{"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":"The Open Championship Preview: The Potential Winners, The Leading Aussie, and the Player Nick says is 'Brutal' to watch.","slug":"the-open-championship-preview-the-potential-winners-the-leading-aussie-and-the-player-nick-says-is-brutal-to-watch","published_at":"2026-07-14T06:54:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803/the-open-championship-preview-the-potential-winners-the-leading-aussie-and-the-player-nick-says-is-brutal-to-watch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-birdie-to-me-6034803","url":"https://shows.acast.com/talk-birdie-to-me/episodes/6a5096e381fe1f6460727f22","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e9ac4aa86209001074163a/e/6a5096e381fe1f6460727f22/media.mp3","summary":"The Open Championship is here! What a tournament, what a history. And today Nick and Mark preview The Open. Mark asks Nick about when he played in The Open Championship in 2008 and Greg Norman led at 54 holes, tied for the lead with 8 holes to play ...and he was retired and spending his time playing tennis !! As usual we have a look at the power rankings, and we start with a convo about Tommy Fleetwood - this is his home course, and Nick says there is nothing like local knowledge of a course, and Mark says he is the best player to not win a major, so it could be a good weekend for him. Nick notes that Min Woo's iron play is looking much better, and his short game is on point. Mark says this course suits Min Woo, and he is one of the best stinger players he's ever seen, and he deserves to be considered the leading Australian in the field. Mark talks about how this course has seen plenty of great putters win, seems to suit them. Nick isn't looking forward to seeing Tom Kim play, describing him as 'brutal' to watch (in reference to his pace). Scheffler is #5 in the power rankings, and Mark feels he knows why that is the case. Nick's 'concern' about Scottie this week is his putting. Rory #4 in the power rankings, Nick saw a funny piece of footage featuring Rory this week which we have a listen to. Matt Fitzpatrick...he is red hot, both Nick and Mark are huge fans and reckon he's set for a big weekend. Mark cannot understand why Morikawa is #2 in the power rankings for The Open, Nick can and explains why. Nick goes on to explain the strategy for playing this course. With the tournament finishing at a similar time to the World Cup Final, Nick tells Mark that there is a contingency to adjust tee times if England are in the final to avoid the situation of empty stands, or chee…","meta_description":"The Open Championship is here! What a tournament, what a history. And today Nick and Mark preview The Open. 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