Talk Birdie To Me

Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media
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Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk golf every week on Talk Birdie To Me. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia and Worldwide. As two golfers who played at the highest level, they tell it like it is, and take you behind the scenes to get an inside look into the world of golf. Nick O’Hern reached #16 in the world rankings and is the only player ever to beat Tiger Woods twice in matchplay. Mark Allen is a former Touring Pro of 15 years - played a British Open at Carnoustie, and in his career has hit 12 hole in ones.....you can see the video of one of them here. Together, they host Talk Birdie To Me each week from Titleist and FootJoy Headquarters. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. A huge thanks to our Talk Birdie To Me partners: Hostplus - the official retirement partner of Talk Birdie To Me;BMW - luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist - the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy - the #1 shoe and ball in golf;The Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, ahead of the gameFind My Player - track any player on any tour in seconds.And Southern Golf Club. Follow, subscribe and listen or watch Talk Birdie To Me here: https://linktr.ee/TalkBirdieToMe Executive Producer: Kaizen Media. Sound Design: Loud Zebra. For enquiries click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 4h ago

    Ep227: Minjee Lee's Annus Horribilis, Top 5 'Narrow' courses, Rory's Fee for Kingston Heath...worth it or not?

    Big show today, and we start with a stretching update from Mark. Riveting we know but as that famous golfer Taylor Swift said, the stretchers gonna stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch. 01:00Mark's stretching update. 02:00 The one thing from life as a Tour Pro that Mark would love to have in social golf 03:00 Mark makes an outrageous medical claim completely unsupported by any facts and highly unlikely to be remotely correct. He's the Robert F. Kennedy jnr of the podcast world. 06:00 Eugenio Chacarra had a win in India at the weekend. Nick saw a tweet from Jamie Kennedy which he thought was bang on, we discuss. Chacarra will clearly play Ryder Cup says Nick. 09:00 He uses a training aid, we have a yak about it. 10:00Other Tour Pros who use training aids 12:00The Rory vs Kevin Kisner controversy in India 14:00Rory's deal to come to Melbourne. Worth it or not? 15:00The timing of the Capital.com Australian Womens Open considering the Hawaiian tournament. Nick speaks on it again. Mark says that the womens tour could do something very special globally if the various body's work together. 17:00What has gone wrong with Minjee Lee's game? 19:00The Hostplus plus for golf this week was how the crowds were managed at the WA Open tournament in Secret Harbour. So good. 21:00And at the same tournament, our BMW Touch of Class goes to an esky.....you'll need to hear it to understand why. 25:00The latest on LIV 2.0. After the turn... 28:00We look at Minjee's stats this year, they're not great, and Chacarra's ranking moves from Find My Player. Impressive. 30:00For Betr, Nick's Top 5 courses he has played that are very narrow - courses and holes 36:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club....we start with the Secret Harbour tournament 38:00Slow play penalty....does it deserve to be breaking news? We go with it. 39:00A whack for Mark over last weeks Top 5 suggesting a brutal omission. Does Mark push back or cop the whack with good grace? 41:00LIV 46:00A wolfpacker disagrees with Marks oft mentioned 'greatest shot ever' , which was from Rory at Augusta. And this wolfpacker offers their alternative, with it has to be said, a solid case. 48:00Global highlights from Nick. 53:00And we get a rundown from Nick on how the BMW National Final in Queenstown went last week. 57:00Todays show wraps with a masterclass from Mark on putting, live from the brand spankers Golf Clearance Outlet store in Braybrook, Victoria. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 17h ago ·  Bonus

    Bonus Mini: Imagine scoring an Albatross, and the next hole an Ace. It happened last weekend. We speak to the guy who did it.

    Well this is extraordinary. At the weekend Kris Clelland was playing at Lynwood Country Club in Pitt Town, Sydney, where he did something quite unbelievable: scoring an Albatross, and then on the next hole an Ace. You read that correctly. We had to hear what happened from the horses mouth, so we gave Kris a call to ask him all about it. At the time of the call, Nick and Mark were completely unaware of what had been achieved, only that Kris had done something quite special. Kris talks us through it....and it really is remarkable. What fun! We're just a touch envious, but well done Kris !!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    Monday Mini: 'Help, I'm consistently a Slow Starter in Comps....How do I fix it?'

