Best Nick OHern Podcasts (2025)

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Why John Daly Caused Nick O'Hern to be DQ'd 4:46

6d ago4:46

4:46

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, Nick tells us why he was DQ'd because of John Daly. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nic…

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Tour Pro Nicknames 4:27

12h ago4:27

4:27

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, when Talk Birdie To Me listener Alex asked about nicknames for Tour Pros. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just l…

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Tennis Superstar Todd Woodbridge Arrested 8:39

4d ago8:39

8:39

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, we remember when Todd Woodbridge was a guest, and told us about the time he was arrested at the Olympics. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional…

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Tour Pro Hannah Gregg's Snake Adventures 5:07

8d ago5:07

5:07

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. We spoke with US Tour Pro Hannah Green, and she told us about her experiences with snakes when playing in Australia. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professi…

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Top 5 'Dodgiest' Behaviours by Tour Pros 9:54

10d ago9:54

9:54

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, we look at the Top 5 dodgiest things Tour Pros have done. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have wi…

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🏝️ Fun 2024 Moments: Top 5 Golf Divorces 8:12

12d ago8:12

8:12

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, a Top 5 that could have gone pear-shaped - Nick's Top 5 'golf divorces'. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just li…

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☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Scott Laycock from Hobart 1:24

13d ago1:24

1:24

Former Tour Pro Scotty Laycock was listening to this weeks Talk Birdie to Me episode and had a story about 'Two Ball Worst Ball'. If you have a comment over the break, feel free to leave a voicemail, you can do it on your phone and we'd love to hear from you - particularly if you, or someone you're playing with, have a great shot, or their first ro…

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Ep94: Top 5 Golf Moments of 2024, Nick: 'I Wasn't Ready for the US', and Mark Grades '59s'. 1:04:16

16d ago1:04:16

1:04:16

Final pod of the year, and there is plenty to discuss! Mark opens with some news that he says is good but can't tell us. Confused? We were as well. Mark asks Nick if he thinks Golf Australia have any firm thoughts on the Australian Open moving forward. We discuss what next steps might be. Mark says that if Golf Australia are not preparing for the n…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Sandbelt Golf Tips, Sprinklers and Preferred Lies, and Marks Embarrassing Jokes Take an Unhelpful Twist 13:04

21d ago13:04

13:04

As we get closer to wrapping the year for Christmas (see what we did there?) another Q&A bonus pod where we run through some questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack. Sammy has written in about a young star called Riley, a year 8 fella, who he met at Lonsdale Links. A good reminder for Mark that he needs to play Lonsdale Links. Dan from Brisbane has…

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Ep93: Karrie Webb and a Criminal Oversight, Chili Dips, Nick's Q School Idea, and Marks Good Deed. 1:09:53

23d ago1:09:53

1:09:53

It's a big pod today, and we start with Mark telling us about being sacked as a young commentator, who was responsible, and whether he has forgiven that person? (Hint: He hasn't). We discuss Anthony Quayle's very unfortunate 7-shot penalty at the Vic PGA from the weekend, and Nick explains how it happened. Nick and Mark discuss players who copped p…

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☎️ Voicemail: Mark from Hawthorn 1:03

25d ago1:03

1:03

Talk Birdie to Me Wolfpack member Mark from Hawthorn in Melbourne has an idea about how to treat and acknowledge the various national opens around the world. It's actually not bad, have a listen and let us know what you think of the idea. We'll discuss on the pod. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark's 'Best Misses', Adelaide's Best Courses, the Australian Masters, and (ahem) Rakes. 10:48

28d ago10:48

10:48

Bonus pod this week where Nick and Mark run through a few questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack. Daniel from Ballina has a comment on the rakes at his course - he loves them, Nick and Mark a little less so. Jeremy wants to know if there is a chance the Australian Masters will ever return, Mark is biased of course given his beloved Huntingdale hos…

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☎️ Voicemail: Damian from Melbourne 1:09

