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Talk Birdie To Me
Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk golf every week on Talk Birdie To Me. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia and Worldwide. As two golfers who played at the highest level, they tell it like it is, and take you behind the scenes to get an inside look into the world of golf.
Nick O’Hern reached #16 in the world rankings and is the only player ever to beat Tiger Woods twice in matchplay. Mark Allen is a former Touring Pro of 15 years - played a British Open at Carnoustie…
Episodes
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Friday Feedback: Adam Scott, Anthony Kim, Shaft Weights, and 'Were you beaten by a Tour Pro when they were a kid?'
Some conflict at the start of the show today when there is dissent over some content choices. Is there trouble in paradise? But...we resolve our differences…
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Ep228: Mark: 'To be brutally honest (this) is what LIV didn't have', The 'Bubble' - agony and ecstasy, and what Scheffler calls 'the most important chip shot of my career'
Fun show today, and we start with the latest from the world of LIV. There is a lot going on as we get closer to the deadline for players to decide. 01:00On…
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Mini: Putting Right, yet Swinging Left, why it works. Nick O'Hern explains. And Mark tells us 'the most horrible (putting yips) I ever saw in a tournament'
A message today from wolfpacker Grant who recently spoke to Nick about putting right handed, while swinging left handed, and Nick had shared some great tips…
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Monday Mini: 'Must Play' courses in Adelaide & Victor Harbor. And why Nick O'Hern says he is responsible for Elvis Smylie's 2024 WA Open win.
A Monday Mini today, unfortunately beginning with more 'fashion chat' from our resident Miranda Priestley (aka Mark Allen). Feel free to fast forward through…
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☎️ Voicemail: Dan from the Sunshine Coast with some advice on 'stretching'
Mark has been banging on over the last couple of weeks about his new stretching routine and says that his body feels better than it has in years. He also made…
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Friday Feedback: 'Ban All Caddys for Pros'! Sheez... and a great story of a 12-year old Adam Scott Monstering the Adults in Brisy!
This is awkward. The show gets off to a poor start when Mark is insensitive to a team member, nearly derailing the entire pod for today. Trouble in paradise…
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Graham Marsh Mini: Links Kennedy Bay redesign, why he says 'You'd better get your Driver ready'!
On the main show this week Nick and Mark were discussing how great Secret Harbour looked for the WA Open, a course designed by Australian legend Graham Marsh…
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Ep227: Minjee Lee's Annus Horribilis, Top 5 'Narrow' courses, Rory's Fee for Kingston Heath...worth it or not?
Big show today, and we start with a stretching update from Mark. Riveting we know but as that famous golfer Taylor Swift said, the stretchers gonna stretch…
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Bonus Mini: Imagine scoring an Albatross, and the next hole an Ace. It happened last weekend. We speak to the guy who did it.
Well this is extraordinary. At the weekend Kris Clelland was playing at Lynwood Country Club in Pitt Town, Sydney, where he did something quite unbelievable…
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Monday Mini: 'Help, I'm consistently a Slow Starter in Comps....How do I fix it?'
Wolfpacker Andrew has an issue. He's a very good player, however he is plagued by slow starts in comps and always finds himself having to come from behind to…
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Friday Feedback: Adam Scott's Technique; are Caddies for Tour Pro's worth it or not needed? And more on Seve's National Service
Nick is still in New Zealand with the BMW team, no doubt plenty of golf, a couple of wines, and some relaxation. Interesting that Nick did not invite Mark and…
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Ep226: Is LIV Golf now Dead? Nick & Mark say LIV can't survive. Tiger on the Tee (sort of). Nick 'LPGA are doing Australia No Favours'
Big show ... and Nick is coming to us from New Zealand today! 01:00Nick explains why he is in Queenstown. 02:00We start with the latest golf news, the DP World…
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Feedback: Was the 92 Australian Open really the strongest field in history? Aim Point, LIV, and Mark defames an entire city!
