Best Grey Fox Plays Games Podcasts (2025)

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☎️ Voicemail: Darren from Perth: 35 Years of Golfing Mateship! 0:37

12h ago0:37

0:37

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…

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Ep134🏌🏿‍♂️Is LIV About to Buy the DP World Tour ?? US Women's Open, and the Best Golfers by State of Origin 1:11:30

4d ago1:11:30

1:11:30

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 millio…

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Ep133🏌🏿‍♂️Pros Repairing Divots (or not), LIV Players Return Pathway to the PGA, and We Review Rafael Nadal's Golf Swing 26:36

10d ago26:36

26:36

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'…

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☎️ Voicemail: Shaun from Melbourne on Kingston Heath's Rakes 0:49

10d ago0:49

0:49

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 ph…

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Ep132🏌🏿‍♂️The Tour Pro Tiger Woods Tells his Son Charlie to Watch; Mark Allen - 'The US PGA Got This Wrong'; and More on Rakes (sigh...) 54:15

11d ago54:15

54:15

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…

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Ep131🏌🏿‍♂️Royal Melbourne Composite Hole Reviews, Criteria Suggestions for Greatest Shot Ever, and Cats Behaving Badly 25:52

14d ago25:52

25:52

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 som…

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Bonus🏌🏿‍♂️'When He Hits a Ball it Stays Hit': Marcus Wheelhouse, Tour Pro Ryan Fox's Coach 17:16

17d ago17:16

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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 …

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Ep130🏌🏿‍♂️'Missed the Cut' Stories; We Analyse Sepp Straka and Ryan Fox's Swings 58:17

18d ago58:17

58:17

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 a…

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🏌🏿‍♂️It's On: Rory McIlroy to Play Australian Open 2025 at Royal Melbourne Composite 9:10

19d ago9:10

9:10

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, an…

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Ep129🏌🏿‍♂️US PGA Preview. Who Wins and Why 21:04

19d ago21:04

21:04

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 …

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☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Bradley Hughes on Tiger Woods Running out of Balls 1:26

21d ago1:26

1:26

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 …

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Ep128🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback Pod: Matchplay Rules, Fave Clubhouses, and Can Rory McIlroy Win all 4 Majors in 2025? 32:19

23d ago32:19

32:19

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 S…

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Ep127🏌🏿‍♂️Australian Open 2025: 'Rory McIlroy Will Play, it's Going to Happen'; Scheffler Stats: and Pubs on Golf Courses 1:03:43

25d ago1:03:43

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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 th…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: The Greatest Shot Ever Made in Golf 34:13

28d ago34:13

34:13

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,…

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock from Hobart 1:21

29d ago1:21

1:21

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 o…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Guest: Monday Q's Ryan French: 'I Relate to Defying the Odds and Chasing Your Dreams' 26:44

1M ago26:44

26:44

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 fo…

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Ep126🏌🏿‍♂️Peter Lonard Goes Rogue; the 'Abomination' at The Chevron; and Top 5 Unique World Golf Holes. 56:48

1M ago56:48

56:48

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 check…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Three Things to do on the Range to Improve Your Golf Game Immediately ! 11:20

1M ago11:20

11:20

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 thou…

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Ep125🏌🏿‍♂️Tips for Playing Slow or Fast Greens, Justin Rose at The Masters, and Why Does Mark Say a 59 is 'Not Even Worth Rating' 26:09

1M ago26:09

26:09

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…

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Ep124🏌🏿‍♂️Nick names a Tour Pro who 'Will Never Win a Major', and Mark says 'PGA Caddies Must Stop (this) Immediately' 1:05:21

1M ago1:05:21

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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 th…

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Ep123🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback. Nick: 'If He Fixes this, Rory Could Dominate', and do Nick and Mark really have 'No Class'? 30:08

2M ago30:08

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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, …

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Ep122🏌🏿‍♂️The Masters Review: 'The Greatest Shot in Golf History', and the 'Breathtaking Drama' of Day 4. 1:06:41

2M ago1:06:41

1:06:41

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 fr…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: FootJoy Special: Current Trends in Golf Shoes, Is a Shoe Fitting Worthwhile, and Crazy MyJoy designs ! 18:57