29d ago1:09

1:09

Talk Birdie to Me Wolfpack member Damian from Melbourne was at The Australian Open at the weekend, loved it, but saw a moment where he felt Curtis Luck was hard done by and explains to us in a voicemail today. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you ar…

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Ep92: Mark: The Australian Open 'Format Experiment' is Over, it is Beyond a Joke and Can't Continue. 1:01:23

1M ago1:01:23

1:01:23

What a weekend! The Open was great, with some exceptional golf played. Congratulations to Ryggs Johnston, Jiyai Shin, and Simon Seungmin Lee. We're live from Titleist HQ surrounded by about a million boxes of Pro V1's and the simulator right behind us. We start with the Open and Johnston - his 'classic college swing', how he's come out of nowhere, …

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Special Guest Michael Peña - Hollywood Superstar, All Round Good Bloke (and Golf Nut!) 37:13

1M ago37:13

37:13

It's Australian Open week, we're back at Kingston Heath and today we chat with Hollywood royalty, the brilliant actor Michael Peña. This is a real treat. We start with the obvious - finding out why is he in Melbourne. As well as being an extraordinary actor, Michael is a massive golf fan, if you're at the Open this weekend at Kingston Heath, keep a…

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Ep91: Live at Kingston Heath. Guests: Cassie Porter, Richie Ramsay, and Predictions for the Open Mens & Women's Winners 1:09:41

1M ago1:09:41

1:09:41

What a week, a wonderful Australian PGA, and it's Open week. We're live at Kingston Heath in the leadup to the Open. A slightly longer pod today given we're at Kingston Heath and there is so much to see and discuss, and we also got excited! Mark entered Monday Qualifying, and whilst he wasn't necessarily expecting to make it through he had a lot of…

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☎️ Voicemail: Shaun McCorkell from Melbourne 0:50

1M ago0:50

0:50

Talk Birdie to Me Wolfpack member Shaun McCorkell heard Nick and Mark discussing hitting the ball into nets to address changes or technique refinement with your swing, and he had a story about hitting into nets as a kid - where it went slightly pear-shaped. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or com…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Fun Nicknames for Tour Pros, Nick & Mark Talk 'Difficult Holes', and Australian PGA Predictions 23:40

1M ago23:40

23:40

Bonus Q&A pod today. We hear from Alex who heard Nick and Mark talking about Corey Lamb's nickname and wants to know what some other tour pro nicknames are (or were), very funny, including Markos story about Lumpy the Caddy - which he has told before but never gets old. Daniel has a question about 7 Mile Beach in Tassie and whether it is potentiall…

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Ep90: Hitting into Nets = Good. Matt Wallace = Disgrace. Tyrell Hatton = Idiot. Low Riser = Sexy. Nick O'Hern = On Time This Week. 1:03:42

1M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

This week on Talk Birdie, Nick and Mark discuss Rory McIlroy locking himself away and hitting into a net to fix his swing. Both highly recommend this as a way to address any swing technique issues. And it has clearly worked given his performance at the weekend. Mark talks about Jonathan Yarwood's comments on Rory's swing, and talks through when Ste…

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on the 'One Ball Rule' 1:27

2M ago1:27

1:27

A voicemail from former tour pro Scott Laycock from Royal Hobart today after listening to Nick O'Hern's Top 5 Q School moments, he had a funny story to do with the one ball rule. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you…

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Ep89: The Golfer Nick O'Hern calls 'A Machine', Jason Day's LIV comments, Lonsdale Links Review, and UFC themed Golf Merch? 1:02:17

2M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

We're live at the Golf Clearance Outlet in Preston today, the latest store for them in their quest to take over the world, and it's a ripper. Nick is running late for the pod, he's been playing at Lonsdale Links in Victoria and has had a mad dash to get to the pod in time, thus his tardiness. Mark hasn't played Lonsdale Links, and given Nick was th…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Stephanie Lutrell: Titleist Metalwood Development Director 25:04

