
Talk Birdie To Me
by Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media
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☎️ Voicemail: Brett from Sydney on Trumps Courses
Sep 2, 2026
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Bonus: Presidents Cup Teams are a Lock. Nick and Mark analyse the Players picked. And name the pick they'd both have left out.
Sep 2, 2026
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Ep220: By numbers, Scheffler 'Twice as good as Rory', Who's the LIV 'Whale'? We pick Presidents Cup Teams...and Mark Destroys the episode...literally.
Sep 1, 2026
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Monday Mini: Cutting Shafts, Gripping Down, and how do Swing Weights work?
Aug 30, 2026
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Weekend Mini: Could a Tri-Series comp work, if so how should it be Structured? Nick and Mark discuss.
Aug 29, 2026
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| 9/2/26 | ☎️ Voicemail: Brett from Sydney on Trumps Courses | On yesterday's show we kicked around the idea that the LIV whale might be Trump, not investing himself but doing so through the US government and thus positioning himself as the 'saviour' of LIV. Were he to do so, we suggested he would be insisting that LIV plays at primarily golf courses that he owns or bear his name, seems a very Trump thing to do and Nick listed off a few that fit that criteria. Brett from St Michael's Golf Club in Sydney heard the show and wanted to clarify that one of the courses mentioned is closed for renovations, and has been for nearly a decade...Brett left us a short voicemail.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. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | Bonus: Presidents Cup Teams are a Lock. Nick and Mark analyse the Players picked. And name the pick they'd both have left out. | Today saw the announcement of the final teams for the Presidents Cup teams, both the US team and the Internationals.On our show earlier this morning, prior to the announcement, Nick and Mark picked who they thought would make the teams, how did they go, did all their picks make it and who did they miss?Jason Day was not picked, we suspect due to injury, and there was one great surprise in the US team. And who is the player picked who both Nick and Mark say that they would not have picked. We analyse the two teams, and pick which team should win the tournament in late September.A bonus breaking news mini today on this magnificent event, the Presidents Cup!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. | — | ||||||
| 9/1/26 | Ep220: By numbers, Scheffler 'Twice as good as Rory', Who's the LIV 'Whale'? We pick Presidents Cup Teams...and Mark Destroys the episode...literally. | We all know the famous line from Jim Nantz 'a tradition unlike any other'. Well today we're paraphrasing Jim and it is a Talk Birdie To Me episode unlike any other. We'll start at the end.At the 38-minute mark of the show, Mark accidentally hit Nicks mic with his hand (see the moment here), disconnecting Nick's mic and meaning the rest of the show (Global Highlights and Feedback) had no audio from Nick. So we had to scrap those segments and cut from the Top 5 straight to the Masterclass (which uses different microphones).Nick and Dan are considering what Marks punishment should be. We're open to suggestions. That said - the first 38 minutes of the show were a cracker and we hope you enjoy a somewhat shortened version of Talk Birdie To Me this week!01:00 Schefflers win at the weekend, we look at his playing stats, and earning stats.....all amazing.03:00Nick reveals and incredible Scheffler stat which Mark immediately christens as our BMW Touch of Class for the week.06:00Strokeplay vs Matchplay ?08:00The Viktor Hovland sand incident....any issues or nothing to see here?09:00The 'nobility' of golf rules. We're looking directly at Patrick Reed.10:00LIV update - unpaid vendors, player settlements for a fraction of what they're owed, and Mark talks through an idea he has read about and loves about the big players chipping in to cover the money owing to vendors.12:00Mark is going to call a contact in Adelaide to see if there are any insights into the planning for LIV Adelaide next year14:00 Who is the LIV Whale, and could it be Trump? We examine why it might possibly be and why he might get involved.16:00 Whether it's Trump or someone else, can any whale save LIV if the big name players aren't there?17:00 Presidents Cup is close! Some picks are locked in. We notionally appoint Nick as captain of the Internationals, given he played for them, and Mark as captain of the US team, and they each pick the rest of their team. Nick is shocked by one of Mark's selections.24:00Nick says it will be tough for the internationals, the US team is so strong and the depth of talent huge. He also reiterates his long-held view that the Presidents Cup should be a mixed format.25:00Our Plus for golf for Hostplus this week is Steve Alker. Mark explains why. Well deserved.26:40Michel Block. Tool or Fun Showman?30:00Today the Top 5 for Betr is Mark listing the Top 5 reasons why Scottie Schefflers swing works, even though Mark does not understand how.35:00Nick saw a chat with Scheffler and Brandel Chamblee this week which he loved, we listen to some of it.36:00Nick contrasts attitude between Rory and Scottie.And then it happens. Just before the 38-minute point, Mark gesticulates with his right hand and bashes into Nicks mic, breaking it, meaning Nick is off mic for the next 20 minutes of the show....which has ended up on the cutting room floor sadly as we were not aware of it at the time. Bloody Marko.But, as the masterclass uses different microphones so we can still get to that for the Golf Clearance Outlet, and Nick today talks through using the tee area to your advantage.Apologies for the tech issue this week, rest assured Mark will be suitably punished and no doubt mercilessly mocked on the next 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/30/26 | Monday Mini: Cutting Shafts, Gripping Down, and how do Swing Weights work? | Todays Monday Mini is inspired from a voicemail from wolfpacker Asher in New Zealand who has a question about his irons.Asher was listening to our recent ep where Kell was on and was missing to the left with his driver, and Asher is interested to know rather than cutting his shaft, does gripping down achieve a similar outcome? Nick and Mark run through Asher's question and kick around grip techniques, and talk about some pros who grip down. Mark talks through swing weights and how to ensure that if you dod cut an inch off your shaft, how to ensure your club is weighted appropriately.And we finish talking about a gun Tour Pro with perhaps the most unfortunate name in golf.