{"podcast":{"title":"Talk Birdie To Me","slug":"talk-birdie-to-me-6034803","podcast_index_feed_id":6034803,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a","website_url":"https://www.talkbirdietome.com.au","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a/1676455809306-64f862102774f0a02baa4b1c57cf37c5.jpeg","author":"Dan Bradley","episode_count":515,"summary":"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 game Find 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://l…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T08:20:57.417196+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803"},"episode":{"title":"Ep203: Tour Pros Cheating, Cover Ups, Weak Officiating - 'The Tours are Weak and Gutless'.","slug":"ep203-tour-pros-cheating-cover-ups-weak-officiating-the-tours-are-weak-and-gutless","published_at":"2026-05-06T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/ep203-tour-pros-cheating-cover-ups-weak-officiating-the-tours-are-weak-and-gutless","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803","url":"https://shows.acast.com/talk-birdie-to-me/episodes/69fad8182a1dd3f1a86ce0b6","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a/e/69fad8182a1dd3f1a86ce0b6/media.mp3","summary":"Strap in, this is a big pod - albeit a day late as Nick has been in Queensland - but we got there! Also, before we start a reminder of our annual survey (there are prizes!), here's the link: https://access.itsmystation.com/s3/talk-birdie-to-me-2 Onto the show....Mark Allen in particular has come in hot over what happened on the Asian Tour event at the weekend, and we launch into it from the top. Cheating in professional golf. There are at least three instances we know of in recent times, Inhoi Hur's behaviour and actions at the weekend at the Namseoul Country Club were disgraceful. Mark Allen says the facts in this story have shocked him, saying what happened at the weekend has blown him away. Nick and Mark explain what happened, and give their view on why it was a disgrace to professional golf, saying it can only be described as cheating. Essentially, he was given a mulligan on a professional tournament. We compare Inhoi Hur's actions to those of Cam Young at the weekend, who called a penalty on himself incurring a one-shot penalty. Mark says what the penalty for cheating should be for a first offence, and a second offence...Nick agrees entirely. Nick spoke to a Tour Pro who played in the tournament and said that all the players were 'headless' with anger over what happened. Is cheating in professional golf endemic? Well Nick says there was always rumours about the Asian Tour, and both Nick and Mark have experienced it. But there are other recent examples, and Mark names one player who was recently banned in Australia, and simply moved to another tour. And we discuss another Australian pro who was recently caught dropping a ball out of his pocket in a tournament. Phew. Onto LIV. We talk about the Jon Rahm news, and Scott O'Neil's comments about the search for investme…","meta_description":"Strap in, this is a big pod - albeit a day late as Nick has been in Queensland - but we got there! 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