2M ago25:04

25:04

As regular listeners know, at Talk Birdie to Me we have a wonderful relationship with PING, who Nick O'Hern has played with his entire career, and they're absolute guns. And as Nick always says, there's a heap of golf companies doing great things, and we love hearing their stories. Titleist are one of those, and their balls are used by something li…

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☎️ Voicemail: Peter on Rakes 0:47

2M ago0:47

0:47

Peter has left a message with some suggestions for issues to cover on the upcoming potential podcast on rakes that Marko has been banging on about. Truth be told, we have a slight suspicion that Peter is ripping the piss, but hey who are we to judge. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, …

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus Nick & Mark Q&A: Bunker Play Challenges, Golf Club Fees, Challenging Par 3's 22:01

2M ago22:01

22:01

We always love feedback and questions, and often we can't get to it all in the normal pod, otherwise it would go for far too long, so we occasionally do a bonus feedback pod - and here's another one! Today we hear from Cameron who is looking to get fitted in Melbourne and is after some advice, which Nick and Mark are all too happy to give. Stewy me…

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Ep88: Hilarious Moments from Q School, Phoenix Goes Back to Back in Qld, and Mark: 'The Aust Open Date is Poison' 1:02:33

2M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

A big pod this week, plenty going on as always, and we start with the news that Adam Scott will not return for the Australian Open, Nick and Mark discuss. And we get onto the date, and if moving it would make it easier for players to come home for the Open, and to get the big international names. Mark calls the Australian Open date 'poison' for the…

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☎️ Voicemail: Scott from Melbourne 1:47

2M ago1:47

1:47

Cracking voicemail from Scott in Melbourne this week, who went to see the great man Matt Austin at PING for a fitting, and wanted to tell us how it went. If you haven't heard our bonus ep a while ago with Matt, just search 'Talk Birdie Matt Austin' wherever you listen to podcasts and you can hear that chat. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's e…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Flinders Golf Club - A Historic Treasure; and Flinders links with Royal Melbourne and Peter Thomson. 23:46

2M ago23:46

23:46

This is a fascinating bonus pod, we're at Flinders Golf Club overlooking the water, the waves, and of course the stunning golf course. And today we're going to learn about the course, it's history, some of the quirks of the course. We start by chatting with Andrew Kirby, who talks us through why he loves Flinders and why the course is so special. H…

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☎️ Voicemail: Jake from Lake Macquarie 1:00

2M ago1:00

1:00

Always great to get your voicemails, and after hearing Nick and Mark chat about shortening courses to help younger players, older players and newcomers last week, Jake from Charlestown Golf Club in Lake Macquarie left a voicemail explaining what they've done. He even sent us a video of their tees, which you can see here. If you want to leave a voic…

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Ep87: Nick: 'My Strategy to Beat Tiger'; Mark names 'the Sexiest Shot in Golf'; Live from Flinders Golf Club. 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

1:04:49

We're live from Flinders Golf Club on the Mornington Peninsula, what a view! If you haven't been here, it is stunning, and a wonderful course. We're having a yak, enjoying the views and a coffee, not a bad way to spend a day. Nick raises the TGL in the US, an indoor golf league, and explains how it works. Mark talks to the simulators in South Korea…

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☎️ Voicemail: Simon from Bonnie Doon Golf Club (Sydney) 0:53

2M ago0:53

0:53

A few voicemails this week, and we love them! Simon from the beautiful Bonnie Doon golf club in Pagewood heard Nick and Mark talking in this weeks podcast about the ludicrous ticket prices at the Ryder Cup, and wanted to clarify one point . If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the re…

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☎️ Voicemail: Scott from Brisbane 1:11

2M ago1:11

1:11

Another voicemail this week, this one from Scott in Brisbane who has some comments on Cam Smith, and on the PGA TV coverage that Nick was commentating with for the WA Open at the weekend. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, …

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Ep86: Is Anchoring Cheating? The 'Hottest Golf Coach in the World'. Hannah Green's Gives a Heckler a Lesson. 54:59