2M ago18:57

18:57

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 FootJ…

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on Craig Parry 1:24

2M ago1:24

1:24

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 s…

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Ep121🏌🏿‍♂️Nick O'Hern Names His '5 Hard to Watch Tour Pros', Are Member/Guest Fees too High, and Mark Allen: 'This Reeks of Someone Who Doesn't Understand Golf' 1:01:41

2M ago1:01:41

1:01:41

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…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Masters Preview - Who Will Win, Who Can't Win, and Nick Gives us 'Masters Memories' from Playing Augusta 35:16

2M ago35:16

35:16

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 …

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☎️ Voicemail: Tim from Perth 1:21

2M ago1:21

1:21

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 d…

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Ep120🏌🏿‍♂️Politics of PGA, DPWT & LIV Agreement, Aim Point, Listener Swing Review, and .... MAFs ?!?!?!?! 19:55

2M ago19:55

19:55

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…

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Ep119: Min Woo Cooks, When Nick ignored his Caddy at Augusta, and Why 'Golf Australia Should Call The Shark Immediately'. 1:01:14

2M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

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 t…

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Ep118🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback: When Tiger Woods Nearly Killed Mark Allen, Grand Slam of Club Golf, and We Analyse a Pod Listeners Swing 20:34

2M ago20:34

20:34

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 m…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Why Mark Allen Can't Forgive Colin Montgomerie, and Did The Queen Really Say 'That' about Sir Nick Faldo??? 22:39

2M ago22:39

22:39

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 h…

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Ep117: Mark' The World Feed is Torture', Nick reveals 'Every Golfers Fear', and How to Putt Like a Pro 1:00:21

2M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

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 describe…

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☎️ Voicemail: Rob from Melbourne 1:24

2M ago1:24

1:24

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, thank…

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☎️ Voicemail: Brian from Perth 1:11

2M ago1:11

1:11

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: Titleis…

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☎️ Voicemail: Scott from Brisbane 1:48

2M ago1:48

1:48

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 o…

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Ep116🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback: Cam Smith's Form, Karl Vilips, The 'Mental Side' of Golf and a Top 5 Oversight 23:28

2M ago23:28

23:28

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…

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Ep115: Nick O'Hern: '2 Things Rory Must do to Win a Major in 2025', Mark Allen 'The Players Should be a Major' 1:06:10

2M ago1:06:10

1:06:10

We start today by talking about The Players, a wonderful tournament, and Nick and Mark discuss Rory's win. Mark believes it is time The Players became classed as a major, he loves the event. Nick agrees it is fantastic. Whilst Rory won, Nick has identified two things that he needs to do in order to win a (current) major this year, and he explains w…

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☎️ Voicemail: David from Balwyn 0:58

3M ago0:58

0:58

Balwyn calling. David from Balwyn left us a voicemail with some views on the Paul McGinley and Brandel Chamblee conversation about a possible merger of LIV and the PGA. Got a comment? Leave a voicemail at our website here, it's easy and takes only a moment or two. We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, …

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Talk Birdie To Me Book Club: 'The Embedded Lie' 20:36

3M ago20:36

20:36

Today a bonus pod where we open up the Talk Birdie To Me 'book club'. We originally considered discussing Red Dog, or Little Women, or Pride and Prejudice, but then we thought we'd discuss golf books instead. Seems to make sense. So today, Nick and Mark discuss some of their favourite books (listed below) and then we chat to film-maker and author P…

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Ep114🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback: Rakes, Aust Open, Ball Markers and is it 'Holes' or 'Hole' in One ? 20:22

3M ago20:22

20:22

Plenty of feedback and questions for Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen on Talk Birdie To Me this week. Daniel was Nicks' caddy in San Francisco when he wore golf gear to the baseball and messaged us. Andrew has an idea about tournaments and getting more pros in them. Laurie has a thought about the Australian Open venues. George is after advice on golf swi…

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Ep113: Karl Vilips Wins Big. Are GA Serious about the Aus Open? Jack Nicklaus Shows Who's Boss. 1:16:07