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/29/26 | Weekend Mini: Could a Tri-Series comp work, if so how should it be Structured? Nick and Mark discuss. | Cos why not? We thought we'd smash out a quick weekend Talk Birdie Mini today.Wolfpacker Andrew has an idea for a new tournament that he believes would match the Ryder Cup. It's a tri-series featuring three countries. Nick and Mark hear Andrews idea, put it on the blocks and see how it could work in this hypothetical situation and run through the players that would be eligible for the teams, Could it match the Ryder Cup? It's a big call....do Nick and Mark agree?A fun hypothetical weekend mini, enjoy your Sunday !!!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/27/26 | Friday Feedback: A Listener tells Mark to 'Get Over Yourself'...ouch. Plus, we talk Tapering on Tour, and a Slow Play Enforcement Idea | The weekends nearly here, hope you've got some downtime, some family time, and some golf time planned! Today on our Friday Feedback pod we have a lot of fun, although we start with Mark thinking for some reason he is qualified to give medical advice and makes some observations on the cut that Dan has on his head from the kitchen cupboard. Helpful from Mark.After we get through that, onto the golf chat....!01:00Peter has some thoughts on bunker play to run by Nick and Mark.02:00We chat about some of the great South African bunker players.04:00We love Chooky Fowler, but he could occasionally play slow. If you've not seen our chat with him, google Chooky Fowler and Talk Birdie To Me and it will come up.05:00A question about Nick and Marks fitness regime during non competition weeks when they were on the tour, and how did they manage their motivation.06:30We talk about the importance, as a pro, of tapering.08:00Nick talks about how Tiger would prepare for competition09:00How Augusta get the course ready for The Masters in the weeks leading up, and how brilliant it is for the members.10:30Plenty of feedback on our Claude Harmon 3rd show last week. It was a ripper, if you haven't listened or watched, well worth doing.14:00Comment from a wolfpacker on Cam's putting when he won The Open Championship15:00Some comments on LIV and where it's at, and its legacy.After the turn:18:00We put our next finalist in the draw to win. trip to Kangaroo Island to play 18 holes at The Cliffs with the architect Darius Oliver and Mark Allen.20:00Phil has an idea on the policing of slow play, inspired by the Olympics, Nick and Mark are big fans.23:00A wolfpacker gives mark a serve telling him to 'get over himself'25:00A fun comment on a piece of commentary that a wolfpacker heard during The Open Championship a couple of months ago that they thought Mark particularly might enjoy. He does.27:00And a spur of the moment top 5 'blinkered' players in tournaments.A fun Friday Feedback show today, we'll have a bonus mini this weekend, it's a cracker so keep an eye out for that on Saturday morning - or Sunday, depending on if we're playing golf and couldn't be arsed coming in on Saturday.Hit em well !!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/26/26 | Bonus Mini: Nick on Playing with Bryson: 'He was Different, Unusual, and Unbelievable Length' | A fun mini ep today where Nick and Mark answer a couple of questions from wolfpacker Jeff about a conversation on last weeks main show.Mark was talking about cutting the shaft on your irons, and Jeff is interested to hear Nick and Marks thoughts on running the same length irons in your bag across the whole set, the same as Bryson does. What are the advantages, what are the disadvantages? We kick it around for a whole and discuss the pros and cons. Given Bryson is an obvious reference, he comes up, and Nick talks about playing with him when he (Bryson) was an amateur at Huntingdale, describing him at that time as unique, different, and with extraordinary length - Nick tells the story of Bryson monstering a short Par 4.Great question from Jeff, and excellent short mini ep today to hook into!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | Ep219: Our LIV Insider says: 'Jon Rahm, Tyrell Hatton, Ian Poulter are Gone'. Has Wyndham Clark been dodgy (again)? And Nick wants a Shot Clock. | HUGE show today. So much to discuss, and we start with some more inside info from Mark's LIV insider in the US, he reads the texts.01:00 Info from inside LIV Golf from Marks LIV insider. He names four players who are definitely (according to his intel) leaving LIV, three players who are likely to be out, and one (not Bryson) who is all in.02:30 The players who are bullish on LIV 2.0, are bullish pending access to the majors, in other words whether they get meaningful ranking points on LIV or not.04:00 The insider says LIV will file for bankruptcy in the next 3-weeks, however there is a 'whale' in the background ready to invest in 2.005:00 Staff will be exited mid-September, with some rehired following the restructure07:00 Mark says that LIV has proved that golf starved areas will respond with big crowds and the PGAT will have noticed this.10.30 We discuss Brysons comments after the weekends LIV tournament.12.30 Nick says Bryson is a content dream and great for golf15:00Mark has an update to his watchlist, with a player making a move following the weekend.17:00We watch the video of Wyndham from the