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Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media

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 golfers 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 ones.....you can see the video of one of them here.

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Yesterday · 8 min
Monday Mini: How to Flight your Wedges Lower
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 partner BMW, 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.
Thursday · 24 min
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).
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 partner BMW, 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.
Wednesday · 13 min
Guest: Hollywood Star Michael Peña on playing the Dunhill Links Championship last weekend, and he tells us his favourite Australian courses to play.
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 partner BMW, 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.
S4 · E225
Tuesday · 1 hr 6 min
Ep225: Nick 'My Entire Year came down to one shot'; Why we want Mickelson back; And how many Majors should The Shark have won?
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 partner BMW, 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.
October 4 · 8 min
Monday Mini: Understanding the Process of having your Toe up at address
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 partner BMW, 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.
October 1 · 31 min
Friday Feedback: Uh Oh...Why was Mark Allen accused of 'Stealing' by a Tour Pro. A Slow Play solution? And more genius from Seve.
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 partner BMW, 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.
September 30 · 41 sec
☎️ Voicemail: Mark from Concord - Your Recent Top 5 didn't include 'Australia's Best Putter!!'
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 partner BMW, 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.
S4 · E224
September 29 · 53 min
Ep224: Presidents Cup Wrap, the return pathway for Leish, Cam, Lucas, and Mark: 'I Blame Laura Norman for what happened to The Shark'.
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 partner BMW, 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.
September 29 · 7 min
Presidents Cup Mini: 'It was a Crushing Day', and despite the loss, why Ogilvy out-captained Snedeker
A quick little 5 or 6 minutes on the Presidents Cup today, what a tournament and whilst the internationals were ahead going into Sunday, it was always going to be tough in the singles. Nick is depressed about the result (and about Fremantle) and Mark is disappointed that the 2028 Presidents Cup at Kingston Heath won't be coming in with the trophy held by the Internationals. Nick and Mark feel that, on paper, this was the weakest international side however Geoff Ogilvy nearly pulled of the unthinkable in a masterful display of captaincy over Brandt Snedeker. Plenty to talk about, we barely scratch the surface in this Mini, tomorrows main pod we'll get right under the hood of the Presidents Cup and analyse all the happenings - good and bad. Happy Tuesday!!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 28 · 22 min
Bonus Feedback: Mark: 'That's the Stupidest, Most Pathetic, Email we have ever received'
So much feedback, so many questions, so we thought we'd smack out a quick little extra feedback show today. It's a themed feedback show today - every question or comment has to do with courses of some kind, except for two, which we included because they were amusing. 01:00Comment from a UK wolfpacker on Lahinch and Royal County Down 02:00A few comments on The Lakes in Sydney, including one from course architect Mike Clayton 05:00A comment from a self-described 'grumpy' member of The Lakes 06:30Mark gives some inside info on Kingston Heath's preparations for the Capital.com Australian Open 07:30Comment from a wolfpacker in Belgium on Royal Zoute 09:00NSW Golf Club feedback After the turn... 10:00Our first 'non-course' related question today. And it is one for Nick. 13:00Lots of comments on the courses that are closing down - courses in the Ohio, WA, NSW and Victoria. Including one comment that gets Mark well and truly fired up. 16:00Comment about the ranking (or not) of composite courses 18:00Peninsula Kingswood composite course....will it be up there? 19:00And we finish on our second 'non-course' related comment of this show - a Monty comment from a wolfpacker, resulting in Mark making a ridiculous demand for Colin Montgomerie to deliver on if he is to come on the show. If Monty hears this, Nick and Dan do not support Marks demands. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 27 · 10 min
Monday Mini: How to Take Spin off, or Put Spin on, the Ball - Nick and Mark explain.
Monday Mini today and it's a great question from wolfpacker Glenn who heard Nick and Mark discussing playing in the wind last week, and in particular Shane Lowry's masterclass at the Irish Open. Glenn is an excellent golfer, he's off around 6 or 7, however he doesn't know who to take spin off the ball or how to adding spin to the ball. He hears it a lot during commentary, and on Talk Birdie To Me....and would love to know how to do it. Nick and Mark explain some tips and tricks to do exactly that. If you've ever wanted to know how to control spin....this episode is a great listen! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 26 · 1 min
☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Scotty Laycock on Daniel Chopra's 'Iron Man' reputation
Tour Pro Scotty Laycock had a listen to our recent mini where Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spoke about managing fatigue (mental and physical) as a golfer, and left a voicemail recounting a conversation that he had with Swedish Tour Pro Daniel Chopra on this exact issue. Have a listen to Scotty's voicemail, and if you've got any comments or questions for Nick and Mark you can leave us a voicemail here. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 24 · 23 min
Friday Feedback: BREAKING: Has Patrick Reed been bumped off the Talk Birdie watchlist for being 'flexible' with the rules? And Mark asks 'What are these People talking about'!
