A feedback pod today, and we look at a few comments from you in response to Marks statement last week that he feels Royal Melbourne will need a small miracle to be ready for The Australian Open. He has heard some further information that is concerning, and unhelpfully says this on the pod, but refuses to divulge what that information is, leaving Nick, Dan and the wolfpackers all hanging. Poor form from Mr Allen and he should know better. That said, Harry has messaged in saying he has seen Royal ...
Jul 10, 2025•25 min•Season 3Ep. 146
It's a great time of the golfing year, the Scottish Open this week, and The Open Championship next week. And the Evian is on this week as well, Nick and Mark discuss the course (which they both dislike) and ask does anyone actually like the course? We chat about Links Golf in the UK. Nick and Mark love the UK's links courses, particularly the smaller ones that are lesser known, they discuss what they like about them, one of the things is what they call the 'honest bounce' you get on UK Links cou...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 145
Bonus pod today with only two things on the runsheet. Before we get to that, Nicks been hitting balls, giving his new blades a workout at Long Island, Mark was at the range and has suffered the ignominy of both putting his back out using his 7 iron, and his son getting better club head speed than Mark. Awkward. But to item number one on the runsheet. An email from wolfpacker Alistair, who met Nick recently at Cathedral, has asked the boys if there was one hole anywhere in the world that they wou...
Jul 06, 2025•21 min
Farah is married to Ray Mak who gets regularly mentioned on the pod, and Ray played a round with Nick O'Hern a few days ago....did it go well for Ray??? Farah left a voicemail and explained what happened....it doesn't sound pretty (for Ray). We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; PING will help you play your best. See your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting; Golf Clearance O...
Jul 05, 2025•1 min
A fun feedback pod today, with a few comments and questions, and after the turn a special guest - a 9-year old golfer with a handicap of 7.8 !!!!! Before we get to our chat with Jasper, we hear from the Wolfpack. Mick loves the stories about Texas Tech from Mark, and asks if there are any about the 'Liver King'. We don't know who that is, unless it is referring to Mark's drinking when he was at Texas Tech, which is probably accurate. Marty got a fitting from Matt Austin at PING, and has subscrib...
Jul 03, 2025•28 min
Hold everything. We start today's pod with an update on Marks investigation into the debacle of the recent Top 100 Golf Course list. The person Mark suspected of being responsible, he has discovered was not, and he names the person who he says is responsible for it. Marks contact has gone to ground, and he is hitting a brick wall, particularly now he is enquiring about this named person. Mark puts the invite to the Top 100 Course people, that we'd like them to come onto the podcast to discuss th...
Jul 02, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 144
A feedback pod today, lots of great comments and questions, and plenty of fun. We start with Tim from Sydney who has sent in two pics for us, one of a number plate on a car at Royal Sydney relevant to the podcast, and one of him and his Dad which is a ripper. How good are Father/Son days at golf clubs, or Mum/Daughters, or Parent/Child...so good. Tim also has a question on how pros select tournaments to play in, and Nick explains the ones he never missed and why. Mark from Royal Mt Isa messaged ...
Jun 30, 2025•28 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Last week Nick listed his Top 5 shots to win your first major, and he did it off the top of his head with only a couple of minutes to consider it. He was pretty sure he'd missed a couple of obvious ones, so we had a competition for the Wolfpack to suggest ones Nick had missed. And a great prize.....$250 bucks to spend on the Golf Clearance Outlet , online or instore, and a teams entry (you and a friend) into the Golfies 2-person Ambrose tournament which starts in September, and if you win 8 matc...
Jun 27, 2025•22 min
One of the most anticipated new golf course developments is 7 Mile Beach in Hobart, and Tour Pro Matty Goggin is the man behind it. Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen gave Matty a buzz in Colorado, where he is preparing to play the US Senior Open this weekend, to ask him about the Hobart course. Mark has seen some photos, and says they are amazing. Matty explains that he was unsure as to whether they'd get water views, but as it turns out, you have water vista's almost everywhere. He describes7 Mile Bea...
Jun 26, 2025•17 min
It would be a rookie error to not start today's podcast by talking about the superstar Minjee Lee's fantastic win in Texas, surely a hall of fame position is a lock (down the track), what a gun. That said it wasn't all smooth sailing, some bogies early in the last round, but a great recovery, and Jeeno Thitikul on the hunt right behind her. Scores were quite high, due to weather and the course, but the play was slower than ideal. Nick has been watching Minjee's putting, and says it was insane ho...
