Talk Birdie To Me

Massive week in golf as always, so much to talk about. We kick off the show, unfortunately, by Mark singing happy birthday to the Shark. Just what Greg would have wanted....an out of tune birthday song. However after that Mark plays some audio of Brandel Chamblee talking about the discussions between the PGA and Trump this week. Leads to a chat about what it might mean for a unified game, and with...

Paul from Melbourne had a listen to the bonus episode of Talk Birdie To Me yesterday with Michael Medway from Golf NSW, and left us a voicemail after hearing it with his thoughts. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, and we're here thanks to our great partners: The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App Store or Google Play; PING will help you play your bes...

Today we have a chat with the Chairman of Golf NSW Michael Medway about their support program for younger golfers on their journey into the big league. He talks about the players they are supporting, and talks about Corey Lamb in particular and why they are investing in him. he tells us how the arrangements are structured, how the funding is released, the non-financial support they provide. Michae...

A feedback pod this week where we run through more of your questions, comments, and feedback. Lots of comments from you on the Links 100 list that Mark brought up last week on the pod, including a pretty blunt assessment of Pebble from one Wolfpacker. Nick and Mark run through Pebble hole by hole and give their thoughts. Mark recommends a wonderful series of archive vision that he loves - Shell's...

Voicemail today from Brett in Brisbane with a great story about a set of clubs being discarded when they absolutely should not have been - how it happened, and what happened next to resolve this heinous situation. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, and we're here thanks to our great partners: The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App Store or Google Play...

This week Mark tries to, after 5-finger discounting a pair of FootJoys a couple of weeks ago, to do the same with a Titleist putter that he has found. In fairness it is quite stunning. Then his eyes turn to a new pair of FootJoys. As Al Czervik said, the mans a menace. We discuss Pebble Beach. Mark loved the drone shots, and Nick is a fan of the drone shot tracer. The weather was a bit mixed, lead...

A bonus feedback pod today with plenty of questions and comments from the Wolfpackers. We chat to Daniel about his mate Mark claiming a single figure handicap. Is he right or not? What qualifies? We discuss and put Mark's claim under the microscope. Jake asks about anchoring from pros. Dave has a view ideas on how make TGL a little more interesting. Peter is curious as to where Aussie golfer Kurt...

Scott from Brisbane was watching the Webex in Rosebud at the weekend and had a few comments on what he saw, so he did what any good Wolfpacker would do and left us a voicemail. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, and we're here thanks to our great partners: The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App Store or Google Play; PING will help you play your best....

This week again the pod starts with a discussion about slow play, following the legendary Dottie Peppers comments at the weekend - more on Dottie later in the pod. Nick and Mark discuss slow play and how it is endemic in the game at the moment. Nick describes it as a 'joke' at the moment. Nick watched Jak Carter play at the weekend and he and Mark chat about his performance - Mark wants to know if...

Nick and Mark were discussing slow play on last weeks podcast and Ken from Murray Downs left us a voicemail with a few thoughts and a couple of solutions that he's in favour of. We always love getting voicemails and it's easy - click the orange button on the Talk Birdie website here , you can do it from your phone or computer, it takes about a minute or so and you're done! We're coming from Titlei...

Regular listeners will know that there has been trouble in paradise. Following a dinner party at Nick O'Hern's where some of his friends felt the name 'wolfpack' to describe Talk Birdie listeners was exclusionary to women - ironic considering there are females wolves. At this link is a one hour video on wolves which apparently explains that 'wolf' is multi gender. We say apparently because we got...

Massive episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, in fact our longest episode so far. Could be because Mark consistently derailed the pod, but it could be that there was lots of stuff to talk about. Truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Nick has come in worked up over slow play after watching the Desert Classic in California and the Dubai Desert Classic at the weekend. Mark agrees and is amazed whe...

What better way to start 2025 than a bonus pod where we listen to your suggestions for what you would like to hear more or less of on Talk Birdie To Me this year......we couldn't get to them all, but there were heaps! So we run through them, and there are some common themes emerging. During the chat we find out Nick's and Mark's 'sliding door moment' during their Pro career. And then, as with earl...

Aaaand we're back for 2025. How you doing? Good break? You look relaxed. Have you done something with your hair? Very nice. But back to the pod. We're live from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, where we'll be pretty much most weeks from now, very exciting. And we welcome Titleist and Footjoy as new major partners of Talk Birdie To Me, along with our long-term partners watchMynumbers, PING and the Golf Cle...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, we remember when Mark came in with zero preparation for his Top 5, then ripped out a cracking Top 5 on golf plaques. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like the...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, when Nick O'Hern could barely make it through his Top 5 Q School moments. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, Hollywood Star Michael Peña, an excellent golfer, tells us how he got into golf. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will h...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, when Tour Pros behave like tools - we look at 5 moments when they did. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you pl...

Welcome to 2025, we're back in the next week or so, with some big news on the pod to share. This week Andrew from Wynnum in Brisy left us a voicemail that we loved, and wanted to share. And feel free 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. C...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, when Talk Birdie To Me listener Alex asked about nicknames for Tour Pros. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, we remember when Todd Woodbridge was a guest, and told us about the time he was arrested at the Olympics. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, Nick tells us why he was DQ'd because of John Daly. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you play your best. The G...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. We spoke with US Tour Pro Hannah Green, and she told us about her experiences with snakes when playing in Australia. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have...

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, we look at the Top 5 dodgiest things Tour Pros have done. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you play your best....

Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are having a break over the holidays, and we are sharing some of the memorable moments from the last year. Today, a Top 5 that could have gone pear-shaped - Nick's Top 5 'golf divorces'. And we're back in January 2025 with the great support of PING, see your local golf shop or professional for a PING club fitting. Just like they have with Nick O'Hern, PING will help you...