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Talk Birdie To Me

Nick O"Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media

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

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10:37

Monday Mini: How to Take Spin off, or Put Spin on,...

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2026/09/27

Monday Mini today and it's a great question from wolfpacker Glenn who heard Nick and Mark discussing playing in the wind last week, and in particular Shane Lowry's masterclass at the Irish Open. Glenn is an excellent golfer, he's off around 6 or 7, however he doesn't know who to take spin off the ball or how to adding spin to the ball. He hears it a lot during commentary, and on Talk Birdie To Me....and would love to know how to do it.Nick and Mark explain some tips and tricks to do

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1:08

☎️ Voicemail: Tour Pro Scotty Laycock on Daniel...

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2026/09/26

Tour Pro Scotty Laycock had a listen to our recent mini where Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spoke about managing fatigue (mental and physical) as a golfer, and left a voicemail recounting a conversation that he had with Swedish Tour Pro Daniel Chopra on this exact issue. Have a listen to Scotty's voicemail, and if you've got any comments or questions for Nick and Mark you can leave us a voicemail here.We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:Hostplus, Talk Birdie

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23:27

Friday Feedback: BREAKING: Has Patrick Reed been...

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2026/09/24

A Friday Feedback Show...and could we be seeing Patrick Reed bumped off the Talk Birdie To Me watchlist????!!!?!???01:00Wolfpacker Richard has sent in a video of Shingo Katayama which looks veeeeery suss. We watch it, listen to it, and discuss it.04:00Nick gave out some putting stats a week or two ago, plenty of feedback, some thought they were accurate, others though they ignored some key contributing factors07:00Mark gets fired up....''what are these people talking about?'08:00A

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11:55

Bonus Mini: Help Needed!!! How is your Club...

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2026/09/23

An emergency bonus Mini today as we've had a question from wolfpacker Justin in Western Australia that cannot possibly wait until Monday, that's how important it is.But first, the show is nearly derailed by 'fashion chat' from Nick and Mark. Anyone would think they're wannabe runway models or something...feel free to complain.But onto the show, it's a Mini so time is precious if we want to keep within the rules of our podcast license.Justin is on the committee at his club and

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17:14

Presidents Cup Preview: 'An Internationals Win Would...

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2026/09/23

It's Presidents Cup week and today Nick and Mark run the ruler over the teams, some of the likely matchups, the course, and look to build a fun little multi with our mate Hummer at Betr.Can the international team get close? Well it's no surprise that the US are favourites, raging favourites in fact, and Nick and Mark agree that an internationals win is highly unlikely, but if they are to have a chance the pairings will (obviously) be crucial - we look at what they might be.We discuss Geoff

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Ep223: The PGAT return pathways for LIV players,...

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2026/09/22

Big show, it's Presidents Cup week and we're a bit excited about it....even with the dismal record from the internationals, fortunately one of the hosts on this podcast played for the international team twice so is well placed to give some insights.01:00Presidents Cup - the numbers are depressing says Nick, and he talks about whether Geoff Ogilvy's Medinah knowledge, as one of the designers of the course with OCM, will play a role.03:00Mark says Medinah will look incredible on the coverage, the

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14:04

Monday Mini: Managing Mental and Physical Fatigue as...

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2026/09/20

An excellent question from wolfpacker Evan in todays Monday Mini. Evan is a touch fatigued with golf, which can happen, and whilst he loves the game he's interested to know if this ever happened to Nick and Mark, particularly when they were on the tour.Before we get into that we start with Evan's other question, which is a bit of a cheeky one - but worth a shot...Onto the fatigue question. How did Nick and Mark manage both physical and mental fatigue as pros? Nick gives some amusing insights into

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26:08

Friday Feedback: Re: Gary Player, Mark says the...

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2026/09/17

Friday Feedback show today and this is a bit exciting as we draw the winner of our trip to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island - huge thanks to Titliest and The Cliffs for the prize, it's been a ripper competition and we are excited to draw the winner live on the show after the turn.First to some feedback.02:00Huge reaction to last weeks Friday Feedback show where Mark Allen said that he believed the evidence was clear that Gary Player, at times, was a bit loose with the rules. We had loads of

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1:07:44

Ep222: 5 Things that Golf Needs to 'Kill Off' right...

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2026/09/15

Massive show today, one of our longest ever in fact. Could be due to great content, could be due to us just banging on about stuff....you're better placed to decide than us...hopefully the former.Onto the show!01:00How great was the Solheim Cup, and the course was brilliant. Mark didn't see too much, Nick saw plenty.02:00Great to see the European Women win04:00Nick on why he feels a connection to the European players06:00Nick does his Seve impersonation. Is it good? You tell us.07:00Great final

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19:04

Monday Mini: Australian Golf Course Redesigns. What...

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2026/09/13

A Monday Mini today and we start with 'fashion chat'. Apparently Mark is considering applying for an extra role in Devil Wears Prada 3, so he's getting up to speed on fashion, colours etc....or so it appears.Onto the Mini ! Message from golf pro Pete Townsend who firstly, asks after Marks health given his challenges with cancer over recent years (it's in a good place btw), and then asks a few questions about golf course architecture. Specifically, what are some of the great course redesigns in

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25:49

Friday Feedback: Was Gary Player a Cheat? And the...