weekend....should he be penalised?20:00Nick - we need a shot clock in golf.21:30Mark has found himself on Golf Australia's watchlist after last weeks Top 5 where he listed 5 things he reckons GA have gotten wrong.22:00We chat to Heath McLeod, Tournament Director of the PGA tour of Australasia who addresses Marks comments about playing in pairs at weekend in the AO. He explains why the AO had 3-balls at the weekend last year.26:00For Hostplus, our plus for golf this week from Mark goes to Rory McIlroy....Mark explains.28:30And for BMW, Nick awards his touch of class to Scottie Scheffler, when compared to Rory McIlroy.After the turn:31:00We put our 6th person in the draw to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island with Mark and course architect Darius Oliver....two more people to go! Link to enter on our socials.32:00For Betr, Nick's Top 5 good, bad, and whacky things that LIV has given us.38:00Onto feedback....we start with a question about LIV players and the Presidents Cup40:00A comment on last weeks chat about some players being 'scared off the leaderboard'. Nick and Mark talk about playing in Canada and how much they loved it.42:00Comment on our 'weird and wonderful' putting strokes conversation from last week.43:00Comments on Aaron Baddely, and Mark talks about his irons and how unusual they were.45:30Last week Mark said most members of clubs wouldn't mind giving their course over to a major tournament, one listener disagreed and explains why.46:00Mark talks about the calibre of courses juniors used to play on in qualifiers years ago.48:00An interesting message on our hypothetical 'fast 3-ball vs slow 3-ball' concept from last week.49:30Plenty for Nick to discuss in the Global highlights.51:30And the boys got a message from Tour Pro Zach Murray who enjoyed the chat with Claude Harmon 3rd last week....if you haven't seen Zach's YouTube channel, do yourself a favour it's a ripper. Check it out here.59:00Mark saw a video from Jason Day last week with him trying something - Mark gave it a crack at the weekend and it worked well. He explains it for us for the Golf Clearance Outlet in todays masterclass.Big show, touch longer than usual, too much golf to discuss !!!!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | ☎️ Voicemail: Paul from Wollongong on how the advice he actioned from Claude Harmon III went for him | Paul from Wollongong enjoyed the Claude Harmon III show last week, and took one piece of advice from Claude and applied it to his game at the weekend. Did it work? Paul tells us in this quick voicemail.If you've not heard or watched Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen's chat with Claude, it's well worth it.Watch here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zWZSn0n5cMk Listen here on Apple Podcasts: https://tr.ee/4KZrvO Listen here on Spotify: https://tr.ee/603nLPAnd if you have a voicemail with a comment or a question for Nick and Mark, you can leave it here using either your phone or computer.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Guest: Gary Lisbon, the World's Premier Golf Course Photographer on his new Sandbelt Golf Course book | A Talk Birdie To Me bonus ep today, with a special guest dropping by - the world's premier golf course photographer, Gary Lisbon. Gary has a new book out today (August 25) called 'Great Golf on the Melbourne Sandbelt', it is a panoramic book and perfect for anyone who loves the Sandbelt, or as a fathers day gift for a golf-lover.Nick and Mark chat with Gary about why he believes that 'pound for pound the Sandbelt is the best golf course region in the world'.Mark asks if golf course photography has changed much over the last 20-years, and Gary says it absolutely has, and there are two key reasons why, which he explains.Gary explains what 'golden hour' is and why it is important.Nick asks Gary to name the most under-rated Sandbelt golf courseDoes Nick or Mark have a better eye for photography? Gary picks one of the boys out.Gary talks about the US course that imported a sand profile from Royal Melbourne in order to replicate the bunkering, and the sand, at that course.And he talks us through an enormously fun webpage where every hole from the 10 official Sandbelt courses are listed, with photographs of course, and you can create your very own composite course. The great thing is that if you do, and share it on your socials, you'll go in the draw to win an autographed copy of Gary's new book. The website to build your own composite Sandbelt course is here.And to order your very own copy of Gary's new book 'Great Golf on the Melbourne Sandbelt' visit the site 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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| 8/23/26 | Monday Mini: Nick O'Hern - 'Three things I had to fix in my Golf Game when I turned Pro'. | A Monday Mini today, and we chat with wolfpacker Kell who has a couple of questions for Nick and Mark.Kell is from Sydney and was a junior at Moore Park, which has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately with the NSW government making some appalling decisions, and Kell starts with a fantastic snapshot of how he started learning and enjoying golf at Moore Park, and of his school holidays spent at the course. So good. Kell describes what has happened to Moore Park as 'really sad', Mark describes it as a 'shiteshow'. Both are correct and what has happened to Moore Park is nothing short of a disgrace.But onto Kell's questions.Kell watched Nick and Mark play The Lakes a few times, and followed them around, and his first question is around their early years as pros, and how they initially felt playing with the big guys, how they grew into feeling as though they belonged, and when they felt like contemporaries rather than the young guys making their way.Mark explains his career trajectory onto the tour, and Nick talks through his - both were different. Nick identified three areas that he had to address when he turned pro, and he focused on them right away. He explains what they were and why they were important. He talks about 'levelling up' his golf, and 'sliding door' moments.Mark talks about his first pro tournament, where he finished high up, and then proceeded to miss 13 cuts in a row, and had to turn that around (he did).Both Nick and Mark kick around some of the wonderful tournaments that existed back then, and how much they loved playing them.Kell's second question is about his driving, he's having trouble off the tee at the moment and he recently heard Nick talking about how much he loves his current Driver, and asks Nick about that, and his setup, Nick obliges. Mark discusses Driver technique, and talks about the difference length (of the driver) can make.A fantastic Monday Mini with Kell today, keep your comments and questions coming in, we love them! Hit em well !!