Talk Birdie To Me

Sheez we've had some feedback on the cheating incident in Korea a week or so ago, and we have some very interesting inside information from someone who was at the course in a role where they saw everything - we'll read out some of what they have said on the main pod this Wednesday....it is WILD !!!

We'll also hear a bunch of your feedback on the show, some comments, some questions about that incident, and cheating in golf more broadly. Today though, a couple of voicemails talking about the Korean incident, broadly, one from Owen from Axedale (near Bendigo) on how they deal with this situation at their club, and a second from Chris from Illinois who feels that the way the OB was handled in that tournament was wrong, and the situation may have been avoided by doing what he suggests.

Two voicemails for the price of one today !

Make sure you hear tomorrow's episode though.....this info we'll read out is quite extraordinary.
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A fantastic Monday Mini today where a question has come in from wolfpacker Craig, and it's a ripper. Essentially Craig asks Nick and Mark if, at the peak other careers, or when they were struggling, if they had a phone call from LIV (in the hypothetical scenario LIV was around then) would they have said yes or no.

Both Nick and Mark answer the question. And they discuss other players who have gone, and whether it was the right move or not, one Australian player Nick and Mark name and say he timed it perfectly. Another they name and say they feel it may have made the wrong call and had he not gone he may have been the greatest Australian golfer ever.

A great Talk Birdie To Me Mini today, off the back of a ripping question from Craig.
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Tour Pro Scott Laycock was listening to the main pod this week where Nick and Mark were angry about the cheating in professional golf, specifically the incident last weekend in Korea. Scotty also had a poor experience in this vein in Asia when he was on the tour and left a voicemail outlining what happened.

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It's a Talk Birdie 'Friday Feedback' pod today with plenty of great questions and comment, and one offensive one (we're talking about you Greg....).

We start with Glenn who has some more info to add to the discussion last week about Nelly Korda and her Australian connection.

Onto Ange who has just returned from the US watching The Masters, and poses a fantastic hypothetical question to Nick and Mark about what he might shoot if he played Augusta with some criteria....very funny.

Steve, and separately YouTube viewer 'Found1', have some strong views on bifurcation which they put to Nick and Mark.

Paul is a fan of pot bunkers. Nick and Mark are not, at least not on some courses and typically not in Australia.....but in the UK? Maybe that's different.

Last week a YouTube wolfpacker called Nick and Mark 'berks' over their comments on LIV. None of us knew what it meant, we just thought it was a funny insult, and we all forgot to look it up. But Jim knows what it meant, and it's not good...he lets us know. Safe to say we probably won't be adding that one to the vocabulary.

Afte the turn, we read a message from Jules who just listened to the recent mini where Nick was telling stories about playing with Bubba Watson....and she recalled seeing Bubba review AFL star Matty Richardsons golf swing a couple of years ago, and wanted to know if Nick and Mark had seen it....they hadn't, so we listen to/watch it....it is very funny! Whilst the shot didn't quite end how Matty might have intended, there are some positives - Nick and Mark review what they see.

Di has written in about Shadow Creek, and other courses in that part of the world....saying there are major issues, and in her view courses will be closing down.

Scott wants to know when our next golf day is....good reminder, we need to get our act together on that. Which does remind us about a competition we're in the early stages of designing....one wolfpacker will get to fly to a certain brand new Australian golf course and play a round with the designer, and Mark Allen.....not too much else to say yet, aside from watch this space.

Dave has a question about wedges, and the lost art of the bump and run. Bill has tried out what Mark recommended in his 'creating space' YouTube video a few days ago.

And we finish with Greg. Bloody Greg. Poor form, and a suspension from the pod may be in order.....

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Have a cracking weekend ! Hit em well !
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Big news today with Golf Australian announcing that The Australian Open will be moving to the North Adelaide Golf Club, following a redesign from Greg Norman, from 2028. It is a multi year deal and suggests the South Australian government is very keen to retain top level golf, particularly with LIV's future uncertain.

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spoke to Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland this afternoon, live from North Adelaide Golf Course about the announcement, and the launch of Golf Australia's 'BIG SWINGS' strategy'.

All went well! Until the line went dead (ouch!), but that can happen on golf courses, however James had outlined the key points. A big day for Golf in Australia.

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