Talk Birdie To Me

Another big episode today, what a win from Lucas Herbert, that was quite the performance - 10 under in the last round, 11 under in the first round, to finish 30 under!!!

01:00We chat about Lucas' performance, and Team Ripper's win.
02:00Not a bad payday for Travis Smythe.
03:00LIV's payments, are they being made, and what are the changes proposed by the LIV CEO - particularly with the teams event looking doubtful.
04:00Elvis Smylie - we'll try to get him on, he's our guy and he may have some insights into LIV. Mark asks Nick should he play a few more DPWT events?
05:30Mark gives Nick a new (hypothetical) job as life coach/manager for Lucas Herbert and wants Nick to outline next steps for Lucas.
07:00Should the PGA allow the LIV players to play the Challenger Tour?
09:00Should Lucas go to the DPWT or Challenger Tour?
10.30Where should Lucas be ranked all things considered. He is 69th at the moment, but where should he be?
11.30Mark and Nick talk about the emergence at the weekend of Jackson Koivun, his history, and his win at the 3M in only his 3rd professional start. We look at his performance, and his swing, which is brutal.
16:00Nick and Mark call it a 'young mans' swing, and Nick does not believe he will be able to have this swing in 10-years time.
18:00Mark says that his spine is supple at the moment and can allow a swing like this, but it can't stay that way.
19:00However, Jackson Koivun is our Hostplus plus for golf this week....he does appear to be a very special player.
20:00Mark talks about Jackson's putting, and Nick has heard a few things about his mental strength and his confidence.
23:00Mark awards his BMW Touch of Class to Mark Mark Calcavecchia, Cam Percy and Richard Green collectively and explains why.
24:30Prior to the turn, Mark springs an idea on Nick and Dan without warning. He went to a fancy dinner last week, and had some feedback on his recent 'watchlist' of players he has a question mark over. He decides to have a running watchlist on the show.

After the turn:

30:00The first ever World Thank a PGA Pro Day is coming up this friday, we chat about it and on Friday Nick and Mark will name the PGA Pro they'd like to thank.
31:00Nicks Top 5 for Betr - the young golfers who were touted as the 'next big things', however to some degree or another it didn't quite eventuate.
38:00For Southern Golf Club, plenty of feedback to run through....
39:00We start with Bryson, there was so much reaction to Marks comments about Bryson last week, we don't read any out, but there were a mountain of comments.
40:00There was plenty on our Graham Marsh chat, and universally positive as you'd expect.
43:00A question as to why we didn't discuss Scottie Scheffler's TIO relief at Royal Birkdale last week.
46:00Some feedback on Marks Top latecomers to golf.
48:00Nick takes us around the world in the Global Result highlights
49:30This is fun...Mark has a 59 to rate. This time Michael Kim's 59 from the 3M in Minnesota.
55:00And we wrap with a masterclass from Mark for the Golf Clearance Outlet, he has noticed Jackson Koivun doing something unusual with his practise swings on short putts, and talks through it.

Phew...another big show !
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A Monday Mini today following an email we received from Trigger. So, here's the scenario. Trigger's young fella is 6-years old, and loves his golf. At the moment he's just playing for fun, which is perfect. Trigger is wondering, and would like Nick and Mark's view, what is the right age to get his son some lessons or is it best to let him just keep playing for fun for now.

Nick and Mark have some thoughts and chat through them, and give a couple of tips.

We then talk about Nick and Marks first lessons, how old were they, who were the lessons from. Mark talks about what he learned from watching one guy at his club when he was a kid. Nick discusses the 'four ways' of learning to play golf, and explains how he rebuilt his swing using one of the techniques - which was coincidentally the same technique that Jack Nicklaus used.

Mark tells a story, which he is unsure is true and asks if anyone can confirm or otherwise, about a golfer who went to prison for 15-years and rebuilt his swing successfully while in prison.

And you may recall we offered a prize last week if anyone could provide video footage of Boo Weekley in the boxing ring with an orangutan....nobody was able to, but Pete did message us saying that whilst to his knowledge no footage exists, there was a chat on a US podcast where Boo talked about it. We play a clip on todays show - you can watch the full episode of that chat with Boo on the Dale Earnhardt Jnr podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRgQo42t44

Happy Monday !

