We love a bonus pod, particularly in weeks when we have lots of feedback or questions from the 'Talk Birdie To Me' Wolfpack, too much to fit into the normal pod, so we smash out a bonus pod! Fun! Today's a ripper with a few voicemails. We have a voicemail from Peter who has an idea about allowing more holes to be played as Par 3 holes, leading to a chat about tees. Voicemail from Steve, and an email from Hugh, both asking about Minjee Lee's form and if it has anything to do with moving to Callaw...
Aug 29, 2024•24 min
Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock from Royal Hobart left a voicemail for Nick and Mark after hearing the boys chatting about Ian Baker-Finch on this weeks pod. 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or p...
Aug 28, 2024•1 min
Nick O'Hern is a PING guy through and through, and has been for years. That's because PING are the best in the business. But he does keep an eye on what other gear is around, and he has a new wedge that he is excited about, and Mark is a little envious of! But into the show. Congrats to Lydia Ko, another win, and her second gold medal in a couple of weeks with the win at St Andrews. Mark loves seeing the women back at the home of golf, and Nick and Mark discuss some of what they watched. A tough...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Fehan from Melbourne heard Nick and Mark discussing Minjee Lee and her recent form this week on the pod, and had a couple of insights that he wanted to share, so left a voicemail for us. 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with the great support of PING...
Aug 23, 2024•50 sec
A fun pod this week, Mark has noticed that short follow throughs when putting are in vogue, and he wants to discuss with Nick. Nick has just returned from a few days in Vietnam playing golf and tells us about the courses he played which were excellent - but it was hot! Who'd have thought. This gives Mark an idea about doing a 'Nick and Mark golf trip' where they head off and play a few courses in a week, inviting you along as well. We explore where this week long golf tour could go....Nick and M...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 77
Rob from Curlewis Golf Club was listening to our bonus pod with Frank and Aiden from watchMynumbers and had a comment about Franks coach Steve Brodie, who also gives Rob lessons. He left us a voicemail about it. 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with ...
Aug 16, 2024•1 min
A huge week in golf, plenty of great things to discuss, and some sad news with the passing of Chi-Chi Rodríguez, a true legend of the game. Nick and Mark chat about his wonderful legacy, and we hear where the 'sword dance' came from, a great story. To the Olympics. We loved it. And whilst Nick and Mark have mixed feelings about golf in the Olympics, the gold medal win from Lydia Ko was undeniably special. We chat about Lydia and the win, and how Hannah Green nearly was in play for a bronze. Is t...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We had a voicemail from Dan in The Blue Mountains today asking about the format for golf in the Olympics and giving his view on what an alternate format could look like. What do you think of Dan's suggestion? Nick and Mark discuss their views on the format for the Olympics this arvo on the pod. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile ...
Aug 12, 2024•2 min
The watchMynumbers app is brilliant if you want to improve your golf, and they're a big supporter of Talk Birdie To Me. Nick and Mark decided to get founder Frank Colautti, and Tour Pro Aiden Didone, who uses the app in his career, in for a chat. In the first half of the pod we hear from Frank about why he founded it, where the idea came from. He talks about a number of aspects of the app, one of the important ones being how it captures not only your performance, but how you felt about the shot ...
Aug 09, 2024•37 min
Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We received a voicemail from Gerard in Brisy who had a couple of comments for Mark after hearing this weeks episode. And 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We'...
Aug 07, 2024•1 min
Another fun episode this week, with plenty of golf to discuss. We start with a text that Mark received from former Herald Sun golf journo Brian Meldrum about a fantastic achievement from Huntingdale member Ken Chandler recently. Fantastic. We love these stories. Nick mentions that Gary Player's 1974 Claret Jug replica was sold recently by his son, not with Gary's approval unfortunately. But a lazy 400k for him (the son not Gary). Back to Huntingdale, we discuss the development and how it is goin...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 75
Another bonus Q&A pod where we discuss some of your questions that we didn't have time for on the normal pod, or might take a bit longer to discuss. Today half a dozen questions from Talk Birdie To Me Wolfpack members. Jay is finding some differences playing on couch vs kikuyu grass and wants Nick and Marks thoughts; Ashley has a comment and question about pros playing in club competitions; Robbie wants to discuss Huntingdale and course renovations more broadly; Travis has some opinions on S...
Jul 31, 2024•25 min
We open the pod with big and breaking news from Mark on a major roadblock to a successful merger of the LIV and PGA, this has come from an EXTREMELY high and very reliable source within LIV. It shocked Mark when he heard it, and in turn Nick when Mark revealed it on the podcast. In Nick and Mark's view, this makes a merger the two organisations highly unlikely, and it may lead to a ramping up from LIV of poaching PGA players again. We discuss the likely targets. After this big news settles a bit...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 74
A bonus pod today where we run through some of your questions. Pod listener Laird had a question about Rob MacIntyre and the sprinkler incident in Scotland, specifically around the rules and whether they were broken, bent, or fine. So we called our rules guy Stu from the excellent GolfRules Questions pod to clarify. Whilst we had Stu on the phone Nick and Mark had a couple of other questions for him. Then we spoke to Neil from Hamilton in New Zealand who had a couple of questions, couple of comm...
Jul 24, 2024•21 min
Gee the time difference to watch The Open Championship is a punish in Australia and New Zealand, specifically later in the day, but we got some in live and plenty of highlights....and what a tournament it was! Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spend a bit of time unpacking some of the key moments. The weather played a role, as we expect it will in this tournament, but Mark feels it was perfect to test the players. And Nick and Mark discuss whether the pros should play more Links golf than they do, give...
