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Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk everything golf every week on the leading Australian Golf podcast. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia, Asia, the USA, Europe and from the PGA, LIV, and everything in between. As two guys who played at the highest level internationally, they tell it like it is, and take you behind the scenes to get an inside look into the world of golf, and we chat to listeners about what they're seeing, thinking about golf and about their own game. ...
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A fascinating bonus pod today. Earlier this week we were recording the normal pod and we spotted Jordan Bovalina in the cafe at Golf Australia HQ, never let it be said that we miss an opportunity to talk to Australia's leading long driver at the last World Long Driving Championships, so we hit him for a chat and sure enough he came back to sit down…
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Ep80: Can the Presidents Cup Survive? PGA Tour vs LIV Showdown in December, and Where the Hell is Riyadh ?
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This week we kick off with Nick and Mark discussing the Scheffler/Rory McIlroy vs Koepka/DeChambeau, Mark is excited about the prospect, Nick will watch the highlights. We chat about the first couple of LIV tournaments next year, Adelaide is second and Riyadh is first....unhelpfully none of us know where Riyadh is or how to spell it...so we muddle …
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Former Tour Pro Scotty Laycock, now the Tour Pro at Royal Hobart, heard Nick and Mark taking about Sahith Theegala's 2-stroke penalty on this weeks pod (Ep79), and left us a voicemail about a time he copped a 12-stroke penalty (!!!!) when playing a tournament in China. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your m…
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Another voicemail, this time from Marek from Seaford in Melbourne who has crunched the numbers on the Fedex Cup Final Round and come up with some interesting notional results. If you want 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 pl…
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We love the bonus pods, and the ones where we run through a bunch of questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack are fantastic, and another one today. First cab of the rank, Craig has a question about whether the Australian Open should have a permanent home, Nick and Mark discuss the venue, and the format. Mick has a question about travelling on planes…
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Ep79: Cam Smith - How Golf NSW Got Him, How Craig Parry Screwed Over Nick Faldo, The Hardest Tee Shot in the World
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Nick and Mark are amped over last weeks Cam Smith news that he will be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs in November, so much so that we start the show by calling Golf NSW COO Graeme Phillipson to ask him how it happened, and how Golf NSW pulled off such a fantastic get. Great chat, and some fantastic insights into the process, and what it now m…
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Nick and Mark love receiving voicemails, this week former tour pro David Diaz left us a message after hearing the boys chatting about the great Southern Golf Club in Melbourne. If you want 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 p…
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Big news yesterday with Cam Smith confirming that he'll be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs Golf Club in November. Huge news. And Chris from Howlong was just as excited and left us a voicemail about it. Chris also quite likes Mark Allens Golf Clearance Outlet videos, you can see some of Marks gear in a vid here. If you want to leave a voicemail…
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We love a bonus pod, particularly in weeks when we have lots of feedback or questions from the 'Talk Birdie To Me' Wolfpack, too much to fit into the normal pod, so we smash out a bonus pod! Fun! Today's a ripper with a few voicemails. We have a voicemail from Peter who has an idea about allowing more holes to be played as Par 3 holes, leading to a…
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Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock from Royal Hobart left a voicemail for Nick and Mark after hearing the boys chatting about Ian Baker-Finch on this weeks pod. If you want 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 le…
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Ep78: Lydia Ko Wins Again, Nick's Top 5 "Tool Moments" and Mark: This Part of Women's Golf "is a Disgrace"
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Nick O'Hern is a PING guy through and through, and has been for years. That's because PING are the best in the business. But he does keep an eye on what other gear is around, and he has a new wedge that he is excited about, and Mark is a little envious of! But into the show. Congrats to Lydia Ko, another win, and her second gold medal in a couple o…
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Fehan from Melbourne heard Nick and Mark discussing Minjee Lee and her recent form this week on the pod, and had a couple of insights that he wanted to share, so left a voicemail for us. If you want 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, w…
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Ep77: Nick Reviews Vietnamese Golf Courses, Golf Technique 'Fads', and an Update on 'Rake-Gate'.