    Wolfpacker Andrew has an issue. He's a very good player, however he is plagued by slow starts in comps and always finds himself having to come from behind to perform well. He's after some thoughts from Nick and Mark who, helpfully, are happy to oblige with some actionable tips to improve and ultimately solve this dilemma of Andrews. If you've got a question that might suit a Monday Mini, let us know, you can message us via the website or our LinkTree (or leave a voicemail). Links here. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 5d ago ·  Bonus

    Friday Feedback: Adam Scott's Driving Technique; are Caddies for Tour Pro's worth it or not needed? And more on Seve's National Service

    Nick is still in New Zealand with the BMW team, no doubt plenty of golf, a couple of wines, and some relaxation. Interesting that Nick did not invite Mark and Dan on the trip....mmmm....trouble in paradise perhaps....anyway on with the Friday Feedback show! 01:00We start with a chat about Seve's national service - Mark has done some research. 02:00A whack for Nick from Andrew over his recent fitting video. Nick tells us the clubs he was fitted into as a righty. 05:00Feedback on the Michael Peña - if you missed the chat, watch here on YouTube. 06:00Question about Adam Scotts driving technique, Nick and Mark look at the specific issue and discuss what it could mean. When we get Scotty on the show, closer to the Capital.com Australian Open we'll ask him. 09:00 Question about albatrosses. Have Nick and Mark ever had one? 13:00Question on older irons and persimmons - Mark has a great, and possibly illegal, TopFlite story. After the turn... 17:00Barry with a story about Thomas Bjørn, Nick talks about Thomas' temper. 19:00Dead Solid Perfect 21:00Caddys - do they really add value? Nick talks about 'chiselling'. Nick and Mark talk about the value they felt caddies provided them and why they loved and appreciated having them on the team. A fun Friday Feedback show, Nick's got the weekend in New Zealand living it large, Mark and Dan will keep their noses to the grindstone at Talk Birdie HQ and cover Nick's workload whilst he's away....cos that's the kind of guys we are. Says more about Nick really. Have a great weekend !!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Oct 13

    Ep226: Is LIV Golf now Dead? Nick & Mark say LIV can't survive. Tiger on the Tee (sort of). Nick 'LPGA are doing Australia No Favours'

    Big show ... and Nick is coming to us from New Zealand today! 01:00Nick explains why he is in Queenstown. 02:00We start with the latest golf news, the DP World Tour decision yesterday has sounded the death knell for LIV. Nick and Mark discuss why and what's next. 03:00The investor's desire is purely for the debt benefits says our insider. 05:00Despite their likely imminent demise, we have LIV Golf to thank for the 2028 World Golf structure 07:00Adelaide deserves a big golf tournament. 10:00The Australian LIV players. What do they do? We discuss each of them. 13:00How should LIV, in hindsight, have launched their concept. Nick and Mark discuss. 18:00Jon Rahm & Bryson 19:00Mark saw something he loved watching the Western Australian PGA at the weekend. 20:00We chat to WA stats guy Matt Green about the kind of statistical analysis that he does. Matt identifies, from a statistical perspective, the one thing any golfer can lower their handicap by doing. 27:00Ocean Dunes to King Links, King Island 28:00Nick lines up the LPGA saying they are doing the Australian womens game no favours 30:00LIV Golf - 3 options for Nick and Mark - what do they believe will happen? After the turn.. 32:00We hear some brilliant audio of Tiger Woods as a tee announcer for juniors at the weekend. That is our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' this wek. 33:00Mark tells a story about making a shot in front of Jack Nicklaus and how nervous he was. 34:00Marks Top 5 for Betr - the top 5 things he has seen young people in golf do. 38:00Global highlights from Nick 42:00Touch of Class for BMW goes to US golfer Tyler McCumber 44:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club..... 44:00The Tassie Amateur 45:00Seve's National Service 46:00Tom Kim 47:00Blades Brown vs Jackson Koivun 48:00LIV Golf 49:00Yoga 52:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, we wrap the show with a Masterclass from Nick featuring a special guest - Canadian golfer Mac Buchar shows us his fairway finder and how he does it. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Oct 12 ·  Bonus

    Feedback: Was the 92 Australian Open really the strongest field in history? Aim Point, LIV, and Mark defames an entire city!

