Bonus: Todd Woodbridge 'Golf Opened More Doors For Me Than Tennis'

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A fun bonus pod today with Aussie tennis superstar Todd Woodbridge, who is also a veeeery handy golfer.

Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen speak Todd about his commentary and how he navigates the personalities of guys like John McEnroe and Jim Courier. He tells us why he loved doubles so much.

How did Todd go from tennis commentator to game show host? And why does he feel that commentating has helped him prepare for hosting a game show. Todd talks through the audition process when he got the gig on Tipping Point.

Todd spent a lot of time with the late Payne Stewart and we hear some of those stories, and how that friendship came about, and what Payne taught him.

Todd tells us the one thing that is different about golf than any other sport and why he loves this aspect of it.

We hear how Todd and Nicks friendship came about and find out if Todd could have made it as a golfer....and we find out the superstar US golfer that Todd beat and how it happened.

And finally, in the wake of Scottie Scheffler being arrested, and Nick and Mark sharing their stories of being arrested, or close to it in Nicks case, Todd tells us about the time he was arrested in Atlanta, spent time in a jail cell, and went out the next day and played tennis in the Olympics, ultimately winning gold!

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