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/22/26 | ☎️ Voicemail: Phil on the late Nick McCormack | South Australian golfing legend, Nick McCormack, passed away a couple of weeks ago leaving a wonderful legacy. Phil left us a short voicemail with a memory of Nick's time as the local Pro in Goulburn, NSW.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | Friday Feedback: Mark Allen - 'We'll never see anything like LIV Adelaide again, and it will leave a huge hole in our Summer' | The weekend is thisclose and that means a Friday Feedback show. Some ripping questions and comments from you this week to discuss and debate.01:00Firstly Beau Hossler is not exactly the fastest player around, and a wolfpacker noticed something funny in the Wyndham tournament last weekend to do with Beau.02:00In our Main show this week we talked about a 'pursuit' style comp with Keegan and Cantlay vs Aberg and Ryan Fox. Today we extend the hypothetical to add Beau to the slow group, and Nelly to the fast group, and figure out how many holes the slow group would have completed by the time the fast group are done.03:30A wolfpacker says that LIV collapsing would be a disaster for Australian golf06:00Bit of talk about sandbelt bunkers lately, turns out not everyone likes them. One wolfpacker explains why he dislikes them07:00Mark talks about how to improve your bunker play09:00We've recently talked about great swings, and a wolfpacker reckons we missed Aaron Baddeley circa 98/99.10:30A comment on our Graham Marsh special recently and what his OWGR would have been.12:00And we head to the turn with a mea culpa on an error we made on the show last week, which was inadvertently disrespectful to the Elkington family. Our apologies.After the turn.14:00We put our 5th wolfpacker in the draw to win a trip to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island...3 more entries left, if you've not entered, you can do it here. 16:30Following Marks introduction of his 'Talk Birdie Watchlist', a wolfpacker writes in with his own 'Anchoring' watchlist, and gives us three players to start with.18:00Excellent question from Sutto who is keen for Nick and Mark to outline the different levels of pros, in short, the differences between a Top 10 player and a Top 200 player. Mark talks about increasing by 'levels', or 'level jumping'.22:00Nick adds to it, he calls them 'slivers' and says that it is largely between the ears.27:00And we finish with a fun one, a wolfpacker gives us his excuses for when he has a bad round.A fun Friday Feedback show, 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | Mini: The Weirdest and Strangest Putting Styles of Tour Pros through the years | A bonus Talk Birdie To Me Mini today, which comes following a question from wolfpacker Dave who wrote:Hi Nick and Mark, Watching the Wyndham Championship, I noticed Tony Finau putting one-handed. Apparently he struggles with short putts and he tried it based on Tiger's well-known one-handed practice drills. He made the cut so I guess it worked! I thought it might make a good discussion - weirdest putting styles of Tour Pros. Here's one for starters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSd0a2NjftkLove the pod! Thanks, Dave.So we decided to kick it around on the show. And oh boy there were plenty!Golfers we talk about: Bernhard Langer, Chris DiMarco, Sammy Snead, Bobby Locke.We also discuss the proliferation for a while there of Broomsticks, and of the Claw, and the 'Matt Kuchar' putting technique.Other players: Isao Aoki, Vijay Singh, the great man Jack Nicklaus, Paul Runyan, Retief Goosen, Robert Garrigus, and Raymond Floyd.And we wrap this Mini with a couple of fun things. Nick and Mark each choose the putting technique that they would have, if they could choose anyones, and have that for the rest of their life. And Nick tells us what it was like playing with the legendary Ben Crenshaw!!Happy Monday!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | Ep218: LIV Cutting Prizemoney this weekend? An Insider says yes. We read the message. Scheffler tears up the field. And more on Slow Play. | Big show today, and a massive story out of a LIV insider that we reveal for the first time. We'll get to that in about 15 minutes or so.01:00Mark is 'heartbroken' over the US Amateur Championship from the weekend at Merion. He explains why.02:00Nick and Mark discuss the player in that tournament whose putting technique breaks all the rules.04:00Why Merion was rivetting.05:00We discuss the Australian amateur tournament, from back in its hey day when it was huge.09:00If the US Amateur can plot their courses for the next ten years, why can't we, Mark speculates about the kind of courses it would be great at. Mark says that what the US has done is a plus for golf, thanks to Hostplus.14:00Nick talks about how good the Master of the Amateurs at Southern Golf Club15:00Massive LIV rumour from someone in the know. To do with this weekends tournament in Indianapolis. This is news that even the LIV players have not been informed of yet.17:00Have LIV players been paid following Bedminster?19:00Is the investment that has been talked about with LIV from an investor, or from someone providing a loan. Two quite different scenarios.20:30The two biggest LIV names are obviously