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A fun pod this week, Mark has noticed that short follow throughs when putting are in vogue, and he wants to discuss with Nick. Nick has just returned from a few days in Vietnam playing golf and tells us about the courses he played which were excellent - but it was hot! Who'd have thought. This gives Mark an idea about doing a 'Nick and Mark golf tr…
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Rob from Curlewis Golf Club was listening to our bonus pod with Frank and Aiden from watchMynumbers and had a comment about Franks coach Steve Brodie, who also gives Rob lessons. He left us a voicemail about it. If you want 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 …
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Ep76: The Olympics, Lydia Ko, Vale Chi Chi: Plus the History of his Sword Dance
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A huge week in golf, plenty of great things to discuss, and some sad news with the passing of Chi-Chi Rodríguez, a true legend of the game. Nick and Mark chat about his wonderful legacy, and we hear where the 'sword dance' came from, a great story. To the Olympics. We loved it. And whilst Nick and Mark have mixed feelings about golf in the Olympics…
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Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We had a voicemail from Dan in The Blue Mountains today asking about the format for golf in the Olympics and giving his view on what an alternate format could look like. What do you think of Dan's suggestion? Nick and Mark discuss their…
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The watchMynumbers app is brilliant if you want to improve your golf, and they're a big supporter of Talk Birdie To Me. Nick and Mark decided to get founder Frank Colautti, and Tour Pro Aiden Didone, who uses the app in his career, in for a chat. In the first half of the pod we hear from Frank about why he founded it, where the idea came from. He t…
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Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We received a voicemail from Gerard in Brisy who had a couple of comments for Mark after hearing this weeks episode. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record b…
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Ep75: Golfer of the Year: Schauffele v Scheffler, Olympics Golf & Nick Talks Belly Wedges
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Another fun episode this week, with plenty of golf to discuss. We start with a text that Mark received from former Herald Sun golf journo Brian Meldrum about a fantastic achievement from Huntingdale member Ken Chandler recently. Fantastic. We love these stories. Nick mentions that Gary Player's 1974 Claret Jug replica was sold recently by his son, …
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Another bonus Q&A pod where we discuss some of your questions that we didn't have time for on the normal pod, or might take a bit longer to discuss. Today half a dozen questions from Talk Birdie To Me Wolfpack members. Jay is finding some differences playing on couch vs kikuyu grass and wants Nick and Marks thoughts; Ashley has a comment and questi…
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Ep74: Yasir Al-Rumayyan Wants to be Commissioner of a Combined LIV/PGA Entity
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We open the pod with big and breaking news from Mark on a major roadblock to a successful merger of the LIV and PGA, this has come from an EXTREMELY high and very reliable source within LIV. It shocked Mark when he heard it, and in turn Nick when Mark revealed it on the podcast. In Nick and Mark's view, this makes a merger the two organisations hig…
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Marko is working on a big story which is not quite ready, he has a couple of things to verify first, and he intends to put the spotlight on this story in this weeks episode of the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🏌🏿♂️Bonus: Mark & Nick Q&A: 'Sprinkler-Gate', LIV, Geelong Courses, & the St. Andrews of New Zealand
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A bonus pod today where we run through some of your questions. Pod listener Laird had a question about Rob MacIntyre and the sprinkler incident in Scotland, specifically around the rules and whether they were broken, bent, or fine. So we called our rules guy Stu from the excellent GolfRules Questions pod to clarify. Whilst we had Stu on the phone N…
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Ep73: Xanders' Big Win, Should Pros Play More Links Golf,, & Mark tells a Former Pro to 'Get His Head Out of His Arse'
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Gee the time difference to watch The Open Championship is a punish in Australia and New Zealand, specifically later in the day, but we got some in live and plenty of highlights....and what a tournament it was! Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spend a bit of time unpacking some of the key moments. The weather played a role, as we expect it will in this to…
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Ep72: Metropolitan & Huntingdale Propose Merger, 'Scottie Scheffler is a Dork' & 'Playing With Steve Elkington was a Nightmare'
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Another big week in golf and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are all over it. We start by discussing Keegan Bradley's appointment as the captain of the US Ryder Cup team, an appointment which took us all by surprise. But we quickly move on to Steph Kyriacou's performance in the Evian, she did so well and nearly won her first major but just fell a little…