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2026/09/10

Friday Feedback pod today, and one that might possibly be a touch controversial around a discussion about a certain legendary South African golfer....more on that shortly.02:00 Feedback on other countries, in addition to Norway, that require a golf license.04:00 Ryder cup / Presidents Cup discussion.05:00 Should the Presidents Cups be a mixed event with women and men?07:00 Snedeker made some interesting comments about Cantlay's opponents....what do Nick and Mark think of them?08:00 A question from a

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Ep221: A 'Dumb, Stupid Idea that needs to change',...

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2026/09/08

After last weeks debacle when Mark broke our equipment resulting in the scrapping of half of the main show, let's see if we can get through this weeks without him destroying anything. No guarantees.But it is a fun show!01:00We loved the Walker Cup, not only for the golf but for the course. Stunning. How good is Lahinch!02:00Which raises the issues of Walker Cup venues, Nick runs through the list....incredible.03:00Mark asks why aren't Australian amateur tournaments at some of our great courses, and

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19:29

Monday Mini: We build the Perfect Prototype Golfer,...

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2026/09/06

Monday Mini, cracking question from Martin in Western Australia. Martin asks Nick and Mark to build the perfect prototype golfer, choosing from 5 categories of golf play - Driving, Irons, Short Game, Putting, Mental Game. Nick and Mark build a prototype golfer made up of Australian players, and then an International version, with a different player being selected for each of the attributes.There are some players that the boys say picked themselves and had to be selected in that specific category,

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28:16

Friday Feedback: 'Golf Would be a Better Game if...

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2026/09/03

Controversial start to the Friday Feedback pod as Mark Allen defames Dan, there will be legal action being instigated as soon as Dan has sought counsel from the official Talk Birdie legal representative Dennis Denuto. But in the meantime, on with the show.02:00 Some feedback from a few wolfpackers on Wyndham Clark and his recent actions, Mark reiterates that Wyndham is on the watchlist for the moment, and he clearly is not careful enough being 'seen' to do the right thing.06:00 Can you legally smash

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☎️ Voicemail: Brett from Sydney on Trumps Courses

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2026/09/02

On yesterday's show we kicked around the idea that the LIV whale might be Trump, not investing himself but doing so through the US government and thus positioning himself as the 'saviour' of LIV. Were he to do so, we suggested he would be insisting that LIV plays at primarily golf courses that he owns or bear his name, seems a very Trump thing to do and Nick listed off a few that fit that criteria. Brett from St Michael's Golf Club in Sydney heard the show and wanted to clarify that one of the

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13:20

Bonus: Presidents Cup Teams are a Lock. Nick and Mark...

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2026/09/02

Today saw the announcement of the final teams for the Presidents Cup teams, both the US team and the Internationals.On our show earlier this morning, prior to the announcement, Nick and Mark picked who they thought would make the teams, how did they go, did all their picks make it and who did they miss?Jason Day was not picked, we suspect due to injury, and there was one great surprise in the US team. And who is the player picked who both Nick and Mark say that they would not have picked. We analyse

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40:56

Ep220: By numbers, Scheffler 'Twice as good as Rory',...

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2026/09/01

We all know the famous line from Jim Nantz 'a tradition unlike any other'. Well today we're paraphrasing Jim and it is a Talk Birdie To Me episode unlike any other. We'll start at the end.At the 38-minute mark of the show, Mark accidentally hit Nicks mic with his hand (see the moment here), disconnecting Nick's mic and meaning the rest of the show (Global Highlights and Feedback) had no audio from Nick. So we had to scrap those segments and cut from the Top 5 straight to the Masterclass (which uses

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9:45

Monday Mini: Cutting Shafts, Gripping Down, and how...

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2026/08/30

Todays Monday Mini is inspired from a voicemail from wolfpacker Asher in New Zealand who has a question about his irons.Asher was listening to our recent ep where Kell was on and was missing to the left with his driver, and Asher is interested to know rather than cutting his shaft, does gripping down achieve a similar outcome? Nick and Mark run through Asher's question and kick around grip techniques, and talk about some pros who grip down. Mark talks through swing weights and how to ensure that if

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7:45

Weekend Mini: Could a Tri-Series comp work, if so how...

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2026/08/29

Cos why not? We thought we'd smash out a quick weekend Talk Birdie Mini today.Wolfpacker Andrew has an idea for a new tournament that he believes would match the Ryder Cup. It's a tri-series featuring three countries. Nick and Mark hear Andrews idea, put it on the blocks and see how it could work in this hypothetical situation and run through the players that would be eligible for the teams, Could it match the Ryder Cup? It's a big call....do Nick and Mark agree?A fun hypothetical weekend mini,

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30:15

Friday Feedback: A Listener tells Mark to 'Get Over...

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2026/08/27

The weekends nearly here, hope you've got some downtime, some family time, and some golf time planned! Today on our Friday Feedback pod we have a lot of fun, although we start with Mark thinking for some reason he is qualified to give medical advice and makes some observations on the cut that Dan has on his head from the kitchen cupboard. Helpful from Mark.After we get through that, onto the golf chat....!01:00Peter has some thoughts on bunker play to run by Nick and Mark.02:00We chat about some of

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