Rahm and Bryson. Nick and Mark discuss where Rahm, should he leave, might end up. 25:00Nick and Mark call it, saying Rahm will play the DPWT next year, and that will be the end of LIV.27:00Scottie Schefflers performance at the weekend. Nick wants to get Jonathan Yarwood on to discuss Schefflers' swing.31:00Our BMW Touch of Class goes to Whitney Hillier for her words about Jessica Bang who passed away suddenly last week.After the turn33:00The Top 5 things that Golf Australia has gotten wrong over the years, according to Mark. Which ones does Nick agree with?41:00Nick runs through the Global Results highlights46:00Feedback starting with a possible serious copyright infringement from Kmart. We consider calling Denis Denuto to advise.47:30Rakepod update following a scathing critique of the rakes at a club particularly close to Mark's heart. Awkward.48:30Does AI have a role in golf coaching? And can it work?51:00Slow play and officials. Nick and Mark name a couple of the slowest players that they played with. Mark reiterates his view that officials should targeting slow players.54:00We discuss a slow play hypothetical sent in by a wolfpacker in NZ.55:00A couple of messages regarding the recent passing of Nick McCormack.57:00And a great masterclass from Nick on the 'fairway finder'.A massive show today, we had fun, hope you enjoy it as well !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. | — | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | Guest: Claude Harmon III: His Coaching Philosophies, Coaching Cam Smith, Watching His Dad Coach Tiger and The Shark. | Well this is a bit exciting. Earlier this year Cameron Smith joined with Claude Harmon III to turn his performances around, and since doing so there have been some significant changes. Today, for Hostplus, we speak with Claude about his career, some of the great players he has worked with and been around his famous Dad working with, and how the relationship with Cam came about and what they're working on.01:00Nick and Mark give a background to how Cam got to the point of deciding to look at a new coach.02:00We welcome Claude and get his background, surprisingly he was never a golfer, however with his family pedigree he feels that he has been on tour since he was 2-weeks old!03:00His approach to golf coaching given he was not a player.04:00Claude talks about whether golf is a simple game (or not?)06:00He chats about his family history and some of the huge golfing names that the family has worked with, and he has been around08:00Claude tells us why his Dad was 'brutal' about Claude's early coaching sessions09:00How he video'd his Dad working with Tiger and what he learned from it.10:00Nick talks about what he witnessed when he saw Butch Harmon, Claude's Dad, working with players11:30How Claude disconnects from golf and how he uses that in his coaching12:30Claude explains his 'domino' theory.13.30Does golf coaching have something in common with the TV Show The Bear....you'd be surprised. Claude explains.15:00Why he focuses on 'quality of strike', the contact, and why he feels it is the main ingredient. Mark asks if that applies to all golfers Claude has worked with?18:30Claude says that golf coaching is similar to training a dog.20:00On working with Ernie Els, how it came about and what he said to Ernie when first asked for a critique of his swing22:00The one thing for all golfers to focus on for the rest of the year.After the Turn:27:00He explains how it came about that Cam asked him for some swing thoughts.29:00 Claude credits Cam's prior coach Grant Field with getting Cam to such a high level.speaking of cams old coach grant fields30:00Mark shows some stills of Cams' swing and what he is seeing.31:00Claude talks about Cams' driving.31:00He says that all great players have a superpower32:00Adam Scotts' putting35:00His Dad working with Tiger and what he learned from that37:00The one thing that he and Cam have worked on since mid April, and the drills they've been doing.39:00Cam has a short window to take advantage of40:00On watching his Dad work with The Shark41:00The surprising thing that he and Cam used as a training aid in the rain in Korea42:00The drill that his Dad would do with Tiger, and Claude's role in it, that he now gets Cam to do. (Tiger hated it)43:30The 3 phases of the golf swing, and the 1 phase that he believes everyone ignores46:00What he and Cam did prior to the PGA47:00Nick on Cams' swing development, swing positions, and why giving advice in different ways helps49:00The moment Claude says was a huge one for Cam in their relationship51:00Numbers vs Feel, and how Claude uses data.53:00Cams' short game is ridiculously good56:00Why the ceiling is really high for Cam58:00What's next for Claude, where does he see himself in a few years?59:00Claude bumped into Nick's old caddy Wilbur recently!A fantastic chat with Claude Harmon ||| for Hostplus, Claude certainly is a plus for golf, and we loved this conversation.If you've not had a listen to Claude's podcast Son of a Butch, it's a ripper, you can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts, Spotify and Apple links here:Listen to Son of a Butch on Spotify.Listen to Son of a Butch on Apple.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/16/26 | Monday Mini: What is Pod Listener Aaron doing right, and wrong, with his swing? Nick and Mark analyse it. | A Monday Mini today and today Nick and Mark are looking at a wolfpackers swing, he is having some issues and is keen for some input from the boys. So although the swings are on video and therefore visual, on the pod Nick and Mark talk through what they're seeing, and what some areas to look at are, so whilst it's visual, the audio version of the show is very easy to follow and get some takeaways from.Aaron from Perth is having issues with his swing, he's just finished up with his coach, who has left coaching, and hasn't found a new one yet. Nick and Mark analysis 4 swings of Aaron's and give their insights into what they like, and what can be worked on.And Mark talks about the importance of practising the way you play.A short Monday Mini, about 10-minutes today so a quick listen !