Jul 23, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Another big week in golf and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are all over it. We start by discussing Keegan Bradley's appointment as the captain of the US Ryder Cup team, an appointment which took us all by surprise. But we quickly move on to Steph Kyriacou's performance in the Evian, she did so well and nearly won her first major but just fell a little short to a fast finishing Ayaka Furue. Mark loves Ludvig Åberg but wasn't over the moon with his performance at the weekend. On the positive side, Ma...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Lewy from Melbourne left us a voicemail after listening to our bonus pod with Jonathan Yarwood. He reached out to Jonathan via Skillest ( here ) and wanted to let us know how it went. If you haven't heard Nick and Mark's chat with Jonathan, you can find it in the feed about 3-weeks ago, it's a ripper. And 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 l...
Jul 12, 2024•1 min
After yesterday's big bonus pod with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland, today is the normal pod - 24 hours later than usual, but hopefully you enjoyed the chat with James. If you haven't heard it, have a listen. Plenty on today's show. Nick has just come back from playing Long Island in zero degree temperatures, thankfully he has a shiny new clothing sponsor to keep him warm. Cutter and Buck if you must know. Mark raises golf course renovations, specifically why they do them so slowly (ie: 9 h...
Jul 10, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 71
A massive bonus pod today, Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen chat one on one, okay two on one, with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland. In a wide-ranging conversation we cover the key issues: Why it has taken so long to announce the venue, format and dates of the 2024 Australian Open. The rationale behind Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club as the venues. Is the mixed format - mens, women's and all abilities - the way forward, and are the imperfections of it acceptable given the benefits. Is he op...
Jul 08, 2024•28 min
Chris from Howlong left us a voicemail talking about Jason Day's training facility at his home, and the video on it. We've seen it before but it was a great reminder to rewatch the video, it's fantastic! Check out Chris' voicemail, then watch the video he's talking about here . And 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. Could...
Jul 06, 2024•1 min
We kick off today's podcast by listening to some audio that was not on our bingo card this week. We would not have expected what happened to happen. Once we get through that, we chat Cam Davis. Wow. A wonderful performance in Detroit, Nick and Mark discuss how well he played. We nearly had an all Aussie finish with Min Woo in the hunt for a while. Nick felt sorry for Akshay Bhatia who was very unlucky. Nick tells Mark about how Cameron Young broke his driver on the back nine. Funny. Mark brings ...
Jul 02, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Paul from Melbourne left us a voicemail this week with a suggestion for Nick and Mark, and offering himself up to assist. What a guy! 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING...
Jun 29, 2024•1 min
This is a cracking bonus podcast, Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen chat with one of the worlds leading golf coaches, Jonathan Yarwood from New York. And the pod gets off to an unexpected start when Jonathan reveals that when he was younger he wanted to be Mark Allen, he explains why. We originally thought he was ripping the piss, but no it turns out to be true! Jonathan has coached some of the worlds great players - Michael Campbell, Nelly Korda, Jessie Korda - to name a few, and he tells us about wor...
Jun 28, 2024•39 min
A bonus pod this week, we've been getting so many questions from you that we can't fit them all in the weekly podcast, so from time to time we'll do a bonus pod ripping through a few questions. Some great questions on this bonus Q&A pod. Steve asks about what are the essential aids for a practice session. Ry, Greg and Joe each have a comment, and in Joe's case a question regarding Tigers lifetime exemption. None of the three are fans. Voicemail from Fehan on Lexi Thompson and what comes next...
Jun 26, 2024•18 min
Another fun show today, we start with a chat about the LPGA tournament at Sahalee in Washington at the weekend, fantastic win for Amy Yang - she has waited a long time for this and it was wonderful to see. Tough final couple of holes, but she got there! And Nick O'Hern claims Amy as an honorary Aussie, find out why on the pod. Mark loved the tournament, but hated one thing about it. And it had to with nature. Speaking of nature, we talk about the protestors at The Travellers event in Connecticut...
Jun 25, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Following the US Open, and Nick and Mark's discussion on Tuesdays podcast, Glenn from Echuca had some thoughts on Rory's putting and left us a voicemail. 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or pro...
Jun 21, 2024•2 min
What a US Open, absolutely riveting. There were celebrations, heartbreak, twists and turns, and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen run the ruler across it all today on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. In fact the first half of the pod is pretty much all US Open. Nick and Mark start by discussing Rory's use of the 7 iron on the 15th hole, and that this was where it started going wrong. They make the comment, which they've said many times before, that Rory has the wrong caddie, and that there is no way that...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 68
A bonus pod this week, we've been getting so many questions from you that we can't fit them all in the weekly podcast, so from time to time we'll do a bonus pod ripping through a few questions. Seven questions on this bonus Q&A pod. Peter asks for an update on the development of 7 Mile Beach Golf Club in Hobart. Paul wants to find out what reasonable green fees are on public courses, he reckons he's paying a bit much at the moment. Darren has a scenario that he puts to Nick and Mark involvin...
Jun 12, 2024•24 min
Mens US Open week and Nick and Mark are excited. Plenty to discuss. We start by sharing some stories about the legendary, late Payne Stewart and some memories of him. Nick and Mark agree that the Payne Stewart statue has to be the best statue of all time. Nick tells the story of when he decided to stop playing conservatively after two rounds at Pinehurst, and to play aggressively. Did it work? Nick says that was the day he learned not to 'take on' golf courses. Mark asks Nick to explain the diff...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Plenty of feedback on socials on the Coffs Harbour situation, and another voicemail about it from fomer tour pro Scotty Laycock from Royal Hobart. 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, you'll be done in 60-seconds. We're here each week with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or profession...
Jun 05, 2024•1 min