2M ago54:59

54:59

We'll be at Flinders Golf Club next week, recording the podcast at 10am. If you'd like to come down and say g'day, Nick and Mark would love to see you. And in a couple of weeks we'll be at the Golf Clearance Outlet in Preston, we'll let you know the date and time next week. Mark has seen a video this week showing a player anchoring. He is over it n…

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☎️ Voicemail: Matt from Brisbane 0:46

2M ago0:46

0:46

Nick and Mark absolutely love getting your voicemails, and after hearing the boys talking about Wenyi Deng turning pro last week, Matt from Brisbane left a message with some info for the boys about this exact issue happening previously. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Aussie Golf Legend Bob Stanton on beating Arnold Palmer, How His Mum Played a Role, and What Derailed His Career 44:08

3M ago44:08

44:08

A fascinating bonus podcast today with Aussie golf legend Bob Stanton. Many will know exactly who Bob is, perhaps some younger Wolfpack members may not, but trust us, this bonus pod is absolutely worth a listen. Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen chat to Bob about how he got into the game, and his career path, and obviously the famous win when he was 20-ye…

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Ep85: Mark: 'The Best Short Par 4 in the World', Plus 'Desert Golf', and Solutions to the Yips. 1:03:36

3M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

A big episode of Talk Birdie To Me this week with the team in 3 different timezones. Nick is in South Australia working hard drinking wine, Mark is in Melbourne, and Third Man Dan is in Mackay in North Queensland. Nick is in SA doing some hosting at the BMW National Final and explains what he is doing, some of the golf he has been playing, and who …

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick O'Hern on Losing Passion for Golf, Mark Allen calls The Ox a 'disgrace', and could Jack Riewoldt have been a Golf Pro? 19:51

3M ago19:51

19:51

A bonus Q&A pod today, we're all remote, Nick at home, Mark at 3AW about to fly out to play Tara Iti, and Dan in Wollongong. Today we look at some of your questions: Craig from Western Australia asks Nick and Mark about how to get passion for golf back if it has waned. Nick and Mark explains what they did when it happened to them. Antony and Clinto…

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Ep84: Why Nick O'Hern said 'No' to playing Augusta, the 'Craziest' Golf Decision Mark has seen, and Yasir/Monahan Break Bread 1:03:42

3M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

We're scattered all over the place today. Nick is at home in his daughter's bedroom, Mark is at 3AW in Melbourne, and Dan is in Wollongong. The wonders of technology, but the nature of it is that the pod does sound a touch different. But....Mark has come in all excited, he has a new putter that he bought on eBay, and he is showing it off and tells …

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Ep83: Nick O'Hern - Champions Tour Calling? Top 5 US Golfers to Cheer 'Against'. More on the Presidents Cup 1:00:20

3M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Another big week in golf, if you missed our Presidents Cup Review podcast, check it out in the feed. Nick and Mark give their thoughts on what went wrong for the international team. Today we start with Mark chatting about his love of the game of golf, and why he feels it is so special. He invites Nick to play in the mighty Box Hill Golf Club Pro-Am…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick: 'International Selections were Baffling', and Mark: 'It was a Mismatch'. 27:34

3M ago27:34

27:34

After a massive weekend of golf with the Presidents Cup terrible, then great, then underwhelming, we're emotionally drained. But, not drained enough that we didn't want to get together to analyse everything that happened. Through this bonus pod we run through each day's scores and what happened. Nick and Mark were both pissed after day one, but exc…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Presidents Cup Preview; Tips For Who'll Win & Why, & Who Will be the Best & Worst Players 32:13

3M ago32:13

32:13

With the Presidents Cup less than 24 hours away, Nick and Mark get together and kick around all things Presidents Cup. Mark is still in Port Douglas, thankfully today wearing a shirt, Nick in his home office in Melbourne. Nick and Mark discuss some of the history of the tournament, and share some stories. Nick was there playing for the Internationa…

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Ep82: Mark 'I Love LIV's Teams Format', Nick's Top 5 Pro-Ams, Cam Smith to QLD, Anniversary of Marks "ESPN Worst in Sport' Award 1:04:53