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. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | Friday Feedback: Nick Names 2 Tour Pros He Believes 'Trench', and a listener says: 'You Buffoons Belong on the Wall of Shame'. | A big Friday Feedback pod today, lots of questions, comments and stories, and Nick 'names names' on a dodgy activity that some Tour Pros are doing.01:00We start with a question about our upcoming Claude Harmon 3rd interview, and a suggestion for another guest.01:30Mark is annoyed with an Australian Tour Pro - who is it and why?02:30This is somewhat surprising, a message from wolfpacker Stash who does not believe Keegan Bradley's putting time is too slow and we are too harsh on him.05:00David has a question on trenching, and Nick names two current Tour Pros who he believes 'trench'.06:00Andrew from New Zealand has a comment, and a question, about Kiwi golfer Michael Campbell.07:00Nick tells a story about getting towelled up by Cambo in WA08:00And Mark recalls when he led the NZ Open, and was playing with Cambo until the course commentator said something over the loudspeakers that was very unhelpful.09:00Last week we spoke about a new pace of play rule that they've put in place, Josh from Port has written in to clarify the interpretation of the rule.11:00Mark muses over a different system for teeing off, different to the 7 minute / 8 minute intervals which he feels puts too much pressure on golfers.After the turn:12:00We put our fourth Kangaroo Island winner in the draw to win a trip the play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island with Mark and course architect Darius Oliver. If you're yet to enter, the link is here. 15:30A question about on Shiho Kuwacki's putting technique, which is somewhat unusual.17:30Mark talks about the Sharks putting.18:00Comment from John about Tour Pro Scott Werne who we spoke about recently on the show. Mark tells a story about Scott and the lengths he went to afford to be on the tour.19:00Billy has a comment about Nick's masterclass from last week on the 10-finger grip.A fun friday feedback pod, keep your comments and questions coming in, and have a ripper weekend....hit em well !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. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | Ep217: LIV Golf: the latest on the funding and criteria. Fedex Cup - Players who missed out. And Bryson being Bryson again. | Welcome to this weeks Main Talk Birdie To Me, and as usual there are plenty of things to discuss in the world of golf.01:00Mark raises Cam Davis' form, he really has fallen off a cliff, and Nick and Mark discuss what is happening with Cam.02:00Lots of LIV news, and it really seems to change almost daily. What to make of it? Nick and Mark discuss the latest news on the LIV funding situation, and the criteria around said funding - specifically that it appears contingent on the key players re-signing with LIV.07:00We touch on next weeks Claude Harmon 3rd chat, which we recorded this week and will publish next Tuesday....it's a ripper!09:00The next LIV events10:30Nick was in New Zealand last week and bumped into Elvis Smylie in Queenstown.11:30The Fedex Cup, we discuss a few of the players who missed out, and do a deeper dive on Jason Day.15:00This week our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' goes to Brooks Koepka, for an unusual reason. Nick explains.17:00Nick says Tiger was the master of never making excuses when he played poorly, and we discuss Jack's consistent position that he never 3-putted in a tournament, or something along those lines.20:00Our BMW Touch of Class goes to a legendary figure in South Australian golf who we lost this last week - Nick McCormack OAM.After the turn:23:30Nick's Top 5 for Betr is the Top 5 players that he'd like to see turn their form around.28:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club, we have comments and questions on LIV and the player departures, OCM and Cypress Point, Marks comments about the Cypress bunkers, and some suggestions for Nick and Mark's bespoke designed golf course.38:00Nick talks about he has never played golf in Tasmania, Mark shares some memories of playing there.40:00Feedback on the Cathedral Invitational, there's been plenty of positives, and a couple of negatives - we deal with the negatives front on.43:00Nick takes us through the global result highlights from the last week or so.47:30There's been another 59! Mark rates it on his 'patent pending official Talk Birdie To Me 59 ranker'.49:00We look at, and discuss, an hilarious premature 'anti-celebration'.51:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, todays masterclass from Mark is on playing bunker shots out of thick, wet, sand.Big show, love your input in the comments, and if you're enjoying the show we'd love you to share the pod with a friend!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. | — | ||||||
| 8/9/26 | Monday Mini: Getting Distance Playing a Cut, and Nick Outlines 'the most effective way to lower your scores' | A Monday Mini today, with a question from wolfpacker David.01:00First a reminder of our competition where you could win a trip for you and a friend to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island before it opens, playing 18 holes with Mark and course designer Darius Oliver. A great prize. All flights, accommodation and meals included.02:00We read David's question which is essentially about how to maximise distance relative to swing speed when playing a cut.03:00We talk about Scottie Scheffler and how he does it.04:00Mark explains how he advises golfers who struggle for length when hitting a fade, and what he sees in their swing. When someone can't get their sequencing right, Mark says what he advises them to do.06:00Mark uses Viktor Hovland as an example and explains what he does07:00Nick talks about giving lessons to a guy who wanted more distance but didn't have the time to practise any changes, and what Nick advised him to do09:30Nick outlines the 'easiest way to lower your scores'10:00 Mark talks about how getting fitted can add distance to your drives and why. That's our Monday Mini, see you on Wednesday for the main show when Nick is back from New Zealand, hopefully presents in hand for Mark and Dan.