A Friday Feedback Show...and could we be seeing Patrick Reed bumped off the Talk Birdie To Me watchlist????!!!?!??? 01:00Wolfpacker Richard has sent in a video of Shingo Katayama which looks veeeeery suss. We watch it, listen to it, and discuss it. 04:00Nick gave out some putting stats a week or two ago, plenty of feedback, some thought they were accurate, others though they ignored some key contributing factors 07:00Mark gets fired up....''what are these people talking about?' 08:00A wolfpacker has a question about their head being in the right position over the ball. Nick and Mark give some tips, and Mark talks about what he sees Adam Scott doing 11:00Mark and Dan muse over whether Nick is diverting revenue from the pod to his website.....could there be trouble in paradise? 12:00 Brysons Bay Hill shot over the water 13:00A Talk Birdie To Me team member has an apology to make. Do they? After the turn 14:00Nick has done some research on the outcome of the Shingo infraction....was he penalised or not? 17:00A wolfpacker has a different view to Mark on kids using kids sized grips 18:00Feedback on the comments about why the US are so dominant in world golf. 19:00A bouquet for Nick from a New Zealand wolfpacker 21:00And in Australia it is Grand Final weekend in the AFL, and Prelim weekend in the NRL, we give our tips for the weekend footy. 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 partner BMW, 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.
September 23 · 11 min
Bonus Mini: Help Needed!!! How is your Club Championship Structured? A Wolfpacker needs ideas for their club.
An emergency bonus Mini today as we've had a question from wolfpacker Justin in Western Australia that cannot possibly wait until Monday, that's how important it is. But first, the show is nearly derailed by 'fashion chat' from Nick and Mark. Anyone would think they're wannabe runway models or something...feel free to complain. But onto the show, it's a Mini so time is precious if we want to keep within the rules of our podcast license. Justin is on the committee at his club and has been tasked with identifying options for their club championship format which, at the moment, they feel is not working as well as it might. Justin explains how it currently works, and Nick and Mark kick around ideas for how it could be structured. There are some elements of Justin's club structures, and availability, that make it a tad tricky. That said we come up with some ideas that he can discuss with the committee....but, feel free to chip in with any thoughts you have, or ways your club run the club championships! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 23 · 17 min
Presidents Cup Preview: 'An Internationals Win Would be One of the Greatest Upsets in Sport'. We look at the teams, the matchups, and the course.
It's Presidents Cup week and today Nick and Mark run the ruler over the teams, some of the likely matchups, the course, and look to build a fun little multi with our mate Hummer at Betr. Can the international team get close? Well it's no surprise that the US are favourites, raging favourites in fact, and Nick and Mark agree that an internationals win is highly unlikely, but if they are to have a chance the pairings will (obviously) be crucial - we look at what they might be. We discuss Geoff Ogilvy's comments about the distinct structural advantage that the US team always has. And we look at the winning and losing records of some of the key players. And after the turn, we put together our Betr Multi....Hummer is worried about this one, he needed to get higher up approval which we reckon is a good sign. You can jump on board at Betr through the app or the website, just look for Betr specials and you'll find us there: website here: https://www.betr.com.au/sports/betr-Specials/149 . Don't go crazy, just whack 5 or 10 bucks on and have a bit of fun - and remember, there is never a guarantee of winning. Enjoy the Presidents Cup !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
S4 · E223
September 22 · 57 min
Ep223: The PGAT return pathways for LIV players, Presidents Cup: can the Internationals make it a contest? And a Phil Mickelson story you won't believe....