3M ago1:04:53

1:04:53

All over the place this week. Mark's in Port Douglas without a shirt on, watch out ladies, Nick is at home in Melbourne, as is Dan, and the wonders of technology means we're still yakking golf! Over the weekend Mark watched the highlights of the LIV teams event, and loved it - he describes the format as the perfect teams event structure, the best h…

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Ep81: Nick O'Hern's Ace, Rahm rolling in Cash, Suspensions at Golf Clubs, & is Bubba Facing the Axe at LIV ? 1:05:23

4M ago1:05:23

1:05:23

Big news this week with Nick O'Hern snagging an Ace last week in the Wagga Pro-Am, we start the show by finding out what happened. To be fair we probably couldn't have stopped Nick telling us as he basks in his well deserved moment. Very exciting, and capped off a wonderful trip to Wagga for Nick! Tigers new clothing line is out, and the comments o…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Form Slumps, Presidents Cup, and Under-Rated Tour Pro's 20:45

4M ago20:45

20:45

We always enjoy a bonus pod answering some of the questions that you send in. If you have a question or comment, leave it on our socials, email us, or leave a voicemail at our website at the link below. Today on our bonus Q&A pod, firstly we hear from Joe the Greenkeeper from Aotearoa who asks a question about the Solheim Cup, and the Presidents Cu…

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☎️ Voicemail: Rick from Moruya 1:11

4M ago1:11

1:11

Cracking voicemail from Rick in Moruya this week with some awesome news about one of his playing partners Ralph. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you play your golf, and leave your message. Couldn't be easier, takes…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Jordan Bovalina - Australia's Leading Long Driver 25:41

4M ago25:41

25:41

A fascinating bonus pod today. Earlier this week we were recording the normal pod and we spotted Jordan Bovalina in the cafe at Golf Australia HQ, never let it be said that we miss an opportunity to talk to Australia's leading long driver at the last World Long Driving Championships, so we hit him for a chat and sure enough he came back to sit down…

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Ep80: Can the Presidents Cup Survive? PGA Tour vs LIV Showdown in December, and Where the Hell is Riyadh ? 55:33

4M ago55:33

55:33

This week we kick off with Nick and Mark discussing the Scheffler/Rory McIlroy vs Koepka/DeChambeau, Mark is excited about the prospect, Nick will watch the highlights. We chat about the first couple of LIV tournaments next year, Adelaide is second and Riyadh is first....unhelpfully none of us know where Riyadh is or how to spell it...so we muddle …

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on Receiving a 12-Stroke Penalty! 1:03

4M ago1:03

1:03

Former Tour Pro Scotty Laycock, now the Tour Pro at Royal Hobart, heard Nick and Mark taking about Sahith Theegala's 2-stroke penalty on this weeks pod (Ep79), and left us a voicemail about a time he copped a 12-stroke penalty (!!!!) when playing a tournament in China. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your m…

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☎️ Voicemail: Marek from Melbourne 1:47

4M ago1:47

1:47

Another voicemail, this time from Marek from Seaford in Melbourne who has crunched the numbers on the Fedex Cup Final Round and come up with some interesting notional results. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you pl…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Australian Open, Planes and Golf Gear, and Prize Money 21:43

4M ago21:43

21:43

We love the bonus pods, and the ones where we run through a bunch of questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack are fantastic, and another one today. First cab of the rank, Craig has a question about whether the Australian Open should have a permanent home, Nick and Mark discuss the venue, and the format. Mick has a question about travelling on planes…

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Ep79: Cam Smith - How Golf NSW Got Him, How Craig Parry Screwed Over Nick Faldo, The Hardest Tee Shot in the World 1:06:50

4M ago1:06:50

1:06:50

Nick and Mark are amped over last weeks Cam Smith news that he will be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs in November, so much so that we start the show by calling Golf NSW COO Graeme Phillipson to ask him how it happened, and how Golf NSW pulled off such a fantastic get. Great chat, and some fantastic insights into the process, and what it now m…

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