A bonus feedback pod today, so many messages, comments, emails that we thought we'd smack out another one. 01:00 We start with a number of comments on our…
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Monday Mini: How to Flight your Wedges Lower
On todays Monday Mini we have a question from wolfpacker Ben. Now Ben has been working on getting his handicap down, and he is currently down to 14, and…
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Friday Feedback: Australian Mens Golf, ideas to improve; An email saying 'Mark you are uneducated', we find out why. A fun Friday show (just not for Mark).
A Friday Feedback show today and Mark, not for the first time, gets lined up. On todays show we have a message from one person calling Mark 'uneducated', and…
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Guest: Hollywood Star Michael Peña on playing the Dunhill Links Championship last weekend, and he tells us his favourite Australian courses to play.
Bonus ep today as we catch up with wolfpacker, friend of the show, passionate golfer, and occasionally in his spare time Hollywood superstar Michael Peña, who…
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Ep225: Nick 'My Entire Year came down to one shot'; Why we want Mickelson back; And how many Majors should The Shark have won?
Huge show today, plenty to talk about, and a few big issues to dissect. 01:00Mark has an experiment he wants to try to do with his body to see if it helps his…
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Monday Mini: Understanding the Process of having your Toe up at address
A Monday Mini today where Nick and Mark discuss a question from a Canadian wolfpacker Gavin who has a question around understanding what having your toe up at…
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Friday Feedback: Uh Oh...Why was Mark Allen accused of 'Stealing' by a Tour Pro. A Slow Play solution? And more genius from Seve.
A Friday Feedback show today, and there is plenty to get through ! 01:00 We start with a question from Jeff about centre shaft putters, and their benefits…
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☎️ Voicemail: Mark from Concord - Your Recent Top 5 didn't include 'Australia's Best Putter!!'
Mark from Concord in Sydney had a listen to our recent Monday Mini where Nick and Mark were putting together the best player, using different attributes from…
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Ep224: Presidents Cup Wrap, the return pathway for Leish, Cam, Lucas, and Mark: 'I Blame Laura Norman for what happened to The Shark'.
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…
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Presidents Cup Mini: 'It was a Crushing Day', and despite the loss, why Ogilvy out-captained Snedeker
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…
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Bonus Feedback: Mark: 'That's the Stupidest, Most Pathetic, Email we have ever received'
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…
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Monday Mini: How to Take Spin off, or Put Spin on, the Ball - Nick and Mark explain.
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…
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☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Scotty Laycock on Daniel Chopra's 'Iron Man' reputation
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…
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Friday Feedback: BREAKING: Has Patrick Reed been bumped off the Talk Birdie watchlist for being 'flexible' with the rules? And Mark asks 'What are these People talking about'!
A Friday Feedback Show...and could we be seeing Patrick Reed bumped off the Talk Birdie To Me watchlist????!!!?!??? 01:00Wolfpacker Richard has sent in a video…
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Bonus Mini: Help Needed!!! How is your Club Championship Structured? A Wolfpacker needs ideas for their club.
An emergency bonus Mini today as we've had a question from wolfpacker Justin in Western Australia that cannot possibly wait until Monday, that's how important…
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Presidents Cup Preview: 'An Internationals Win Would be One of the Greatest Upsets in Sport'. We look at the teams, the matchups, and the course.
It's Presidents Cup week and today Nick and Mark run the ruler over the teams, some of the likely matchups, the course, and look to build a fun little multi…
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Ep223: The PGAT return pathways for LIV players, Presidents Cup: can the Internationals make it a contest? And a Phil Mickelson story you won't believe....
Big show, it's Presidents Cup week and we're a bit excited about it....even with the dismal record from the internationals, fortunately one of the hosts on…
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Monday Mini: Managing Mental and Physical Fatigue as a Tour Pro (and even as a Social Golfer)
An excellent question from wolfpacker Evan in todays Monday Mini. Evan is a touch fatigued with golf, which can happen, and whilst he loves the game he's…
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Friday Feedback: Re: Gary Player, Mark says the 'Evidence is Damning', and we draw the winner to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island live!
