who did it.
2026/10/20
Well this is extraordinary. At the weekend Kris Clelland was playing at Lynwood Country Club in Pitt Town, Sydney, where he did something quite unbelievable: scoring an Albatross, and then on the next hole an Ace. You read that correctly. We had to hear what happened from the horses mouth, so we gave Kris a call to ask him all about it. At the time of the call, Nick and Mark were completely unaware of what had been achieved, only that Kris had done something quite special. Kris talks us through it....and it really is remarkable. What fun! We're just a touch envious, but well done Kris !!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monday Mini: 'Help, I'm consistently a Slow Starter in Comps....How do I fix it?'
2026/10/18
Wolfpacker Andrew has an issue. He's a very good player, however he is plagued by slow starts in comps and always finds himself having to come from behind to perform well. He's after some thoughts from Nick and Mark who, helpfully, are happy to oblige with some actionable tips to improve and ultimately solve this dilemma of Andrews. If you've got a question that might suit a Monday Mini, let us know, you can message us via the website or our LinkTree (or leave a voicemail). Links here. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Feedback: Adam Scott's Technique; are Caddies for Tour Pro's worth it or not needed? And more on Seve's National Service
2026/10/15
Nick is still in New Zealand with the BMW team, no doubt plenty of golf, a couple of wines, and some relaxation. Interesting that Nick did not invite Mark and Dan on the trip....mmmm....trouble in paradise perhaps....anyway on with the Friday Feedback show! 01:00 We start with a chat about Seve's national service - Mark has done some research. 02:00 A whack for Nick from Andrew over his recent fitting video. Nick tells us the clubs he was fitted into as a righty. 05:00 Feedback on the Michael Peña - if you missed the chat, watch here on YouTube. 06:00 Question about Adam Scotts technique, Nick and Mark look at the specific issue and discuss what it could mean. When we get Scotty on the show, closer to the Capital.com Australian Open we'll ask him. 09:00 Question about albatrosses. Have Nick and Mark ever had one? 13:00 Question on older irons and persimmons - Mark has a great, and possibly illegal, TopFlite story. After the turn... 17:00 Barry with a story about Thomas Bjørn, Nick talks about Thomas' temper. 19:00 Dead Solid Perfect 21:00 Caddys - do they really add value? Nick talks about 'chiselling'. Nick and Mark talk about the value they felt caddies provided them and why they loved and appreciated having them on the team. A fun Friday Feedback show, Nick's got the weekend in New Zealand living it large, Mark and Dan will keep their noses to the grindstone at Talk Birdie HQ and cover Nick's workload whilst he's away....cos that's the kind of guys we are. Says more about Nick really. Have a great weekend !!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep226: Is LIV Golf now Dead? Nick & Mark say LIV can't survive. Tiger on the Tee (sort of). Nick 'LPGA are doing Australia No Favours'
2026/10/13
Big show ... and Nick is coming to us from New Zealand today! 01:00Nick explains why he is in Queenstown. 02:00We start with the latest golf news, the DP World Tour decision yesterday has sounded the death knell for LIV. Nick and Mark discuss why and what's next. 03:00The investor's desire is purely for the debt benefits says our insider. 05:00Despite their likely imminent demise, we have LIV Golf to thank for the 2028 World Golf structure 07:00Adelaide deserves a big golf tournament. 10:00The Australian LIV players. What do they do? We discuss each of them. 13:00How should LIV, in hindsight, have launched their concept. Nick and Mark discuss. 18:00Jon Rahm & Bryson 19:00Mark saw something he loved watching the Western Australian PGA at the weekend. 20:00We chat to WA stats guy Matt Green about the kind of statistical analysis that he does. Matt identifies, from a statistical perspective, the one thing any golfer can lower their handicap by doing. 27:00Ocean Dunes to King Links, King Island 28:00Nick lines up the LPGA saying they are doing the Australian womens game no favours 30:00LIV Golf - 3 options for Nick and Mark - what do they believe will happen? After the turn.. 32:00We hear some brilliant audio of Tiger Woods as a tee announcer for juniors at the weekend. That is our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' this wek. 33:00Mark tells a story about making a shot in front of Jack Nicklaus and how nervous he was. 34:00Marks Top 5 for Betr - the top 5 things he has seen young people in golf do. 38:00Global highlights from Nick 42:00Touch of Class for BMW goes to US golfer Tyler McCumber 44:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club..... 44:00The Tassie Amateur 45:00Seve's National Service 46:00Tom Kim 47:00Blades Brown vs Jackson Koivun 48:00LIV Golf 49:00Yoga 52:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, we wrap the show with a Masterclass from Nick featuring a special guest - Canadian golfer Mac Buchar shows us his fairway finder and how he does it. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feedback: Was the 92 Australian Open really the strongest field in history? Aim Point, LIV, and Mark defames an entire city!
