A bonus episode today which came about after New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox won the Myrtle Beach Classic last week, which gave him a spot in the US PGA Championship in Charlotte this week....huge. Ryan is a fantastic golfer with a slightly unorthodox swing, that Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen discussed on Talk Birdie To Me this week. During that chat, we thought we'd see if we could grab Ryan's coach, former tour pro Marcus Wheelhouse, for a chat to ask him about it. He was happy to oblige, from the be...
May 15, 2025•17 min
Following the bonus pod this morning when Mark Allen broke the news of Rory McIlroy at Royal Melbourne Composite this year (so good!), for today's pod we park Rory, there's been plenty of chat about him, and there will be plenty of opportunities to discuss - but we have a full podcast today with some great stuff to chat about. We start by talking about the Truist Championship in Philadelphia at the weekend and Sepp Straka getting a win. Mark has been on Sepp for the last few tournaments at Betr,...
May 14, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Last week on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast Mark Allen broke the news that it appeared that Rory McIlroy would play the 2025 Australian Open and it would be at Royal Melbourne Composite. It is now a 100% lock, and an announcement is imminent: as soon as this week, perhaps even today, which will confirm the news of Rory's appearance, the location, and clearly the date. We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and ...
May 13, 2025•9 min
The US PGA at Quail Hollow is thisclose and you better believe we're excited. Today Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen have a yak about the tournament, and we build our Talk Birdie To Me Betr Multi. But first we start with Nick banning Mark from including Sepp Straka in the multi for two reasons, firstly Sepp has let us down previously, and secondly, Nick doesn't believe he can win at Quail Hollow and he explains why. Nick talks us through the course, which he has played a number of times and explains w...
May 13, 2025•21 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Tour Pro Bradley Hughes left a voicemail to clarify a couple of points regarding the Tiger Woods running out of balls story that Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen discussed recently on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. And what a great story it is with the added details from Hugo! 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...
May 11, 2025•1 min
A Talk Birdie To Me feedback pod today, and we start with a voicemail from Rob in Ryde, Sydney, who has a rules question about matchplay and having too many clubs in your bag. Nick and Mark think they know the answer, but we decide to get our rules expert Stu McPhee on the show to confirm....lucky we did, because we were incorrect! Whilst we have Stu, Nick clarifies a comment about changing balls that Mark made a couple of weeks ago. Then we have a video message from wolfpacker Rion from Saudi A...
May 09, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 128
This week on Talk Birdie To Me, we have some news on a big, big rumour from a couple of impeccable sources to do with Rory McIlroy and the Australian Open. Mark reveals all on the pod about what it means. Nick and Mark discuss what it would mean for other players being attracted, and ticket sales, with the combination of Rory McIlroy playing and the tournament being played on the Royal Melbourne composite course. Nick says he has goosebumps at the thought. Mark says he believes 'it is going to h...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Following The Masters, and Rory's extraordinary win, Mark Allen made the bold claim to Nick O'Hern that Rory's shot on 15 on Sunday was the greatest shot ever made in golf. Nick agrees it was incredible, but isn't necessarily convinced that it was the greatest ever. Mark doubled down and said that if anyone could mount an argument for another shot, he would take them out for a round on Kingston Heath in Melbourne's Sandbelt. We had plenty of suggestions. You have suggested a number of shots from...
May 04, 2025•34 min
Former Tour Pro Scotty Laycock left a voicemail for Nick and Mark this weekend after hearing the FootJoy pod on the importance of shoe fittings. He offered a couple of thoughts and a quick story. 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 . We're...
May 03, 2025•1 min
At Talk Birdie To Me, we have all been fans of the Monday Q Twitter page ( here ) for a long time, it's a ripper, if you're not following it then give yourself an uppercut and do it immediately. The guy who created it is Ryan French, and after Nick and Mark have consistently been referring to the page on the pod, we decided to get Ryan on the show for a yak, and it was a lot of fun. We started, well at the start. Why did Ryan start the page, and how did it come about. He tells us about his 'wake...