Friday Feedback show today and this is a bit exciting as we draw the winner of our trip to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island - huge thanks to Titliest and The…
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Ep222: 5 Things that Golf Needs to 'Kill Off' right now! The Solheim, how good was it! And Nick gives tips for playing in windy conditions.
Massive show today, one of our longest ever in fact. Could be due to great content, could be due to us just banging on about stuff....you're better placed to…
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Monday Mini: Australian Golf Course Redesigns. What are the great ones? What are the bad ones? Plus fashion advice from Mark.
A Monday Mini today and we start with 'fashion chat'. Apparently Mark is considering applying for an extra role in Devil Wears Prada 3, so he's getting up to…
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Friday Feedback: Was Gary Player a Cheat? And the golfing legend Mark says: 'When he Talks, I Listen'.
Friday Feedback pod today, and one that might possibly be a touch controversial around a discussion about a certain legendary South African golfer....more on…
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Ep221: A 'Dumb, Stupid Idea that needs to change', and Why are our Amateur Tournaments not on our Best Courses?
After last weeks debacle when Mark broke our equipment resulting in the scrapping of half of the main show, let's see if we can get through this weeks without…
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Monday Mini: We build the Perfect Prototype Golfer, Using 5 Categories and the Best Player from each
Monday Mini, cracking question from Martin in Western Australia. Martin asks Nick and Mark to build the perfect prototype golfer, choosing from 5 categories of…
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Friday Feedback: 'Golf Would be a Better Game if Titanium was never allowed', Golf Etiquette, More on Wyndham Clark, and why 'Weeds' in golf are a real issue.
Controversial start to the Friday Feedback pod as Mark Allen defames Dan, there will be legal action being instigated as soon as Dan has sought counsel from…
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☎️ Voicemail: Brett from Sydney on Trumps Courses
On yesterday's show we kicked around the idea that the LIV whale might be Trump, not investing himself but doing so through the US government and thus…
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Bonus: Presidents Cup Teams are a Lock. Nick and Mark analyse the Players picked. And name the pick they'd both have left out.
Today saw the announcement of the final teams for the Presidents Cup teams, both the US team and the Internationals. On our show earlier this morning, prior to…
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Ep220: By numbers, Scheffler 'Twice as good as Rory', Who's the LIV 'Whale'? We pick Presidents Cup Teams...and Mark Destroys the episode...literally.
We all know the famous line from Jim Nantz 'a tradition unlike any other'. Well today we're paraphrasing Jim and it is a Talk Birdie To Me episode unlike any…
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Monday Mini: Cutting Shafts, Gripping Down, and how do Swing Weights work?
Todays Monday Mini is inspired from a voicemail from wolfpacker Asher in New Zealand who has a question about his irons. Asher was listening to our recent ep…
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Weekend Mini: Could a Tri-Series comp work, if so how should it be Structured? Nick and Mark discuss.
Cos why not? We thought we'd smash out a quick weekend Talk Birdie Mini today. Wolfpacker Andrew has an idea for a new tournament that he believes would match…
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Friday Feedback: A Listener tells Mark to 'Get Over Yourself'...ouch. Plus, we talk Tapering on Tour, and a Slow Play Enforcement Idea
The weekends nearly here, hope you've got some downtime, some family time, and some golf time planned! Today on our Friday Feedback pod we have a lot of fun…
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Bonus Mini: Nick on Playing with Bryson: 'He was Different, Unusual, and Unbelievable Length'
A fun mini ep today where Nick and Mark answer a couple of questions from wolfpacker Jeff about a conversation on last weeks main show. Mark was talking about…
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Ep219: Our LIV Insider says: 'Jon Rahm, Tyrell Hatton, Ian Poulter are Gone'. Has Wyndham Clark been dodgy (again)? And Nick wants a Shot Clock.