2026/10/12
A bonus feedback pod today, so many messages, comments, emails that we thought we'd smack out another one. 01:00 We start with a number of comments on our YouTube episode a fortnight ago from Nudgee in Brisbane with young Riley Richards and Tour Pro Matty Guyatt. 07:00Aaron has a question about turning pro these days vs when Nick and Mark did. After the turn... 09:00 A wolfpacker reveals who the Pro was whose bag Jarrod Moseley destroyed after a bad day on the course. 10:00 Andrew on LIV Adelaide 11:00 JJ on LIV 12:00 Steve from California reiterating his invite for the boys to play a round with him in SoCal. Mark acts disgracefully. 13:00 Aim Point 14:00 Royal County Down 15:00 Feedback, and a fun fact, on Mark and Nicks appalling music knowledge from Susannah. Mark proceeds to defame an entire city. 16:00 Craig from the UK has written in with a compliment for Nick and Mark, and a bit of a driveby for Mark. He shares a story of winning some money form a tournament Nick played in. 19:00 Couple of wolfpackers challenge Marks assertion about the 1992 Australian Open field being the strongest field in history. Fighting words. Back tomorrow with the main show, Nick's in New Zealand with BMW so we'll have him dialing in if we don't screw up the time differences! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monday Mini: How to Flight your Wedges Lower
2026/10/11
On todays Monday Mini we have a question from wolfpacker Ben. Now Ben has been working on getting his handicap down, and he is currently down to 14, and trending in the right direction. However, he feels that if he can flight his wedges more effectively he can go lower, so he's asked Nick and Mark for some tips, and of course they're happy to oblige. Mark talks about the impact of shortening your backswing, how he was taught to do it, and what it did to his game. Nick discussed why he is an advocate for matching your backswing and your follow through, and he gives some excellent chipping tips. A short but sweet Monday Mini today with some excellent tips on flighting your wedge shots. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Feedback: Australian Mens Golf, ideas to improve; An email saying 'Mark you are uneducated', we find out why. A fun Friday show (just not for Mark).
2026/10/08
A Friday Feedback show today and Mark, not for the first time, gets lined up. On todays show we have a message from one person calling Mark 'uneducated', and we have a myriad of wolfpackers criticising Mark over some recent behaviour....we'll get to that through the show. 01:00 Mark is back on the fashion advice path...seriously... 01:30Wolfpacker Alex heard the No Laying Up guys having a crack at Australian Mens golf on a recent episode, he gives his view and asks Nick and Mark for theirs. 02:00 Nick and Mark discuss what solutions might help to grow the performance of the Australian men. 06:00 Dan follows up Marks promise to get Andrew Langford-Jones on the show...Mark needs to do some work on it. 07:00 Wolfpacker Dean on club championship structures and the challenge for him as a FIFO 08:20 Ralphy has written about some of Mike Clayton's design work, which Mark has at times been slightly critical of, Ralphy likes Mike's work and wrote in to say so. 09:00 A message calling Mark uneducated when it comes to the place of Tea Trees on Melbourne golf courses. Mark responds with a surprising level of restraint at being called uneducated....No of course he doesn't !!! He lines up this particularly commenter! Did you seriously think Mark would restrain himself after that? 11:00 Wolfpacker comments on a cracking idea from a golf course in Alabama, that more clubs should adopt. After the turn. 14:00 Firstly we deal with some appalling behaviour of Mark at Nudgee Golf Club. The reaction from the Wolfpack was (largely) brutal and deservedly so. Details in this ep. 15:00 Anthony with a comment on Nick's idea of the Presidents Cup becoming a mixed event. 16:00 Mark tells a great story about the charity component of the Presidents Cup in years past, specifically how one Tour Pro took advantage of the lack of oversight of what the charities were. 17:00 Discuss Bruce Devlin 19:00 Wolfpacker Mark has a crack at Mark Allen over a classic 59 that he has not put up in lights, and our wolfpacker believes it should be. 20:00 Robert from Melbourne has a wet weather day question for Nick and Mark After that we need a pickle and a pitcher of beer and a lie down! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guest: Hollywood Star Michael Peña on playing the Dunhill Links Championship last weekend, and he tells us his favourite Australian courses to play.