May 01, 2025•27 min
We're live from Titleist & FootJoy HQ and we start todays show with a story from Mark about the Australian Open Stonehaven Cup that Peter Lonard won at Moonah Links, and how the Cup was 'lost' for a number of months. Mark is convinced the story is accurate, but Nick and Third Man feel it sounds so unbelievable that we feel that it needs to be checked. So we drop a message to the former Australian golf boss Andrew Langford-Jones to give us a call and confirm or deny. Hopefully he calls before...
Apr 30, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 126
The most common question that comes in for Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen at Talk Birdie To Me is along the lines of 'what should I practise', 'how should I structure my practise', 'what tips can you give me to ensure my practise is effective in converting to results on the course'. So this week when we received this email from Wolfpacker Matt, we thought we'd do a short bonus pod discussing it. Here's Matt's question: "Hi Nick and Mark! Huge fan of the show, looking to improve my game and my practi...
Apr 29, 2025•11 min
Welcome to another feedback pod, these are the episode where you control the topics and we read out your questions and feedback (good and bad)! We start with a chat about Mark's comments last week that the Rory shot on 5 was the greatest shot ever made. Some wolfpackers have a different view - we won't read them out today, but we'll wait until Nick is back in the studio next week (he's in Cathedral for the school holidays) and we will do a bonus pod on 'the greatest shot ever made in golf'. Fun....
Apr 24, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Today, Mark is in studio at Titleist and FootJoy HQ, Nick is at Cathedral in Central Victoria. We start the show with Nick mentioning that his wife Alana has just had her best round ever. He is very proud! We talk about the RBC Heritage Tournament on Hilton Head. Nick says that Harbourtown, which he played many times, was his favourite course on the PGA Tour and explains why. He also says that it has one of the worst driving ranges on tour. Mark loves the trees, and goes into a tirade about golf...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 124
We're getting plenty of feedback and questions coming in, sometimes we take a bit of time to get to them, but we're trying to work through them all as we can. Today on the pod we start by talking about a photo Nick shared on his instagram page - see it here - it's a great pic of Nick's caddy Wilbur at Augusta waiting for Nick. Speaking of caddies, Mark was lined up this week by one of his former caddies who felt Mark was being a bit harsh on Rory McIlroy's caddy Harry Diamond, and Mark goes on t...
Apr 17, 2025•30 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Today's podcast is all about The Masters and the extraordinary tournament we watched. And of course, we start with Rory who was clearly already an incredible player, but is now a legend. Mark describes what we saw as 'breathtaking drama', and Nick and Mark just sit and chat about the tournament. We have no runsheet or plan for todays show, aside from to debrief on The Masters and talk about what we all saw in one of the great tournaments, and particularly on the final day, one of golfs great day...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen have worn FootJoy their entire career, and given we do the pod from FootJoy and Titleist HQ we thought we'd grab the FootJoy Product Manager for Australia & New Zealand, Chris Patterson, to have a chinwag about golf shoes generally, trends, and some of what they've got coming. We discussed exactly what Chris does at FootJoy, and what he looks for when decided what to range for these markets. Chris talks about current trends in golf shoes, both for 'normal' golfers ...
Apr 11, 2025•19 min
Wolfpacker and Tour Pro Scott Laycock left a voicemail after hearing the podcast this week with a great story about Craig Parry. Keep them coming, we always love to receive your voicemails! You can leave one at the link below. We do the show 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, vis...
Apr 10, 2025•1 min
Fantastic win from Warrnambool's favourite son Marc Leishman in Florida at the weekend, and we begin today's show chatting about the win....Marc becomes the third Aussie to win a tournament in the last couple of weeks, following Min Woo and Steve Allen. Mark loves the 'drive, chip, and putt' competition and thinks there should be more of them prior to tournaments. We discuss the elephant in the room, will we get the world feed for The Masters. Neither Nick or Mark has been able to get clarity. T...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 121
It's Masters week and we kick off our Masters preview show with Nick and Mark sharing memories of some of their favourite moments, and of watching it when they were kids Nick talks about the first time he played Augusta, and what he did on the 12th green before the tournament. And he talks about the course preparation and some of the 'tricks' they use to keep the players on their toes. Mark asks Nick about the trickiest hole on the course, and wants to know from Nick what it's like when they cal...
