Talk Birdie To Me

Ep80: Can the Presidents Cup Survive? PGA Tour vs LIV Showdown in December, and Where the Hell is Riyadh ?

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we kick off with Nick and Mark discussing the Scheffler/Rory McIlroy vs Koepka/DeChambeau, Mark is excited about the prospect, Nick will wat...

☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on Receiving a 12-Stroke Penalty!

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Tour Pro Scotty Laycock, now the Tour Pro at Royal Hobart, heard Nick and Mark taking about Sahith Theegala's 2-stroke penalty on this weeks po...

☎️ Voicemail: Marek from Melbourne

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another voicemail, this time from Marek from Seaford in Melbourne who has crunched the numbers on the Fedex Cup Final Round and come up with some inte...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Australian Open, Planes and Golf Gear, and Prize Money

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We love the bonus pods, and the ones where we run through a bunch of questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack are fantastic, and another one today.Firs...

Ep79: Cam Smith - How Golf NSW Got Him, How Craig Parry Screwed Over Nick Faldo, The Hardest Tee Shot in the World

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Mark are amped over last weeks Cam Smith news that he will be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs in November, so much so that we start the ...

☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro David Diaz

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Mark love receiving voicemails, this week former tour pro David Diaz left us a message after hearing the boys chatting about the great Southe...

☎️ Voicemail: Chris on Cam Smith at the NSW Open

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big news yesterday with Cam Smith confirming that he'll be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs Golf Club in November. Huge news. And Chris from Howlo...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Par 3's, Minjee, Slow Play, Rules & 'Snot Blocks'

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on Ian Baker-Finch

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep78: Lydia Ko Wins Again, Nick's Top 5 "Tool Moments" and Mark: This Part of Women's Golf "is a Disgrace"

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

☎️ Voicemail: Fehan from Melbourne

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Ep77: Nick Reviews Vietnamese Golf Courses, Golf Technique 'Fads', and an Update on 'Rake-Gate'.

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

☎️ Voicemail: Rob from Curlewis

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Ep76: The Olympics, Lydia Ko, Vale Chi Chi: Plus the History of his Sword Dance

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

☎️ Voicemail: Dan from The Blue Mountains

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 B...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: watchMynumbers app: Chat with founder Frank Colautti & Tour Pro Aiden Didone

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

☎️ Voicemail: Gerard from Brisbane

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep75: Golfer of the Year: Schauffele v Scheffler, Olympics Golf & Nick Talks Belly Wedges

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Meldru...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Pace of Play, Stableford & Top 5 Australian Golfers since 1980

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 discus...

Ep74: Yasir Al-Rumayyan Wants to be Commissioner of a Combined LIV/PGA Entity

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Mark & Nick Q&A: 'Sprinkler-Gate', LIV, Geelong Courses, & the St. Andrews of New Zealand

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Scot...

Ep73: Xanders' Big Win, Should Pros Play More Links Golf,, & Mark tells a Former Pro to 'Get His Head Out of His Arse'

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 liv...

Ep72: Metropolitan & Huntingdale Propose Merger, 'Scottie Scheffler is a Dork' & 'Playing With Steve Elkington was a Nightmare'

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 R...

☎️ Voicemail: Lewy from Melbourne

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 wan...

Ep71: Marko on 'the Worst Coach I Ever Had', Nick's Masterclass on Hitting Out of the Long Rough

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 enjoy...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland on the 2024 Australian Open

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

☎️ Voicemail: Chris from Howlong

06 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep70: Mark: "PIF, PGA, DPWT & SSG Soon to Join", and Nick is Annoyed Over a Listener Comment

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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.On...

☎️ Voicemail: Paul from Melbourne

29 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 le...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Super Coach Jonathan Yarwood: 'Golf is Artistic, Not Scientific'

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

🏌🏿‍♂️ Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Tiger, Bryson, Rory, Lexi, Coolum & Practice Aids

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep69: Mark 'The Most Important Player in Golf Right Now', Nick Talks Isleworth. And Pros who had 'Super Slumps'

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

☎️ Voicemail: Glenn from Echuca

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 voicema...

Ep68: US Open Full Wrap, Why Rory Needs a New Caddie, Pressure Putting Masterclass.