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Lewy from Melbourne left us a voicemail after listening to our bonus pod with Jonathan Yarwood. He reached out to Jonathan via Skillest (here) and wanted to let us know how it went. If you haven't heard Nick and Mark's chat with Jonathan, you can find it in the feed about 3-weeks ago, it's a ripper. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy,…
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Ep71: Marko on 'the Worst Coach I Ever Had', Nick's Masterclass on Hitting Out of the Long Rough
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After yesterday's big bonus pod with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland, today is the normal pod - 24 hours later than usual, but hopefully you enjoyed the chat with James. If you haven't heard it, have a listen. Plenty on today's show. Nick has just come back from playing Long Island in zero degree temperatures, thankfully he has a shiny new clot…
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A massive bonus pod today, Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen chat one on one, okay two on one, with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland. In a wide-ranging conversation we cover the key issues: Why it has taken so long to announce the venue, format and dates of the 2024 Australian Open. The rationale behind Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club as the venues…
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Chris from Howlong left us a voicemail talking about Jason Day's training facility at his home, and the video on it. We've seen it before but it was a great reminder to rewatch the video, it's fantastic! Check out Chris' voicemail, then watch the video he's talking about here. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website he…
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Ep70: Mark: "PIF, PGA, DPWT & SSG Soon to Join", and Nick is Annoyed Over a Listener Comment
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We kick off today's podcast by listening to some audio that was not on our bingo card this week. We would not have expected what happened to happen. Once we get through that, we chat Cam Davis. Wow. A wonderful performance in Detroit, Nick and Mark discuss how well he played. We nearly had an all Aussie finish with Min Woo in the hunt for a while. …
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Paul from Melbourne left us a voicemail this week with a suggestion for Nick and Mark, and offering himself up to assist. What a guy! If you want 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. Coul…
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This is a cracking bonus podcast, Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen chat with one of the worlds leading golf coaches, Jonathan Yarwood from New York. And the pod gets off to an unexpected start when Jonathan reveals that when he was younger he wanted to be Mark Allen, he explains why. We originally thought he was ripping the piss, but no it turns out to b…
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A bonus pod this week, we've been getting so many questions from you that we can't fit them all in the weekly podcast, so from time to time we'll do a bonus pod ripping through a few questions. Some great questions on this bonus Q&A pod. Steve asks about what are the essential aids for a practice session. Ry, Greg and Joe each have a comment, and i…
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Ep69: Mark 'The Most Important Player in Golf Right Now', Nick Talks Isleworth. And Pros who had 'Super Slumps'
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Another fun show today, we start with a chat about the LPGA tournament at Sahalee in Washington at the weekend, fantastic win for Amy Yang - she has waited a long time for this and it was wonderful to see. Tough final couple of holes, but she got there! And Nick O'Hern claims Amy as an honorary Aussie, find out why on the pod. Mark loved the tourna…
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Following the US Open, and Nick and Mark's discussion on Tuesdays podcast, Glenn from Echuca had some thoughts on Rory's putting and left us a voicemail. If you want 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 leav…
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Ep68: US Open Full Wrap, Why Rory Needs a New Caddie, Pressure Putting Masterclass.
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What a US Open, absolutely riveting. There were celebrations, heartbreak, twists and turns, and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen run the ruler across it all today on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. In fact the first half of the pod is pretty much all US Open. Nick and Mark start by discussing Rory's use of the 7 iron on the 15th hole, and that this was wh…
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A bonus pod this week, we've been getting so many questions from you that we can't fit them all in the weekly podcast, so from time to time we'll do a bonus pod ripping through a few questions. Seven questions on this bonus Q&A pod. Peter asks for an update on the development of 7 Mile Beach Golf Club in Hobart. Paul wants to find out what reasonab…
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Ep67: Nick: 'Why Rahm Can't Win the US Open', Marks Top 5 Shots to Win US Opens, & We Talk Milkshakes at Golf Courses
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Mens US Open week and Nick and Mark are excited. Plenty to discuss. We start by sharing some stories about the legendary, late Payne Stewart and some memories of him. Nick and Mark agree that the Payne Stewart statue has to be the best statue of all time. Nick tells the story of when he decided to stop playing conservatively after two rounds at Pin…