Apr 08, 2025•35 min
Lots of feedback on the international feed, and Nick and Mark have made their views clear. The overwhelming majority of feedback has been that people want the old feed back, however in fairness it hasn't been one-way traffic. We received a voicemail from Wolfpack member Tim from Perth with a different perspective, and he explains his thinking. We do the show 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...
Apr 06, 2025•1 min
Another feedback pod today with plenty of questions and another Wolfpack members swing for Nick and Mark to review. We start with a pic that you may have seen on socials about a golfer who thought his ticket to an Augusta practice round allowed him to play an actual practice round. A misunderstanding clearly, but quite funny, the twist is that Mark Allen was there and saw it happen live - he explains what happened from his angle. Feedback on a couple of recent masterclasses. XJ has a comment for...
Apr 03, 2025•20 min•Season 3Ep. 120
We have to start today's show discussing the fantastic performance of Min Woo Lee at the weekend, it was wonderful to see, albeit a nerve-wracking finish with Scheffler coming hard at him. Nick and Mark have plenty of praise for Min Woo of course, and plenty of props for his caddy Brian 'Bo' Martin who they give credit to for remaining calm under the pressure on that final day in particular. Nick and Mark say that is the benefit of a great caddy and that Bo is a 'superstar'. Nick tells a story a...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 119
We've had plenty of feedback and questions coming in for Nick and Mark, so today a feedback pod. On the show we discuss: Broomstick putters following a question from James; Gibbo has some comments on the potential PGA/LIV merger and asks for thoughts; We spoke to David from Brisbane last week who went to the Barossa on a golf trip with a bunch of mates, how did it go, and did the advice help? We get an update; Ashley has a ripping question about the 'grand slam of club golf'; John has a red-hot ...
Mar 31, 2025•21 min•Season 3Ep. 118
A fun bonus pod today, one which Mark has christened 'story time'. Don't worry, we'll dump the name, it won't survive. But today we talk about some of the great guys that Nick and Mark played with and spent time with on tour, Nick tells a hilarious story about tour pro David Howell involving Sir Nick Faldo and The Queen. Then.....Mark reveals why he has always said Colin Montgomerie is 'an arsehole'. It is a very funny, and detailed story, which you must hear. We do the show from Titleist and Fo...
Mar 27, 2025•23 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Plenty to discuss on Talk Birdie To Me today, but we start with some sage life advice from Viktor Hovland, who appears to be branching out into a new career as a life coach. Mark asks Nick about a rumour he has heard for years about caddies and the chaplains on the pro tour. And then we get onto the issue of the week - the world feed. Mark describes it as 'torture'. Nick and Mark chat about Hovland's win at Valspar, his golf swing changes and his 'tomahawking'. Leads to a chat about swing change...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 117
We have been inundated with messages about the TV coverage from the weekend, with the general thrust of the feedback summarised by this voicemail we received from Ron from McKinnon in Melbourne. This week on the pod, Nick and Mark will have a chat about what happened at the weekend on the coverage. We do the show 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...
Mar 24, 2025•1 min
Brian from Perth left a voicemail for us after hearing Mark Allens comments on the pod about his desire to see The Players become the 5th major. Brian disagrees with Mark, and explains why in his message. We love receiving your voicemails - you can leave us one here : We do the show 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 PIN...
Mar 23, 2025•1 min
After listening to this mornings pod where Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen discussed Cam Smith's form, wolfpacker Scott from Brisbane had some comments that he felt placed further context around Cam's form at the moment, and left us a voicemail. We love your voicemails - you can leave us one here : We do the show 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...
Mar 21, 2025•2 min
Another feedback pod this week, where the floor is yours and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen answer your questions. We start with a question from wolfpacker Nick about Cam Smith, suggesting that he is a 'shadow of his former self'. Joe the Greenkeeper from New Zealand has a comment about rangefinders. Jim asks about Australian Open venues, and sneaks in a cheeky reminder about rakepod....dangerous Jim, may be a ban coming up. James has a question about the Titleist mini-driver Mark pinched from Title...
Mar 20, 2025•23 min•Season 3Ep. 116