Jun 25, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Wolfpacker Paul was watching the Travelers Championship over the weekend, side-note what a tough final hole for Tommy Fleetwood, but that aside Paul has some thoughts on the international feed and left Nick and Mark a voicemail. Your thoughts? We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; PING will help you play your best. See your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting; Golf Clearance...
Jun 23, 2025•1 min
Great message from Mick from the UK this week that we thought we'd explore a bit. Mick has asked Nick and Mark to give their Top 5 courses in the world, so we thought we'd run through them. In classic Talk Birdie style, the Top 5 becomes a Top 6 from each of them. And in Nicks case, one of the courses may have been influenced by the wine he was drinking at a house on the course - he explains on the pod. And what course does he describe as a 'living, breathing, parcel of land' ? Mark tells the st...
Jun 19, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 141
What. A. Weekend. The US Open had everything. Drama, comebacks, fadeouts, bad weather, amazing shots, and on the final day at various times any one of half a dozen players were a genuine chance to win. So good. We do of course start the show by talking about the US Open and the incredible win of J.J. Spaun. Mark talks about how Spaun describes himself as a 'bad luck golfer', but he made his own luck at Oakmont. That final putt was unbelievable. We discuss the comments that his coach made to him ...
Jun 18, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Andrew from Canada is watching Day 4 of the US Open, which at the time of publishing this is still wide open - Burns, Scotty and Hovland the three most likely at this stage, let's hope the rain doesn't get any heavier. But, to Andrew's message - he left a voicemail thanking Nick and Mark for the Fathers Day (in the US) 'present' that they gave him. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; PING wil...
Jun 15, 2025•1 min
Brett from Brisbane (like most of us) watched day one of the US Open and had a couple of thoughts on Nick O'Hern and Mark Allens predictions following the first day, so he left a voicemail. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; PING will help you play your best. See your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting; Golf Clearance Outlet, visit them online here to find your nearest s...
Jun 13, 2025•46 sec
Some cracking questions from Talk Birdie To Me wolfpackers this week, and Nick and Mark love chatting through them in our feedback pods. Craig is having issue off the tee, he is shanking it, and asks for a few thoughts from the boys....they have some solid advice. David sometimes gets distracted when he's over the ball if he sees some movement in his vision, and this is throwing him off....asks how Nick and Mark would deal with that. Tom loved Nicks story about having breakfast with Jack Nicklau...
Jun 13, 2025•20 min•Season 3Ep. 139
It's US Open week and you'd think we'd start the show talking about that, or maybe about Ryan Fox's win in the Canadian Open, but no. Mark has found a new emoji that he likes and that's what he brings to the table to open the show with. Seriously Talk Birdie To Me used to be a serious golf show, we have jumped the shark. Even worse, the emoji doesn't mean what Mark thinks it does....awkward. But onto the US Open! Mark loves the week, and says even though the course is set up to be brutal and unr...
Jun 11, 2025•59 min
Today we preview the US Open this weekend, how exciting is it! Mark has come specifically dressed in green or, as he puts it, the colour of money. That's because he is convinced that Straka is still getting no respect, with Hummer and the Betr team putting him at 67 bucks. Mark says they clearly don't know what they're doing. Mark's also watched a video on YouTube of Bryson at Oakmont, and says it is worth the watch. See it here . But onto the US Open - Oakmont, a tough course, Nick has played i...
Jun 10, 2025•28 min
After Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen asked Tour Pro Scott Laycock to get in touch with his memories of the 2001 Australian Open, Scotty shot us a message on socials which we read out on Fridays pod, and he then left a voicemail talking about it which fleshed out what happened in that tournament a little more. Scotty also commented on the story Nick and Mark discussed regarding José Luis Ballester having an unscheduled bathroom break on Rae's Creek at The Masters and recounted a story of his own that...
Jun 08, 2025•3 min
Feedback pod today, bunch of your comments and questions to run through. Mark is curious to know how our request for mean tweets is going, short answer is 'underwhelming', we've only had a couple, so Mark decides Nick needs to offend more people on the pod. And we started our investigation a couple of days ago into the heinous crime that is the list of the Top 100 World Golf Courses list from an unnamed group of judges, probably unnamed as the list is pretty ordinary, Marks investigation continu...