Big show, it's Presidents Cup week and we're a bit excited about it....even with the dismal record from the internationals, fortunately one of the hosts on this podcast played for the international team twice so is well placed to give some insights. 01:00Presidents Cup - the numbers are depressing says Nick, and he talks about whether Geoff Ogilvy's Medinah knowledge, as one of the designers of the course with OCM, will play a role. 03:00Mark says Medinah will look incredible on the coverage, the redesign has been spectacular 04:00We relive some great Medinah moments 08:00We discuss the return pathway for the big name LIV players to return, should they choose to, to the PGA Tour. We chat about how the pathway works, who may the able to use it, and what it means for the various players. 11:00Nick and Mark chat about exemptions, and the promotion/relegation plans 13:00The PGA Tour 'Last Chance' series 15.30Rory's comments on DPWT players potentially going to the challenger tour, and why he says it's a bad idea. 17:00Nick tells Mark - the LIV players who are eligible to return, can only do so if they do not play LIV. 19:00Mark saw a tweet from our mate Ryan French at Monday Q on Twitter outlining the LIV event numbers and the prizemoney. Quite the drop. 20:00Despite the nuances, and the fact a few things are up in the air, Nick says that the PGA returning pathway structure is a Hostplus Plus for Golf as it should, in theory, get the best players in the world playing together. 21:00Wentworth, what a stunning course for the BMW PGA Championship at the weekend, it looked great and we give the course our BMW Touch of Class this week. Sensational. 24:00JJ Spaun played beautifully, we discuss his performance, assisted by a meltdown from Manuel Elvira, which we also discuss 28:00Big news (for Mark), he has a new golf bag which he shows us. Fortunately whilst he is excited about it, he keeps his top on....making a change from last week. After the turn... 31:00Nicks Top 5 for Betr, and he looks at 5 fun, interesting, quirky moments from the Presidents Cup. 34:00Mark has a fun fact on Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, which has a bit to do with Nick...in a roundabout way 36:00A very funny Phil Mickelson story that you have to hear to believe. 39:00Onto feedback for Southern Golf Club.... 39:00Alejandro Tosti's caddy quitting...we chat about times it's happened before. 41:00Feedback (plenty) on the conversation about the Seve shot over the wall 42:00Some more suggestions for weeds in golf 46:00So much discussion around Mark's Gary Player comments from last week, we read out a couple - including some very high level feedback....our professional relationship with Dennis Denuto might be in jeopardy!!! 49:00Nick runs through the global highlights 52:00And we wrap the show with a great Masterclass for the Golf Clearance Outlet from Mark on playing 'hook shots'. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 20 · 14 min
Monday Mini: Managing Mental and Physical Fatigue as a Tour Pro (and even as a Social Golfer)
An excellent question from wolfpacker Evan in todays Monday Mini. Evan is a touch fatigued with golf, which can happen, and whilst he loves the game he's interested to know if this ever happened to Nick and Mark, particularly when they were on the tour. Before we get into that we start with Evan's other question, which is a bit of a cheeky one - but worth a shot... Onto the fatigue question. How did Nick and Mark manage both physical and mental fatigue as pros? Nick gives some amusing insights into the result of continual travel and mental fatigue, and how it manifested, and how he handled it. Mark had similar experiences, but also talks about how he handles it now as a social golfer, and gives a few tips for Evan to consider. Timely question because Rory McIlroy talked about this issue, sort of, recently and we discuss Rory's perspective, and Nick and Mark talk through how different pros taper, prepare, for majors in different ways which is, in part, designed to manage fatigue and ensure the most relevant preparation for them. Great question from Evan, thanks for shooting it through....happy Monday !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 17 · 26 min
Friday Feedback: Re: Gary Player, Mark says the 'Evidence is Damning', and we draw the winner to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island live!
Friday Feedback show today and this is a bit exciting as we draw the winner of our trip to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island - huge thanks to Titliest and The Cliffs for the prize, it's been a ripper competition and we are excited to draw the winner live on the show after the turn. First to some feedback. 02:00Huge reaction to last weeks Friday Feedback show where Mark Allen said that he believed the evidence was clear that Gary Player, at times, was a bit loose with the rules. We had loads of feedback, and we run through a few today, including one from a Tour Pro, and another from a wolfpacker defending Gary and having a crack at Nick and Mark. 04:00Mark brings up Monty and the velcro glove story, and we explore with Mark whether we might get Monty on the show....and Nick reveals an interesting insight into Monty, and a possible way to get him on. Intriguing. 06:00We hear a story from a Tour Pro about Gary Player's 'lack of integrity' (the pros words not ours) 07:00Should serious golf pros need a serious haircut? Mark tells the story of one who did, and if getting a serious haircut worked? 09:00Discuss the 'big three players to grow the game' 10:00Nick does his Gary Player impersonation. Under sufferance it should be said. 11:00And wolfpacker Matty has a question about putting, he's having some issues. Mark chats about a putting tool that he loves and he feels may help Matty. A detailed chat about putters. After the turn.... 18:00We review our finalists to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island with Mark and course designer Darius Oliver, including return flights, transfers, meals, 18 holes, accomodation. 20:00We draw the winner live on the show, a 1 in 8 chance isn't too bad! And thanks again to Nick, Tim and Brodie at Titleist, and to Emma, Darius, Sam and Rachel from The Cliffs. If you haven't seen the pics of the course it is stunning. Visit their website here. And that's our Friday Feedback show, have a cracking weekend !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
S4 · E222
September 15 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep222: 5 Things that Golf Needs to 'Kill Off' right now! The Solheim, how good was it! And Nick gives tips for playing in windy conditions.