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

🏌🏿‍♂️ Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A Session

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep67: Nick: 'Why Rahm Can't Win the US Open', Marks Top 5 Shots to Win US Opens, & We Talk Milkshakes at Golf Courses

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

Ep66: Live at Southern Golf Club: Minjee's US Open, Top 5 Golf Divorces, New PGA Chair Ian Baker-Finch, & Coffs Feedback

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We love it when we can do the pod from a golf club, and today we're in Melbourne's sandbelt at the stunning Southern Golf Club to celebrate the unveil...

☎️ Voicemail: Ed from Adelaide

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We always love getting voicemails, some we play on the show, some we pop in the feed here.Lots of comments on the Coffs Harbour Golf Club decision reg...

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

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Ep65: Vale Grayson Murray, Top Aussie Lefties, & Mark: 'The Stupidest Thing in Golf I've Seen in My Life'

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another big episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, and we start by discussing the awful news from the weekend at Colonial with the passing of Grayson Mur...

☎️ Voicemail: Damian from Melbourne

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We love to receive your voicemails, some are questions for Nick and Mark, others are you simply leaving a comment or a story. So, from time to time, w...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Steve Bann on Coaching Baker-Finch, Allenby, Appleby, Choi

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A fantastic bonus episode today with one of the world's best golf coaches, who just happens to be an Aussie. Steve Bann has coached a number of supers...

Ep64: Nick & Mark's Criminal Confessions, Xander Wins a Tight One, & Why Tiger Was Told to 'Stop Talking'.

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a huge episode this week, so much to unpack from Valhalla. And we kick it off with 'jail confessions'. Have Nick or Mark been to prison? One has,...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: The Wonders of Tara Iti & Te Arai with Jim Rohrstaff

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After Nick O'Hern returned from playing Tara Iti and Te Arai in New Zealand a couple of weeks ago, making Mark Allen extremely envious, we decided we ...

Ep63: Australian Open...What's Going On?? Nicks Top 100 Course Criteria; & Mark Reviews PK South.

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Nick and Mark are flying solo, every chance this could go pear-shaped. No time to worry about that, cos Mark has info on the Golf Digest To...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Golf Digest's Steve Keipert 'Our Top 100 List Has Divided Opinion and We Get That'

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of weeks ago Golf Digest released their Top 100 Golf Courses in Australia list, and Royal Melbourne West was knocked off the #1 perch by Cape...

Ep62: Top 5 'Worst Courses on Tour', How Many Majors Will Brooks Win, & Cape Wickham 'Not Close to #1'.

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big week at Talk Birdie To Me HQ, plenty to discuss, and Mark is excited to be playing one of Nick's fave courses this week, Cathedral.We chat Ripper ...

Ep61: Aust Golf Digest Has No Credibility & Are Koepka, Bubba & DJ Set to Leave LIV?

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hold everything. Mark has come in worked up, he is not happy that Cape Wickham has been named the #1 golf course in Australia by Australian Golf Diges...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Pro Golfer Hannah Gregg 'Sandbelt Golf Was a New Experience', & Snake Stories from Australia!

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A ripping bonus pod today! Former World #16 Nick O'Hern and former Tour Pro Mark Allen chat with US Pro Golfer Hannah Gregg, who has just been in Aust...

Ep60: Why 'Boring Golf' is 'Good Golf', Nelly Korda 'Crazy Good' & Those Rory Rumours

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark is excited about how many people he is seeing on golf courses and driving ranges at the moment, saying interest in golf feels to be at an all-tim...

☎️ Voicemail: Scott from Brisbane

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We love to receive your voicemails, some are questions for Nick and Mark, others are you simply leaving a comment or a story. So, from time to time, w...

Ep59: US Masters Debrief; Rory McIllroy a Lock for the Aust Open? And Jason Days Outfits..We Discuss.

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What a weekend in Augusta. Lots to unpack, and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen whilst tired, are ready for a debrief on The Masters.Scottie Scheffler, a hu...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: US Masters 'After the Cut': Scheffler On Fire, Bryson in Play, & Davis, Fox, Smith in the Hunt

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're live here on Saturday arvo Australian time for a bonus US Masters pod 'after the cut'. Not from Australian Golf Headquarters, but we've hooked u...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: US Masters. Caddie Simon Clarke in Augusta & Hole by Hole Analysis of the Course

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being Masters week, we have a fantastic bonus pod this week.The pod is in in two parts. Firstly, pod listener Mitch from Sydney wrote in and asked how...

Ep58: US Masters: Who'll Win, Who Won't Win, and the Dark Horses

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Masters week, one of the most exciting weeks in world golf! Nick and Mark loved seeing some of the pictures and videos of Drive, Chip and Putt Day at ...