3M ago1:16:07

1:16:07

A huge pod today, we start with Karl Vilips' fantastic win in Puerto Rico - amazing. Nick and Mark chat about his path to this point, from an Australian prodigy at 6-years old to PGA winner, how he did it and why he moved to the US so young. Nick chats about what impressed him about Karl's performance, and Mark raises his swing and suggests it may …

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: The Players Championship Preview 22:57

3M ago22:57

22:57

Today we're doing a bonus pod previewing The Players Championship this weekend at TPC Sawgrass, a wonderful event and one that Nick has played multiple times. Nick and Mark discuss the course, particularly the famous 17th hole and how it feels when you know it's getting close. Nick gives his view on the best way to play the course, what he did. Mar…

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☎️ Voicemail: Fehan from Melbourne 1:06

3M ago1:06

1:06

We love receiving voicemails of all kinds. Fehan messaged us about the LPGA tournament at Blue Bay over the weekend. Talk Birdie To Me comes from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App …

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Ep112🏌🏿‍♂️Feedback: Stupid Hats, Shotgun Starts and Short Games. 16:45

3M ago16:45

16:45

Well the pod gets off to a bad start when Mark decides to wear a Joe Highsmith style hat for the duration. Highly recommend you avoid watching this episode on YouTube when it is available. Some comments and questions to run through. Christopher has a comment on the suitability of wearing golf attire, and Nick tells a very funny story about going to…

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Ep111: Ryan Peake's Win, Top 5 Ridiculous Putting Actions, and Why Mark Says: 'The NZ Open Setup is Garbage' 59:38

3M ago59:38

59:38

Another fun pod today. We start with the huge win of Ryan Peake in the New Zealand Open, without being dismissive of the past, it is a wonderful redemption story and Mark says a great example of what second chances can do. Mark and Nick both want to get Ryan on the pod when he is back in Australia. However, Mark is not a fan of the NZ Open being a …

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☎️ Voicemail: Scott from Aspendale (Melbourne) 1:06

3M ago1:06

1:06

Lots of discussion about slow play recently, and Scott from Aspendale left us a voicemail with his thoughts on a potential solution. What do you reckon, is he onto something ? 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; The watchMynumbers app, play…

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Ep110: Tiger 'Most Embarrassing Moment of my Career', Will LIV Golfers be Allowed into the Players Championship? 1:02:45

3M ago1:02:45

1:02:45

Lots to discuss on the pod today. As you know we're filming the pod for YouTube, and this is week two. We're still ironing out the bugs, and we had a big bug this week, so no YouTube show this week - but we'll sort it for next week. Onto the pod - Mark bumped into Marc Leishman a day or so ago, after Marc played in Warrnambool at the weekend with h…

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EP109⛳️ Guest: Bradley Hughes: 'First I Teach People How to Flush it', and on Having a Crack at Nick Price in the Presidents Cup. 32:51

3M ago32:51

32:51

Mark Allen particularly is a bit excited today as we have one of his heroes on the pod, the legendary Bradley Hughes has joined us at the Talk Birdie To Me desk. Hugo tells us how he got into golf, and Mark asks him why he chose golf over football - he was a very good footy player. He also talks about his experiences with Greg Norman as a young pla…

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EP108⛳️ Guest: LIV Production Boss James Watson: 'LIV is a Start-up. We're in Audience Capture Mode' 25:07

3M ago25:07

25:07

Our Guest today on Talk Birdie To Me is James Watson, Senior Vice President of Production at LIV Golf, so a big gig! James tells us some of the figures from LIV Adelaide, they are impressive. He talks about how they had a very short timeframe to get the first London event up, and it was only in Adelaide that he felt 'LIV had arrived'. We find out a…

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Ep107: Joaquin: 'OZ Open a Lock for Royal Melbourne', Which Rising OZ PGA Star met with Multiple LIV teams in Adelaide? 52:57

3M ago52:57

52:57

A disclaimer: today we're using the Talk Birdie video gear for the first time. Audio goes up first, and video at 7pm the same day. Please bear with us, we're still learning how it works, what buttons do what, and the various camera angles. So the first few shows will be a bit rocky here and there - we will 100% screw some stuff up. If you see a cam…

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