    A bonus feedback pod today, so many messages, comments, emails that we thought we'd smack out another one. 01:00 We start with a number of comments on our YouTube episode a fortnight ago from Nudgee in Brisbane with young Riley Richards and Tour Pro Matty Guyatt. 07:00Aaron has a question about turning pro these days vs when Nick and Mark did. After the turn... 09:00 A wolfpacker reveals who the Pro was whose bag Jarrod Moseley destroyed after a bad day on the course. 10:00 Andrew on LIV Adelaide 11:00 JJ on LIV 12:00 Steve from California reiterating his invite for the boys to play a round with him in SoCal. Mark acts disgracefully. 13:00 Aim Point 14:00 Royal County Down 15:00 Feedback, and a fun fact, on Mark and Nicks appalling music knowledge from Susannah. Mark proceeds to defame an entire city. 16:00 Craig from the UK has written in with a compliment for Nick and Mark, and a bit of a driveby for Mark. He shares a story of winning some money form a tournament Nick played in. 19:00 Couple of wolfpackers challenge Marks assertion about the 1992 Australian Open field being the strongest field in history. Fighting words. Back tomorrow with the main show, Nick's in New Zealand with BMW so we'll have him dialing in if we don't screw up the time differences! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Oct 11 ·  Bonus

    Monday Mini: How to Flight your Wedges Lower

    On todays Monday Mini we have a question from wolfpacker Ben. Now Ben has been working on getting his handicap down, and he is currently down to 14, and trending in the right direction. However, he feels that if he can flight his wedges more effectively he can go lower, so he's asked Nick and Mark for some tips, and of course they're happy to oblige. Mark talks about the impact of shortening your backswing, how he was taught to do it, and what it did to his game. Nick discussed why he is an advocate for matching your backswing and your follow through, and he gives some excellent chipping tips. A short but sweet Monday Mini today with some excellent tips on flighting your wedge shots. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Oct 8 ·  Bonus

    Friday Feedback: Australian Mens Golf, ideas to improve; An email saying 'Mark you are uneducated', we find out why. A fun Friday show (just not for Mark).

    A Friday Feedback show today and Mark, not for the first time, gets lined up. On todays show we have a message from one person calling Mark 'uneducated', and we have a myriad of wolfpackers criticising Mark over some recent behaviour....we'll get to that through the show. 01:00 Mark is back on the fashion advice path...seriously... 01:30Wolfpacker Alex heard the No Laying Up guys having a crack at Australian Mens golf on a recent episode, he gives his view and asks Nick and Mark for theirs. 02:00 Nick and Mark discuss what solutions might help to grow the performance of the Australian men. 06:00 Dan follows up Marks promise to get Andrew Langford-Jones on the show...Mark needs to do some work on it. 07:00 Wolfpacker Dean on club championship structures and the challenge for him as a FIFO 08:20 Ralphy has written about some of Mike Clayton's design work, which Mark has at times been slightly critical of, Ralphy likes Mike's work and wrote in to say so. 09:00 A message calling Mark uneducated when it comes to the place of Tea Trees on Melbourne golf courses. Mark responds with a surprising level of restraint at being called uneducated....No of course he doesn't !!! He lines up this particularly commenter! Did you seriously think Mark would restrain himself after that? 11:00 Wolfpacker comments on a cracking idea from a golf course in Alabama, that more clubs should adopt. After the turn. 14:00 Firstly we deal with some appalling behaviour of Mark at Nudgee Golf Club. The reaction from the Wolfpack was (largely) brutal and deservedly so. Details in this ep. 15:00 Anthony with a comment on Nick's idea of the Presidents Cup becoming a mixed event. 16:00 Mark tells a great story about the charity component of the Presidents Cup in years past, specifically how one Tour Pro took advantage of the lack of oversight of what the charities were. 17:00 Discuss Bruce Devlin 19:00 Wolfpacker Mark has a crack at Mark Allen over a classic 59 that he has not put up in lights, and our wolfpacker believes it should be. 20:00 Robert from Melbourne has a wet weather day question for Nick and Mark After that we need a pickle and a pitcher of beer and a lie down! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk golf every week on Talk Birdie To Me. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia and Worldwide. As two golfers who played at the highest level, they tell it like it is, and take you behind the scenes to get an inside look into the world of golf. Nick O’Hern reached #16 in the world rankings and is the only player ever to beat Tiger Woods twice in matchplay. Mark Allen is a former Touring Pro of 15 years - played a British Open at Carnoustie, and in his career has hit 12 hole in ones.....you can see the video of one of them here. Together, they host Talk Birdie To Me each week from Titleist and FootJoy Headquarters. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. A huge thanks to our Talk Birdie To Me partners: Hostplus - the official retirement partner of Talk Birdie To Me;BMW - luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist - the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy - the #1 shoe and ball in golf;The Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, ahead of the gameFind My Player - track any player on any tour in seconds.And Southern Golf Club. Follow, subscribe and listen or watch Talk Birdie To Me here: https://linktr.ee/TalkBirdieToMe Executive Producer: Kaizen Media. Sound Design: Loud Zebra. For enquiries click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    570
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Kaizen Media
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    Talk Birdie To Me

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