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/6/26 | Friday Feedback: 'He's as Professional as you'll see', We discuss Trenching. And Lucas Herbert's Putting. | Friday Feedback show today and Nick is still enjoying the show in Queenstown with the family, so we're all remote today, rather than being from Titleist and FootJoy HQ....back there next Wednesday. Onto the show...01:00Question from Paul about Lucas Herberts putting, specifically his short putting. We discuss.03:00Nick talks about something he has noticed with Lucas' putting style.04:00Mark says Lucas' preparation is as professional as you will see from anyone.05:00Nick names one of the players who prepared exceptionally when he was on tour, particularly regarding his short game. This player was a World #1 so it obviously worked.07:00What is the most 'unsexy' thing about being a golfer? Nick reveals it.08:00Oh dear....Mark has bought a new gadget. Not from Temu this time...09:00This week Kevin Kisner made some comments about trenching, Nick didn't see them, Mark did, we chat about trenching and whether it qualifies for the 'watch list' After the turn:15:00We put our third entrant into the draw to win a trip to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island to play the course with a friend, and Mark Allen and Course architect Darius Oliver. If you want to enter, there's about 4-weeks to go: enter here.18:00A question from Mitch about Nicks reflective learning technique that he spoke about on a Monday Mini recently.19:30Nick talks about, as part of reflective thinking, how he'd capture his thoughts and use them to improve his game...how he would use reflective thinking.20:30There was one aspect of his game that Mark always did when he made a cut, and when he missed a cut he didn't do, he explains.24:00And a fun question from Tim leads to Mark revealing his pickup technique form when he was young and single. Awkward.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | Ep216: Our Top 5 Golf Swing List is Critiqued by you...who did we miss? And Mark: 'What Company Would Possibly Invest in LIV?' | Slightly different episode today as Nick is in New Zealand on holidays for a week or so with the family, so it sounds a tad different to usual, but plenty to discuss as always!01:00Nick is in Millbrook, near Queenstown in New Zealand and gives us a snapshot of what he's doing and how it looks (hint: it is beautiful!)02:00Royal Lytham hosted the WOmens Open, and Shiho Kuwaiti had a stunning playoff win to claim the title. Nick talks about what he loves about Royal Lytham, what a course.04:00On the Open, more specifically Mens and Womens majors, Nick feels they're too close together and explains why. Mark has a different view.05:00Yesterday we confirmed in a bonus news pod that Rory McIlroy would be staying in Australia after the AO to play the Cathedal Invitational, Nick is likely to play the tournament as well....can he take Rory?06:00Massive news on golf architects OCM - they have been appointed to redo one of the worlds greatest golf courses. Mark reveals the news that he has heard from a member at the actual club.08:00We discuss Cypress Point. Mark calls it a 'sacred place', Nick says arguably the best parcel of land that a golf course is on anywhere in the world. They discuss their experiences playing the course, and what they'd love to see improved.12:00Nick talks about playing Cypress with surfer Kelly Slater.14:00Plenty of LIV news. We discuss their search for sponsorships, and Mark is doubtful that the eyeballs will be enough for the money they want given LIV 'only worked in 2 or 3 markets'. 20:00LIV's player payments are reportedly unpaid, which does not bode well22:00Nick awards our BMW Touch of Class to Donald Trump for his 'humility' in 'winning' the Club Championship at Bedminster. If you missed his comments, Nick reads them out. And for clarity, we are being sarcastic over 1) him winning and 2) him showing any humility. 23.30Mark awards our Hostplus Plus for Golf to Nelly Korda for her gift to a young fan in the UK, a real plus for golf from a superstar.25:00We discuss the winner of the Rocket Classic in Michigan, Michael rocket classic winner Michael Thorbjornsen, a very talented young pro who we love.27:00Nick found some great stats this week - average numbers from PGA Tour Pros, they make for sobering reading for aspiring pros, and Mark points out a couple of stats that if you are aspiring, or know someone who is, to turn pro that you need to be all over.After the turn:34:00Our Top 5 for Betr, Mark lists the Top 5 golf course renovations at clubs he has seen, and why. He also defines great renovations in a slightly ususual way....37:00Okay - during the Turn we saw some breaking news from our mates at Flushing It Golf about LIV, specifically that they have given a number of employees and contractors notice that their employment will end in September. We discuss this evolving story which will develop further over the coming days.39:00Nick runs through the Global results highlights.42:30Feedback for Southern Golf Club....phew okay....last weeks Top 5 swings got a mountain of feedback, and we run through some of the names you said should be there. One was mentioned above all others. Do Nick and Mark double down on their list or do they amend the 'indisputable' list, rendering the name completely ironic?50:00 Few more bits of feedback on Lucas Glover's spikes video, Cam Smiths 9 birdies in a row, and we discuss if we can claim South Korea's Jenny Shin as an Aussie?53.00And we wrap on a masterclass for the Golf Clearance Outlet from Nick live from Queenstown where he discusses Michael Thorbjornsen's 10-finger grip. Note: audio on the masterclass is a touch dodgy this week, it's listenable, but not as good as we'd like - apologies.Big show today !!! 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | CONFIRMED: Rory McIlroy to play Cathedral Invitational in Victoria | There have been rumours for a week or so, but today Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen can confirm that Rory McIlroy has been confirmed to play the Cathedral Invitational in December following The Australian Open. It's big news and very exciting.Nick explains to Mark how it came about and the role Adam Scott played in getting Rory to come on this bonus Talk Birdie To Me pod today.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. | — | ||||||