HUGE show today. So much to discuss, and we start with some more inside info from Mark's LIV insider in the US, he reads the texts. 01:00 Info from inside LIV…
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☎️ Voicemail: Paul from Wollongong on how the advice he actioned from Claude Harmon III went for him
Paul from Wollongong enjoyed the Claude Harmon III show last week, and took one piece of advice from Claude and applied it to his game at the weekend. Did it…
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Guest: Gary Lisbon, the World's Premier Golf Course Photographer on his new Sandbelt Golf Course book
A Talk Birdie To Me bonus ep today, with a special guest dropping by - the world's premier golf course photographer, Gary Lisbon. Gary has a new book out today…
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Monday Mini: Nick O'Hern - 'Three things I had to fix in my Golf Game when I turned Pro'.
A Monday Mini today, and we chat with wolfpacker Kell who has a couple of questions for Nick and Mark. Kell is from Sydney and was a junior at Moore Park…
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☎️ Voicemail: Phil on the late Nick McCormack
South Australian golfing legend, Nick McCormack, passed away a couple of weeks ago leaving a wonderful legacy. Phil left us a short voicemail with a memory of…
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Friday Feedback: Mark Allen - 'We'll never see anything like LIV Adelaide again, and it will leave a huge hole in our Summer'
The weekend is thisclose and that means a Friday Feedback show. Some ripping questions and comments from you this week to discuss and debate. 01:00Firstly Beau…
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Mini: The Weirdest and Strangest Putting Styles of Tour Pros through the years
A bonus Talk Birdie To Me Mini today, which comes following a question from wolfpacker Dave who wrote: Hi Nick and Mark, Watching the Wyndham Championship, I…
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Ep218: LIV Cutting Prizemoney this weekend? An Insider says yes. We read the message. Scheffler tears up the field. And more on Slow Play.
Big show today, and a massive story out of a LIV insider that we reveal for the first time. We'll get to that in about 15 minutes or so. 01:00Mark is…
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Guest: Claude Harmon III: His Coaching Philosophies, Coaching Cam Smith, Watching His Dad Coach Tiger and The Shark.
Well this is a bit exciting. Earlier this year Cameron Smith joined with Claude Harmon III to turn his performances around, and since doing so there have been…
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Monday Mini: What is Pod Listener Aaron doing right, and wrong, with his swing? Nick and Mark analyse it.
A Monday Mini today and today Nick and Mark are looking at a wolfpackers swing, he is having some issues and is keen for some input from the boys. So although…
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Friday Feedback: Nick Names 2 Tour Pros He Believes 'Trench', and a listener says: 'You Buffoons Belong on the Wall of Shame'.
A big Friday Feedback pod today, lots of questions, comments and stories, and Nick 'names names' on a dodgy activity that some Tour Pros are doing. 01:00We…
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Ep217: LIV Golf: the latest on the funding and criteria. Fedex Cup - Players who missed out. And Bryson being Bryson again.
Welcome to this weeks Main Talk Birdie To Me, and as usual there are plenty of things to discuss in the world of golf. 01:00Mark raises Cam Davis' form, he…
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Monday Mini: Getting Distance Playing a Cut, and Nick Outlines 'the most effective way to lower your scores'
A Monday Mini today, with a question from wolfpacker David. 01:00First a reminder of our competition where you could win a trip for you and a friend to play…
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Friday Feedback: 'He's as Professional as you'll see', We discuss Trenching. And Lucas Herbert's Putting.
Friday Feedback show today and Nick is still enjoying the show in Queenstown with the family, so we're all remote today, rather than being from Titleist and…
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Ep216: Our Top 5 Golf Swing List is Critiqued by you...who did we miss? And Mark: 'What Company Would Possibly Invest in LIV?'
Slightly different episode today as Nick is in New Zealand on holidays for a week or so with the family, so it sounds a tad different to usual, but plenty to…
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CONFIRMED: Rory McIlroy to play Cathedral Invitational in Victoria
There have been rumours for a week or so, but today Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen can confirm that Rory McIlroy has been confirmed to play the Cathedral…