Talk Birdie To Me

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.
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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!!!
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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;
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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.
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Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;
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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;
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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!
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Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;
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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.
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