Well we have been working on this for a while, and we’ve arrived. From today, we’ll be filming the Talk Birdie To Me podcast each week and putting it on YouTube.
Sure, this first effort is a bit clunky, but we’ll learn as we go and hope that you’ll come on the journey with us. We can’t guarantee we won’t screw up sometimes – in fact you’ll notice a bunch of dodgy camera shots, a mic not working, and a camera playing up in this first one – but we can guarantee that we’ll have fun, and we’ll get better each week!
This weeks pod a big one. We start with Nick’s report on Mount Lawley following the recent OCM makeover, Nick was in Perth for the weekend and had a run at the course, did he enjoy it?
LIV Adelaide, a wild success, looked great on TV, the crowds were huge, Mark has about ten people he knows who were there who said it was the best sporting event they’ve even been to. Mark talks about how the players have great stories, and attract crowds, which is what golf needs – big names. Nick didn’t go this year, but he went two years ago and talks about the noise and vibe. We discuss the TV ratings and how they went.
Tiger, Adam Scott and Jay Monahan met with Trump, and Tiger made some comments following that meeting about a potential unification of the different parties.
Has Joaquín Niemann given away the location of The Australian Open? And what Aussie rising PGA star was seen deep in conversation with multiple LIV teams in Adelaide. The money is clearly attractive – Mark asks Nick if Alana would have allowed him to turn down that kind of money?
Torrey Pines. How excited about Ludvig Åberg is Marko? Pretty excited as it turns out. Nick and Mark discuss his performance, and Mark pops into the simulator to show us some examples of Ludvig’s pre-shot routine. Apologies for the audio issue here, the mic in the simulator was playing up – we’ll fix it for next week. Mark says Ludwig will be a Top 10 machine, and will win a major this year. Which leads to Marks Top 5 – golfers who he believes will win a major in 2025.
We have an update on the PING global opener. Nick is pumped as there were 3 PING players this weekend. Lots of feedback from the Wolfpack, keep it coming on socials, emails, carrier pigeons.
Mark asks Nick – what do you have to do to be considered a ‘black belt golfer’? We hear a voicemail from listener Mark with a question on slow play. Nicks masterclass on is on Ludwig, and again apologies for the audio – we’ll sort for next week.
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2 Comments
Mark agree LIV tournaments need to be cut back to 8.
No way LIV players play 14 LIV,4 Majors would only play Max 4 to 4 on PGA tour
There is no doubt that a lefty adds class to the show… sorry had to throw that in! And how i would love a Titleist mug!!!