2026/10/07
Bonus ep today as we catch up with wolfpacker, friend of the show, passionate golfer, and occasionally in his spare time Hollywood superstar Michael Peña, who played in the Dunhill Links Championship last weekend in Scotland....we wanted to find out about the experience, so we gave him a buzz. 02:00 Michael tells us how it felt playing there, and his feeling of 'wow this is where golf started' 04:00 How did he actually get to play? How did the invite come about? 05:00 The perils of those pesky Scottish pot bunkers.... 06:00 Michael talks about the etiquette of the amateurs, the rules, around letting the Pros do what they need to do 09:00 Did he learn anything from watching the Pros close up in their 'natural environment'? 10:00 Why he plans to visit Australia and New Zealand annually to play golf 11.00 What courses he played in Melbourne last year when he was there filming 'All Her Fault' with Aussie star Sarah Snook 12.00 And he explains why (spoiler alert) his fantastic character in Landman was killed off after one episode, much to Mark's disappointment! Great to have Michael on the show again! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep225: Nick 'My Entire Year came down to one shot'; Why we want Mickelson back; And how many Majors should The Shark have won?
2026/10/06
Huge show today, plenty to talk about, and a few big issues to dissect. 01:00Mark has an experiment he wants to try to do with his body to see if it helps his game. 03:00The 'greatest putting transformation' Mark has ever seen, he saw it over the weekend, and he explains what he saw, what was done, and the results. 03:30We also find out another gaping hole in Marks music knowledge, with a massive artist he has not heard of. Embarrassing. 10:00Nick talks about the fairytale Tom Kim story, and how the laws in Korea can make it challenging for pro golfers, and he awards Tom Kim our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' this week. 14:00Nick talks about Adrian Meronk's win, and what it means for his status. 15:00The bubble....Mark felt like every year in the final event at Coolum, he was on there bubble, and explains how he dealt with it. 17:00Nick tells us about the time is entire year was on the line at the DPWT Q School in Spain, and how his wife Alana helped him get over the line. 19:00We discuss LIV, and some of the players decisions pending. 20:00Kooyonga's memo to members regarding LIV Adelaide. 22:00Phil Mickelson in rehab, we want him back and healthy. 24:00Mark played with a mate, journo Jon Ralph at the weekend, who is having some challenges with his wedge game. Mark asks Nick to offer some advice on the show for how Ralphy might sort it. 27:00Marks Touch of Class for BMW goes to the Tassie Amateur Championship After the turn: 31:00Nick's Top 5 - 'Replies from Pros when the question is asked'. Afterwards, despite the Top 5 nearly going off the rails, Mark reckons it is Nick's best ever! 41:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club....some comments, and hypotheticals, on Scottie Scheffler following his gesture last week in the Presidents Cup. 43:00Jackson Koivun 47:00Shingo being dodgy 49:00Some feedback on Marks Top 5 last week where he listed his golf disappointments 49:30Tom Watson 50:00The Shark - and a question to the Wolfpack from Mark about The Shark. 54:00Guess who has viewed the chat about Marks challenge to Colin Montgomerie? 55:00Adam scott 56:00The Global Results from Nick 1:01:00And we wrap with a great masterclass from Mark for the Golf Clearance Outlet on having your shoulders in the right spot and why it matters. Phew...big show ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monday Mini: Understanding the Process of having your Toe up at address
2026/10/04
A Monday Mini today where Nick and Mark discuss a question from a Canadian wolfpacker Gavin who has a question around understanding what having your toe up at address does, and how it works. Great question, we discuss how it works, why you'd do it, and the pros who do in various forms. Gavin also made the point that setup changes can feel counter-intuitive, and Nick and Mark explain how to work through that process as well. A good fun Monday Mini today, thanks for the question Gav - keep them coming wolfpackers ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Feedback: Uh Oh...Why was Mark Allen accused of 'Stealing' by a Tour Pro. A Slow Play solution? And more genius from Seve.