| 8/2/26 | Monday Mini: Nick and Mark design their 'Perfect Golf Course'. | A Monday Mini today, and it is inspired by a comment from a wolfpacker who listened to our recent Graham Marsh episode, where Swampy talked about his career - including significant work designing golf courses. They suggested Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen should design a golf course....and we thought, okay, if Nick and Mark were to design a course what elements would they make sure were there, what style of course would it be, what would they build?So we asked.What are the must have elements?What par would the course be, and would it be different in tournament golf (of course).We pick the mix of par 3's, 4's, 5's.Are there any holes at other courses that they might take inspiration from?And a sideline where we chat about the time when Metropolitan Golf Course hosted the World Matchplay, Mark tells a couple of stories.Nick muses over whether the opening hole should be a 'warm handshake' or a 'kick in the teeth'.Mark is a fan of having a quirk on the course, he names a couple of quirks that he likes. He also would like plaques around the course, so it is 'dripping with history'.We discuss the style of clubhouse we'd build, and some of the elements that would be included in the clubhouse.Would there be a driving range? Mark is keen on having a Team Matchplay comp at the course.Nick is keen for the final hole to be a risk/reward hole. Mark agrees, as long as it is not a big green.So there it is. In about 15 minutes, Nick and Mark have designed a cracking golf course (and club house). Now we just need to find $100 million or so and we can build it !Let us know if you reckon we've missed anything that should be included in the course, or if you disagree with any of the inclusions.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. | — | ||||||
| 7/30/26 | Friday Feedback: World Thank a PGA Pro Day, Putting, Pre-Shot Routines, and Mark Reveals a Fun 'Golf' Fact about Footy Star Matty Lloyd | Can't believe it's friday already, yet here we are....and another Friday Feedback pod, a big one today. We start by chatting about the inaugural 'World Thank a PGA Pro Day', which is today! 01:00We talk about World Thank a PGA Pro Day, what it's all about and what it is designed to achieve. 01:30Mark names the Pro he'd like to thank and explains why this person has had such an impact on him, and what they did for him04:00Nick names his Pro that he'd like to thank, and similarly outlines the reasons why. We'd love to hear your stories - who is the PGA Pro you'd like to thank and why?05:30Onto the feedback - we start with a comment from Robert in Canada about Moe Norman and Calvin Peete.06:30A question from (another) Robert in the United States about Aaron Rai's putting. It's an excellent question, and Nick and Mark discuss at length.10:00Robert Allenby's putting.11:00A question about pre-shot routines. Nick and Mark discuss why they're important and how to develop yours.14:00Mark explains what footballers could learn from pro golfers.17:30 Speaking of footballers.....what is Essendon AFL star Matty Lloyd's connection to golf and how did it influence his footy career? Mark explains.After the turn:19:30We announce the second (of eight) people to go in the draw to win a trip to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island! If you haven't entered, hop to it, the details here.22:00Mathew from Port Kembla Golf Club in beautiful Wollongong on a slow play rule that has been implemented at the club. Do Nick and Mark rate the rule or not?23:00 Justin played, as did Mark, the Shell Schoolboys event when hue was 14. He loved it, his parents loved it more.24:30 We run through 3 or 4 of the pick in our Monty caption contest - at least the ones that were clean enough to read out - and Nick and Mark (okay Mark) pick a winner of $250 to spend at the Golf Clearance Outlet.27:00And we finish with a request from Jason for Nick and Mark to do something on a future show.That's our Friday Feedback show, have a ripper 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. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Talk Birdie To Me
Peaked at #1 in Australia, top 10 in 1 of 21 tracked markets, currently #1 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Australia | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| TH | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| South Africa | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| SG | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| AT | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| HK | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| South Korea | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| AE | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| Ireland | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| BE | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| MY | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| United States | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Australia | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| Canada | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| Japan | — | #79 | #79 | — |
| France | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| Norway | — | #124 | #124 | — |
| Germany | — | #136 | #136 | — |
Chart Positions
21 placements across 20 markets.
Chart Positions
21 placements across 20 markets.