Jun 06, 2025•24 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Gordon from Woodlands in Melbourne watched the US Women's Open from Erin Hills at the weekend and found some of the pace of play frustrating, even though he enjoyed the event overall. He has an idea on how to deal with slow play and left Nick and Mark a voicemail. Got a thought, story or question? Yo can leave a voicemail at the Talk Birdie To Me website here , it takes only a moment and you can do it on your phone or computer. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners...
Jun 05, 2025•1 min
After a massive weekend in the US Women's Open at Erin Hills, and a big tournament at 'Jacks Place', Ala Memorial, we're back with a busy Talk Birdie To Me podcast last today. Nick and Mark were very impressed with Maja Stark in her win in the US Open, Nick says she is 'an outstanding player', and Mark agrees, bit admits to not paying a huge amount of attention to her prior to the weekend. Nick has followed her for a while and fills Mark in on her backstory. Whilst he loved Maja's win, Mark disl...
Jun 04, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 136
A short bonus episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, with a guest in studio - Gene Saunders, who is the Titleist Golf Club Business Manager, Australia and New Zealand. He's dropped in to talk about the latest Scotty Cameron putters, and particularly the chain link face milling technology. They look great, but clearly they're not made just for appearance, so we wanted to find out what that technology does and more importantly will they help us play better golf! Gene also talks about why they have us...
Jun 03, 2025•12 min
Another feedback pod today, we love these as you basically do all the work and we just respond to your comments and questions. We start with wolfpacker Pete who has sent a pic in of the rakes that are apparently being trialled at Royal Queensland and is keen on Nick and Marks thoughts, Peter also had a suggestion for the best golf club in Queensland, as did many others, we read through a bunch of them. During this the Troppo Tour comes up and Nick tells a story about playing that tour, a funny s...
Jun 01, 2025•23 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Darren from Perth and his mate worked out how many rounds they've played together over 35-years, and Darren gave his mate a cheeky drive-by at the end of the voicemail message. Can you beat their number? Got a thought, story or question? Yo can leave a voicemail at the Talk Birdie To Me website here , it takes only a moment and you can do it on your phone or computer. And don't forget to subscribe to us on socials at these links: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , TikTok and see us on YouTube here...
Jun 01, 2025•37 sec
Massive show, we start by discussing the US Women's Open this week at Erin Hills, Nick and Mark talk through the Aussies and Kiwis, and the international stars. Nick's tip - on this course is to keep an eye on the 'power players', and Mark says watch out for Steph Kyriacou who is in great form. Mark loves the fact that the prize money is $12 million. Predictably, Mark finds a way to pump up his man-crush on Sepp Straka. And then. The story Mark has been chasing for a few days now. Mark tells Nic...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Today we're reading out some of your questions and comments, Nick is still in Cathedral this week, Mark in the studio. We start the feedback pod with some constructive (or is it) criticism for Mark from wolfpacker Ross. Does Mark take it in the spirit it was intended? Predictably not really. Craig has a question about tour pros and divots, why don't they repair them? He feels it is disrespectful and asks Nick and Mark their view. Peter has a question on bunker maintenance. And we have a swing re...
May 22, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 133
After listening to this weeks pod where there was a question about the rakes at Kingston Heath, Shaun from Melbourne left us a message with some thoughts on the rakes at both Kingston Heath and Metro. Got a thought, story or question? Yo can leave a voicemail at the Talk Birdie To Me website here , it takes only a moment and you can do it on your phone or computer. And don't forget to subscribe to us on socials at these links: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , TikTok and see us on YouTube here . ...
May 22, 2025•49 sec
We start today's pod talking about Scottie Scheffler's thumping win in Charlotte, Nick describes Scottie as 'Tiger-esque' at the moment, and Nick and Mark discuss his impressive performance, and some key moments. Mark loves how the year is shaping up with Rory, Scottie notching big wins, and Nick adds Bryson to the conversation as well. Nick brings up the multi that we had on with Betr. It didn't go well. Rory let us down, and it appears that we were on the wrong JT. Mark is confident that one w...
May 21, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Feedback pod today, and we've got plenty of comments and questions from the Wolfpack. We start with a message from a young bloke who might have a future in this crazy game - Bradley Hughes - with a comment on Royal Melbourne Composite, which is hard to argue with. That feedback from Hugo reminds Nick that he also left a voicemail last week with some clarity on the Tiger Woods missing ball incident, providing some info that neither Nick or Mark were aware of. Mark decides that we have to get Tige...
May 18, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 131