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Plenty of conversations over the last week or so on Bryson's actions at The Open Championship, and various different perspectives. Anthony from Victoria has a different angle on it, and left Nick and Mark a voicemail with his thoughts.

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Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner
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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.
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A Friday Feedback pod today, with plenty on the agenda to run through, including announcing the first person in the draw (there will be 8 ultimately in the draw) to win a trip for two to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island with Mark Allen and course designer Darius Oliver! But first, to your comments and questions:

01:00We had a lot of comments about Montys comments on slow play, and plenty of people sent the link to us. And many were interested that Mark and Monty might be in agreement on something. Nick and Mark delve into one of their favourite topics about things that should be banned, or enforced, in professional golf that would assist with dealing with slow play.
03:00Mark and Nick discuss how a fast player like Ryan Fox would feel about being partnered with a slow player like Keegan Bradley.
04:00Could a shot clock work in golf?
05:00More feedback on Monty's comments
06:00A few bits of feedback on Marks Tommy Fleetwood's comments from last week, including a MASSIVE whack for a certain Mr Allen.
09:00Mark outlines why he believes Tommy absolutely wants a major, and relates it on a different level to his career.
10:30Comment on Sir Nick Faldo's comments about tees from last week

After the turn:

14:00Kangaroo Island first winner
16:00Wolfpacker suggests a specific grip for driving and is interested in Nick and Marks thoughts
18:00Mark tells a great story about a Tour Pro, and names him, who won a tournament and was drunk every single day of the competition
19:00Carl saw something during The Open Championship that Lucas Herberts caddy was doing which he is curious about
20:00Chat about Lucas Herberts caddy, and caddies more broadly and how hard they work
22:00Slow play - specifically to do with the flag
23:00A wolfpacker mentions that they play better on courses that they don't know - Nick and Mark discuss their experiences on new courses
24:00Question about hole in one's - could be controversial.....
26:00Nick talks about one of his hole in one's in the Singapore Open
26:30Dan springs an idea on Nick.....need your feedback on this idea.....!

Happy friday, have a great 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 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.
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Graham Marsh is, by any measure, one of our greatest ever golfers. In his career he won 70 events, including winning on the US Tour, winning 10 times in Europe, 20 times in Japan, and beating Raymond Floyd to win the World Matchplay Championship. Mark describes him as our most under-rated golfer ever, and it's hard to argue.

Today, for Hostplus, we chat to Graham about his wonderful life in golf.

01:30He tells us how it started, how he got into golf.
03:00The advice his Mum gave him, and why he qualified as a school teacher before he could pursue professional golf
04:00Mark asks Graham if he recalls the moment that he decided he wanted to be a professional golfer
06:00Graham talks about playing internationally, and the one country that was tougher than anywhere.
07:00The leaders and mentors who helped him, and other younger players, at the time he was coming through
08:00Why going to Japan was a great move
10:00Coming 3rd in his first tournament
12:00Graham talks about the need for a 'sense of adventure'
13:00 Mark recalls watching Graham win at Huntingdale as a kid, and his Dad telling him to watch how still he kept his head. Graham talks about that.
14:00 He tells Nick and Mark the 'worst lesson' that golfers were taught back in the day.
16:00Graham won the Scottish Open, it's a great story, he talks us through in detail how he came back from 5 shots down to win the tournament.
20:00On beating Raymond Floyd in the World Matchplay Championship

After the turn

23:00Nick recalls with great fondness as a youngster, his time in the Graham Marsh junior golf academy in Western Australia. Graham talks about how the academy came about, and the rules he put in place to ensure it delivered outcomes.
25:00Graham has had a wildly successful golf course design career, what was the first course or hole he ever designed? It will surprise you!
28:00 The favourite course that he ever designed and why.
31.00Graham was consistently a strong performer in British Opens, Mark asks why that was the case, why did he perform so well there?
33:00 One of the things that he admired about the games of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros.
33.30 He talks about his mentor in golf course design.
34:00 And for Hostplus, what is next for him? What is the focus for his life these days, and how does the next period of life look?
35:30 Graham tells us why he enjoyed playing Pro Ams, and how often he plays these days

A fantastic guest pod today for Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official superannuation partner, with an Australian golfing legend: Graham Marsh.

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.
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