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Talk Birdie To Me

Talk Birdie To Me

By: Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen
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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 guys 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 one's.....you can see the video of one of them here!


Together, this is their podcast - Talk Birdie To Me - coming to you live 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:


  • Titleist - the #1 ball in golf;
  • FootJoy - the #1 shoe and ball in golf;
  • BMW - luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
  • PING, they'll help you play your best;
  • The Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;
  • Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia.


Plus the watchMynumbers app and Southern Golf Club.


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Executive Producer: Kaizen Media.

Sound Design: Loud Zebra.


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Episodes
  • ☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Scotty Laycock on the 'Yips'
    Nov 8 2025

    Tour Pro Scotty Laycock was listening to Nick and Mark chatting about US golfer Jerry Haas getting the yips when Mark was playing with him, and had a story to share about a player he saw having the yips some years ago in Brisbane. Ouch!


    Hear Scott's voicemail here.


    We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:


    • BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
    • Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;
    • FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;
    • PING will help you play your best;
    • Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;
    • Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
    • And watchMynumbers and Southern Golf Club.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 min
  • Ep181: Feedback: Whacks Aplenty. Nick Cops it, Mark Cops it, the Entire Pod Cops it. It's Carnage on Todays Podcast !!!!
    Nov 6 2025

    A feedback pod today and we've had a few whacks come in, so we thought we'd take our medicine and spend the first half of this pod copping a serve...and a few wolfpackers have not held back!


    • Kevin lines up Nick for something he did when he was on tour.
    • Parrot has a crack at Mark saying he has no idea what he's talking about on a particular issue.
    • Carlos has a crack at the entire pod over our view on one specific aspect of golf.
    • And Shane listened to a recent interview on the pod and said it was disappointing and we were 'soft'.


    Sheez....after the turn, we could do with some positivity so we chat with wolfpacker Rod who has some great stories about meeting the great Jack Newton when he was younger, and getting some tips from him! We spend some time reminiscing and sharing stories about the great man.


    We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:


    • BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
    • Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;
    • FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;
    • PING will help you play your best;
    • Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;
    • Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
    • And watchMynumbers and Southern Golf Club.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    24 mins
  • Ep180: More on the LIV Moves, The Old Course Changes, and Golfs 'Length Problem'...How to Solve It.
    Nov 6 2025

    Well it might be a quiet time for tournaments, but goodness there is plenty of golf news to discuss this week!


    But first today, a reminder of our Victoria Pro-Am comp. We're looking for one wolfpacker to be our official player in the Vic Pro-Am in December, send us a pic or video of you rocking a pair of FootJoys, your handicap, where you play, and all eligible entrants (ie: who have a handicap and aren't a pro) will be in the draw next week on the show. If you're in Melbourne great. If you're interstate, regional Vic, or New Zealand, we'll sort your travel and accomodation. Entries close COB Monday November 10th.


    We discussed the huge LIV changes on yesterday's bonus pod, if you've not heard it, it's in the feed and worth checking out. Nick and Mark discuss what LIV's move might mean, and explore some of the questions that arise now about how they'll do it. Given the magnitude of the move, there is more to discuss, so we chat LIV today.


    The Old Course at St Andrews is undergoing some changes in preparation for the 2027 Open Championship, in part to address golf's length issue. Nick has a firm view on how to address this, and he doesn't believe extending courses is the way to go. Mark has some thoughts as well. We run through the Old Course changes, and discuss whether they'll make a difference, or are relatively minor.


    Marks Touch of Class for BMW is on a young 20-something player he saw at the weekend who played beautifully....he explains the context and reasoning.


    Nick raises Lee Trevino's comments about the Top 3 players in the world, following Gary Players thoughts.


    And the WPGA schedule has been released for 2027, it looks good. Nick talks us through it.


    Top 5 for Betr, in light of the St Andrews changes, Nick lists his Top 5 holes that have been lengthened - for better or worse. Mainly for better. In fact all for better. Slightly misnamed Top 5.


    The mighty Southern Golf Club bring us feedback, and we start with a whack for Mark over comments he made on last week's podcast. Into a number of various 'yip-centric' comments following our yip-heavy pod last week. Also, a number of comments on Nick O'Who's performance in the Titleist simulator last week. Mostly positive, with one piece of constructive criticism. And some feedback from Tour Pro and legend Bradley Hughes on the drivers.


    PING Globals, Nick takes us around all the results from the last week. Mark has a crack at the music in the opener. Some things never change. He invites wolfpackers to suggest a new opener. Don't listen to him.


    Into the masterclass for watchMynumbers, Mark played at the weekend and in his words 'played bad', he had an issue with his swing, but he reckons he may have solved it. He explains the problem, and what he did to address it.


    If you haven't heard our LIV bonus pod from yesterday, it's in the feed here and on YouTube here.


    We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:


    • BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
    • Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;
    • FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;
    • PING will help you play your best;
    • Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;
    • Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
    • And watchMynumbers and Southern Golf Club.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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