{"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":"Ep213: The Evian, The Open Championship. Why does Mark say 'Tommy Fleetwood is Talking Crap' and 'Augusta should be Ashamed of Themselves'? Sheez.","slug":"ep213-the-evian-the-open-championship-why-does-mark-say-tommy-fleetwood-is-talking-crap-and-augusta-should-be-ashamed-of-themselves-sheez","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/ep213-the-evian-the-open-championship-why-does-mark-say-tommy-fleetwood-is-talking-crap-and-augusta-should-be-ashamed-of-themselves-sheez","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803","url":"https://shows.acast.com/talk-birdie-to-me/episodes/6a5096fccf487ba3a9b99e47","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a/e/6a5096fccf487ba3a9b99e47/media.mp3","summary":"Massive show today, what a week, it is Open Championship week and whilst we previewed the tournament yesterday, we chat more about it today. We start with Mark talking about the new FootJoy Legends Series, Harris Tweed Collaboration - with Mark deciding at some point to do a masterclass on how to keep your FootJoys' clean....don't worry, he'll forget about it and we won't remind him. We love FootJoy, but a masterclass on keeping them clean doesn't seem riveting.... Onto the show: 04:00 Haeran Ryu: a great win at The Evian, Nick watched plenty and tells us what happened - particularly the final day. Nick says that whilst it is not a great course, it consistently produces exciting finishes. The Aussie women had an ordinary tournament, the majority missing the cut. 08:00 Royal Birkdale. We discuss some of the great finishes and performances over the years, Nick describes 2008 as the toughest course for an open he ever played. Mark talks more about Greg Norman that year, considering he was retired, it was extraordinary. And we trace back some of the notable moments, including being introduced (and how!) to Justin Rose in 98. 13:00 Mark has an idea for The Open Championship which would pay respect to history, and reckons it needs to happen. 15.30 Similarly, Nick suggests an idea for The Australian Open at Kingston Heath later this year. 17.00 Nicks plus for golf for Hostplus is the Open's last chance spot, which was won by Joe Dean with his fiancee on the bag, a great story! 19.00 Some changes to Royal Birkdale this year, Mark chats about some of the changes they've made to the course. 20.00 Our BMW Touch of Class come from Mark this week, and he awards it to Tommy Fleetwood, we hear the audio 23:30 We run the ruler over the Australians in The Open Championship. 24.30 Cam S…","meta_description":"Massive show today, what a week, it is Open Championship week and whilst we previewed the tournament yesterday, we chat more about it today. 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