Ep57: Inside Goss on 2024 Aust Open Venue, Best 'Ace' Holes in the World, and Nick Talks Playing Augusta

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Okay we always say it, but it's always the case - another big week in golf, and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen will cover it all. Nick is at Cathedral in ...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Peter 'Chook' Fowler - Golf Legend & Short Game Master

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A fantastic bonus episode of Talk Birdie To Me today. Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen have a chat with the legendary Peter 'Chook' Fowler about his career,...

Ep56: Inside Info from PIF/PGA Bahamas Meeting, Full Swing 2, and is Hatgate Resolved?

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hatgate.The Talk Birdie To Me WhatsApp group has been going crazy this week. Mark is grumpy about the lack of a Tara Iti hat, Nick is unapologetic tha...

Ep55: Scheffler on Fire, Nicks NZ Report, and Why Mark Skipped Playing Augusta for a Party

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today the gang is back together. Nick is back from Tara Iti and Te Arai in New Zealand and Mark is back from The National at Cape Schanck. And Mark is...

Ep54: Nick O'Hern 'I Was DQ'd Because of a John Daly Bender' & Scheffler's Putting Back on Track

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're doing Talk Birdie To Me internationally this week, well in part anyway. Nick O'Hern is at Tara Iti and Te Arai in New Zealand, and Mark Allen is...

Ep53: LIV/PGA: 'Fights Now Not Worth Fighting', Min Woo's Big Payday, & Hannah Green's Birdie, Birdie, Birdie!

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've hit the road this week for Talk Birdie To Me, and we're coming live from The National Golf Club at beautiful Cape Schanck in Victoria.Nick and M...

☎️ Voicemail: Dave from Aspendale, Victoria

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've been getting plenty of voicemails from Talk Birdie To Me listeners, some are questions for Nick and Mark, others are you simply leaving a commen...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: VERY Bad Behaviour at the 1998 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Something a little different today. First some background.When Mark Allen isn't chatting golf with Nick O'Hern on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast, often...

Ep52: Nick O'Hern "I Was on the Winning Score in the US Open, 9 Holes Left". What Happened Next?

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Allen, you might recall, last week promised to shoot a 65 in the Portarlington Pro-Am. As you'll know if you follow our socials he did not in fac...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: PING's Matt Austin: How Often Should You Upgrade Your Clubs?

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A ripping bonus pod this week. Following an email from Talk Birdie To Me listener Ross asking how often he should be upgrading his clubs, Nick O'Hern ...

Ep51: Mark's DP World Tour/PIF Theory, Tiger Shanks it, Spieth is DQ'd, and 'Golf Ambush Marketing'

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks show kicks off with a prediction from Mark Allen. He and Nick are playing today (Tuesday 20th February) in the Portarlington Pro-Am in Vict...

Ep50: 'Cheat Sheets' at Phoenix Open, the Best Par 3's in Australia & 'King Kobori'

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another big week in golf with lots to discuss on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast.We start at party central, Phoenix, what an event it was and what a fin...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Gary Lisbon: World Renowned Golf Course Photographer

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A fantastic bonus episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen chat to Gary Lisbon, who is a hugely accomplished Melbourne based gol...

Ep49: $3b (US) Investment in the PGA, Pebble Beach, Top 5 Wanker Moves in Golf, & Passing of a Golf Legend

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another week in the world of golf, and another show where we barely have enough time to discuss it all! But we'll give it a red hot crack.We're at Aus...

Ep48: 'Torrey Pines is a Joke', Dodgy Behaviour from Tour Pros, & Rahm's LIV Team

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lot of fun this week on Talk Birdie To Me, and if you can, we'd love you to subscribe, rate and review the pod wherever you listen. It really helps wi...

🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: OCM's Mike Cocking on the Huntingdale Redevelopment

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, and it's a ripper.OCM are arguably the most sought after golf course designers in the world, and they are ...

Ep47: PGA & LIV Talking, Monahan's Role 'Untenable', Big Win For Nick Dunlap, Lucas Herbert to LIV

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're coming live from the famous Huntingdale Golf Club which is undergoing a huge redevelopment, we're in the lounge looking over piles of dirt...

Ep46: Why Players Dislike the Australian Open. Latest on PGA/LIV. What is Tigers Next Move?

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2024, and there is already plenty to discuss. We kick off with great news about 'Nick O'Who' and the evolution from a lefty to a righty.We ...