2026/10/01
A Friday Feedback show today, and there is plenty to get through ! 01:00 We start with a question from Jeff about centre shaft putters, and their benefits. Nick and Mark talk about how they work, how it adjusts how you putt. 04:00 John with a comment about playing in the wind that he read from Tom Watson. 05:00 Wolfpacker Mark listened to our recent mini on managing mental and physical fatigue, and reminded us of the great Jack Nicklaus' philosophy and his promise to Barbara when he was on tour. 06:00 How do Pros feel internally when they hit an ordinary shot in a tournament and the crowd are applauding them for what they (the crowd) believe is a decent one? 07:00 Womble wants some clarity about whether they have to play the same ball in their club comp, or if it is just a pro rule. 09:30 The Tiger Club Twirl conversation After the turn: 10:30 Wolfpacker Brian has a solution to solve slow play, or if not solve it, make it somewhat fun. 13:00 What Tour Pros would be good hecklers? 14:00 Uh Oh, trouble in paradise - wolfpacker Ron accuses Mark Allen of advocating for cheating. Does this require a Dennis Denuto meeting? 16:00 Chris has a great story about walking with Peter Senior during a tournament. If you've not watched (or listened to) our Peter Senior guest pod it's a great watch - see it here on YouTube or search wherever you get your pods, and it will come up. 17:00 Tony from Oklahoma had a corporate day at Southern Hills and took some pics of some wonderful memorabilia in the clubhouse. For YouTube watchers we'll show it, for audio listeners we'll put them on our socials, Nick recalls the event that the pics refer to and tells a story of how this event led into the Presidents Cup selections, placing him right on the edge of selection! 18:00 We discover an horrific lack of musical knowledge from Nick and Mark over a particular song. Disgraceful. 21:00 Mark saw a post from Gary Player this week about unifying golf which he loved, and reads out part of it. 22:00 Regarding the famous Seve vs Chooky chipping contests, someone who witnessed one (he was on Chooky's bag) explains what he saw and the insane thing Seve did. 23:00 Mark tells a story about caddying for José María Cañizares at Royal Melbourne when he was 16, and a WILD story about what happened after José missed the cut. 26:00 And Nick tells a hilarious story about WA Tour Pro Jarrod Moseley. It's a fun one today, love you to share it around with a golf-loving friend, and have a good weekend ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
☎️ Voicemail: Mark from Concord - Your Recent Top 5 didn't include 'Australia's Best Putter!!'
2026/09/30
Mark from Concord in Sydney had a listen to our recent Monday Mini where Nick and Mark were putting together the best player, using different attributes from various players - mental game, short game, driving etc etc....However Mark reckons that we have neglected to include who he says is Australia's best putter, and this pro should have been in that Top 5. Have a listen to Mark's voicemail, and let us know in the comments if you agree with him or not! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep224: Presidents Cup Wrap, the return pathway for Leish, Cam, Lucas, and Mark: 'I Blame Laura Norman for what happened to The Shark'.
2026/09/29
At the start of the show we avert a near disaster when we realise that, despite our soundcheck running fine, sometime between that and the start of the show Mark has banged the mic again loosening it!!! Thankfully we realise only a few seconds in.....phew.... So on with the show.... 01:00Presidents Cup chat. Great event, disappointing result on Sunday. 02:00Nick again makes the case for a mixed event 03:00What it is like when you are paired with a megastar player 04:00We look at how the international players performed 06:00Our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' is the young star from the US Jackson Koivun, what a performance from him. 08:00Nick loved how JT took Jackson under his wing and helped to calm his nerves. 09:00Why does Mark hate the scoring in Presidents Cup? He explains. 10:00And what about the OB fences 11:00Mike Cocking and the OCM team did the redesign of Medinah, it looked great, Mark was texting back and forth with Mike through the tournament and reads out some of what Mike said as he watched it. 12:00We discuss the spectator kicking the ball incident. Mark reckons it was an accident. Nick and Dan reckon it was 100% deliberate. 16:00Our BMW Touch of Class goes to Scottie Scheffler for a very classy act after a moronic act from a member of the crowd. We have a listen to what happened. 18:00We discuss how Geoff Ogilvy might set up Kingston Heath for the Presidents Cup in 2028, how Nick and Mark would set the course up, and the kind of players they'd look for (beyond the automatic qualifiers). 24:00Mark mentions Adam Scott's insane fitness regime. After the turn 27:00More Pros playing in Amateur tournaments...we look at a ridiculous stat from the weekend 28:00For Betr, Marks Top 5 most disappointing moments in golf....#1 is both awfully disappointing, sad, and yet somewhat hilarious. 33:00Global Results from Nick 34:00We get some inside info on Adare Manor as the Ryder Cup gets close, from a wolfpacker who has a friend working there. 37:00We discover one member of the Talk Birdie team was the back to back winner of the Port Hedland Classic Sand Green competition! 38:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club, plenty to look over. 39:00Scottie Scheffler vs Min Woo Lee.....did Scottie behave badly? 40:00The return pathway for a few LIV players 42:00What does Marc Leishman do? 43:00Grok has let Mark down...should he request a refund? 44:00Couple of Matchplay questions 47:00It is a 12-year anniversary of a particular incident involving one member of the Talk Birdie Team.....we have audio to play to commemorate this auspicious occasion. 51:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet a great masterclass from Nick O'Hern on handling pressure. A fun show, appreciate you listening! Any thoughts or questions, feel free to leave a voicemail here. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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