{"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":"Guest Show: Australian Golfing Legend Graham Marsh","slug":"guest-show-australian-golfing-legend-graham-marsh","published_at":"2026-07-22T18:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/guest-show-australian-golfing-legend-graham-marsh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803","url":"https://shows.acast.com/talk-birdie-to-me/episodes/6a5d60be78e0412bc6d36d5f","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a/e/6a5d60be78e0412bc6d36d5f/media.mp3","summary":"Graham Marsh is, by any measure, one of our greatest ever golfers. In his career he won 70 events, including winning on the US Tour, winning 10 times in Europe, 20 times in Japan, and beating Raymond Floyd to win the World Matchplay Championship. Mark describes him as our most under-rated golfer ever, and it's hard to argue. Today, for Hostplus, we chat to Graham about his wonderful life in golf. 01:30He tells us how it started, how he got into golf. 03:00The advice his Mum gave him, and why he qualified as a school teacher before he could pursue professional golf 04:00Mark asks Graham if he recalls the moment that he decided he wanted to be a professional golfer 06:00Graham talks about playing internationally, and the one country that was tougher than anywhere. 07:00The leaders and mentors who helped him, and other younger players, at the time he was coming through 08:00Why going to Japan was a great move 10:00Coming 3rd in his first tournament 12:00Graham talks about the need for a 'sense of adventure' 13:00 Mark recalls watching Graham win at Huntingdale as a kid, and his Dad telling him to watch how still he kept his head. Graham talks about that. 14:00 He tells Nick and Mark the 'worst lesson' that golfers were taught back in the day. 16:00Graham won the Scottish Open, it's a great story, he talks us through in detail how he came back from 5 shots down to win the tournament. 20:00On beating Raymond Floyd in the World Matchplay Championship After the turn 23:00Nick recalls with great fondness as a youngster, his time in the Graham Marsh junior golf academy in Western Australia. Graham talks about how the academy came about, and the rules he put in place to ensure it delivered outcomes. 25:00Graham has had a wildly successful golf course design career, what was the…","meta_description":"Graham Marsh is, by any measure, one of our greatest ever golfers. In his career he won 70 events, including winning on the US Tour, winning 10 times in E…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2334,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/episodes/guest-show-australian-golfing-legend-graham-marsh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/guest-show-australian-golfing-legend-graham-marsh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}