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Plenty of feedback on socials on the Coffs Harbour situation, and another voicemail about it from fomer tour pro Scotty Laycock from Royal Hobart. If you want 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 …
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Ep66: Live at Southern Golf Club: Minjee's US Open, Top 5 Golf Divorces, New PGA Chair Ian Baker-Finch, & Coffs Feedback
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We love it when we can do the pod from a golf club, and today we're in Melbourne's sandbelt at the stunning Southern Golf Club to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of the legendary Bob Shearer. It looks incredible, we've put some pics on our socials. Nick and Mark have a couple of cracking stories about Bob, including one where Victoria Golf Cour…
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We always love getting voicemails, some we play on the show, some we pop in the feed here. Lots of comments on the Coffs Harbour Golf Club decision regarding young Eden and the rules around her playing. Ed from Adelaide, who is a member at The Grange had an opinion he wanted to share. If you want to leave a message for us - it's easy, head to our w…
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A fun bonus pod today with Aussie tennis superstar Todd Woodbridge, who is also a veeeery handy golfer. Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen speak Todd about his commentary and how he navigates the personalities of guys like John McEnroe and Jim Courier. He tells us why he loved doubles so much. How did Todd go from tennis commentator to game show host? And wh…
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Ep65: Vale Grayson Murray, Top Aussie Lefties, & Mark: 'The Stupidest Thing in Golf I've Seen in My Life'
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Another big episode of Talk Birdie To Me today, and we start by discussing the awful news from the weekend at Colonial with the passing of Grayson Murray. Our thoughts are with his family and friends, and we hope they navigate through this terrible period with all the support they'll need. If you're struggling or need someone to talk to, you don't …
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We love to receive your voicemails, some are questions for Nick and Mark, others are you simply leaving a comment or a story. So, from time to time, we'll pop a voicemail in the Talk Birdie To Me podcast feed. Today, Damian from Melbourne has called in regarding the Top 100 discussion, he's played Cape Wickham at the weekend and has some thoughts. …
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A fantastic bonus episode today with one of the world's best golf coaches, who just happens to be an Aussie. Steve Bann has coached a number of superstars in world golf: Ian Baker-Finch, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, K. J. Choi among others and has an enviable record of success. And he's a pretty handy player as well! Nick and Mark chat with Stev…
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Ep64: Nick & Mark's Criminal Confessions, Xander Wins a Tight One, & Why Tiger Was Told to 'Stop Talking'.
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It's a huge episode this week, so much to unpack from Valhalla. And we kick it off with 'jail confessions'. Have Nick or Mark been to prison? One has, and one nearly did. We hear the stories of what happened at the start of the pod. But then onto Scottie Scheffler. Not often you see a golf pro in prison midway through a tournament - in fact it is p…
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After Nick O'Hern returned from playing Tara Iti and Te Arai in New Zealand a couple of weeks ago, making Mark Allen extremely envious, we decided we needed to find out more about this incredible place. And who better to talk to than one of the founders of, and head honchos at, the courses, Jim Rohrstaff. Jim talks to us about how they built the co…
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Ep63: Australian Open...What's Going On?? Nicks Top 100 Course Criteria; & Mark Reviews PK South.
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This week, Nick and Mark are flying solo, every chance this could go pear-shaped. No time to worry about that, cos Mark has info on the Golf Digest Top 100 that he wasn't aware of last week, and he feels sheds further light on the rankings. If you haven't heard our bonus pod with the head honcho of the Top 100, Steve Keipert, worth checking out. Ma…
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🏌🏿♂️Bonus: Golf Digest's Steve Keipert 'Our Top 100 List Has Divided Opinion and We Get That'
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A couple of weeks ago Golf Digest released their Top 100 Golf Courses in Australia list, and Royal Melbourne West was knocked off the #1 perch by Cape Wickham in Tassie. It created plenty of talk. Some people felt it was well deserved by Cape Wickham, others felt that Royal Melbourne should have retained the top spot. If you've not seen the list, y…
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Ep62: Top 5 'Worst Courses on Tour', How Many Majors Will Brooks Win, & Cape Wickham 'Not Close to #1'.
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Big week at Talk Birdie To Me HQ, plenty to discuss, and Mark is excited to be playing one of Nick's fave courses this week, Cathedral. We chat Ripper GC's LIV win in Singapore, second in a row for the Aussies. Hopeless last year, on fire this year, says Nick. The hopeless team now in LIV is the Majesticks. Nick and Mark discuss playing Sentosa - w…
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