Massive show today, one of our longest ever in fact. Could be due to great content, could be due to us just banging on about stuff....you're better placed to decide than us...hopefully the former. Onto the show! 01:00How great was the Solheim Cup, and the course was brilliant. Mark didn't see too much, Nick saw plenty. 02:00Great to see the European Women win 04:00Nick on why he feels a connection to the European players 06:00Nick does his Seve impersonation. Is it good? You tell us. 07:00Great final putts in Solheim Cups 08:00Great courses help make great events. 09:00Royal Dornoch - how incredible is the course - new to the bucket list for Mark, always has been for Nick. 10:00Mark talks about why, in his view, America is so dominant in team golf 13:00Nick talks about the US College system and it's benefit on emerging young golfers 15:00Amateur tournaments in Australia - and the Matchplay argument 16:00Nick and Mark's Wagga trip last week - did Nick get another hole in one ? 17:00Nick and Mark talk about country golf clubs being a community hub and the great work they do. 22:30Our Hostplus Plus for Golf this week is awarded to the Wagga Wagga Country Club 24:00A great BMW Touch of Class - Shane Lowry's performance in the wind in Ireland, a massive win. 25:00Nick talks about how to play in windy conditions 27:00More on Shane Lowry's win 28:00Mark asks Nick about the difference in winds around the world - warm winds vs cold winds 30:00What golfers often don't understand about wind, according to Mark 32:00Nick talks about why the quality of your strike matters so much on windy days After the turn: 34:00It's a LIV free ep today, Nick and Mark explain why. 35:00Top 5 for Betr, the Top 5 'weeds' in golf that Mark reckons need to be pulled out: targets include caddies, weeds (ironically) on golf courses, slow play, rakes, clothing (worn by pros) 38:00Nick has been sent a fascinating stat being measured by the Korn Ferry tour to do with slow play. 44:00Why is Nick disappointed about one aspect of Marks Top 5 list? 44:30Mark has a theory on gimmes and why some people are so against them 46:00Nick runs through the global result highlights 47:00What did Shane Lowry's caddy say to him on the 15th hole on Sunday, and why do Nick and Mark love it? 51:00Feedback - great courses and the difference they make. 52:00Moore Park 56:00Suggestions for the prototype golfer, a couple of players wolfpackers feel were missed 58:00Lowry having a crack at a spectator 58:00What was Nick and Marks record in playoffs - how did they go? 59:00The famous Seve shot over the wall, a piece of info is picked up on that we neglected to mention last week. 1:01:00And a great Masterclass from Nick, for the Golf Clearance Outlet, on tricky lies around the greens, and why widening your stance will help. Phew, big show! Thanks for being part of the Talk Birdie fam! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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.
September 13 · 19 min
Monday Mini: Australian Golf Course Redesigns. What are the great ones? What are the bad ones? Plus fashion advice from Mark.
A Monday Mini today and we start with 'fashion chat'. Apparently Mark is considering applying for an extra role in Devil Wears Prada 3, so he's getting up to speed on fashion, colours etc....or so it appears. Onto the Mini ! Message from golf pro Pete Townsend who firstly, asks after Marks health given his challenges with cancer over recent years (it's in a good place btw), and then asks a few questions about golf course architecture. Specifically, what are some of the great course redesigns in Australia, and what are some that are less so - and why. Further, Pete goes on to as whether when a course is being redesigned is there a responsibility to remain true to the original architects vision for that course, or is a complete overhaul warranted at times. Excellent questions, and Nick and Mark discuss multiple courses that have had redesigns: Victoria, Huntingdale, NSW, Royal Queensland, The Lakes, Mount Lawley, Commonwealth. Then....similar to fashion-gate from earlier in the show, Mark talks us down a rabbit hole by comparing golf course redesigns to Hollywood movie stars....we kid you not. There is no link too tenuous for Mark Allen to make sometimes. And then Nick, wisely, gets us back on track by noting the role of golf course committees in protecting and nurturing the legacy of their course. Happy Monday ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner BMW, 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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