Talk Birdie To Me

As always plenty to discuss on the show. Strap in for a fun hour of golf chat and bad gags...

01:00Mark saw a tweet from Ryan French at Monday Q which alerted him to something fantastic from DP World Tour Stage 2 Q School at the weekend, and we hook into it right away and award it the BMW Touch of Class. Nick and Mark run through the scores hole by hole...it is wild.

09:00How scary is Q School? Nick and Mark talk us through it.

10:00When David Feherty taught Mark a lesson in not getting ahead of himself.

11:00The iconic National Golf Club in Victoria has some political issues. What is happening?

14:00Mark puts up fees for some Texan courses to compare with Australia's top end course fees.

20:00The APAC tournament was held at the weekend in New Zealand, and Nick and Mark are very unhappy about one particular aspect.

26:00We look at the confirmed departures and confirmed remaining players from LIV 2.0.

29:00Nick reads a message re: LIV from a player currently on the Asian tour who looks like being offered a spot on LIV 2.0.

After the turn:

32:00The Hostplus 'plus for golf' is something very close to home for Mark.

34:00Top 5 for Betr, the Top 5 short areas that Nick has seen.

35:00Something Mark has heard about Augusta's chipping green, can any wolfpacker confirm?

38:00Sergio Garcia's bizarre announcement about leaving LIV.

41:00Nick runs us through the Global Results Highlights.

44:00A very funny story about a 'privileged' Tour Pro.

47:00Onto Feedback for Southern Golf Club:

• Ryder cup ownership clarification
• Sean Crocker
• The drama of the PGA Tour ecosystem
• An eagle eyed wolfpacker has spotted something interesting in Byrons latests video
• Sergio, and Eddie Pepperell's hilarious Sergio tweet.

53:00And we wrap, for the Golf Clearance Outlet, with a masterclass on chipping equipment (sort of).

A big show!

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Plenty of feedback lately so we thought we'd do a bonus feedback pod and run through some more of your comments and questions.

01:00Feedback on our chat about the redeveloped Links Kennedy Bay, Nick and Mark discuss their top 2 WA courses (they disagree) and Nick reveals the one thing about Lake Karrinuyup he doesn't rate.

02:00Question about taking divots

04:00Gary with a story about the Tassie open from years gone by, and the clubs that he saw some of the stars using

05:30Sean with a question about Tigers clubs, Mark tells a story about taking inside the bag of a huge Tour Pro when he wasn't around

08:30Martin from the UK with a suggestion for a different version of the Ryder Cup.

09:30Sledge with a message about a recent great caddy experience

After the turn...

13:00Monty comment

15:00A pump-up for Bradley Hughes

16:00A wolfpacker from Canberra on NSW South Coast courses, and a question about Top 100 course lists

19:00A question on stretching

20:00A couple of comments on our recent Graham Marsh special

24:00And we wrap with a message for Nick from Troy, who had an experience with Nick in his younger WA days

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On today's Monday Mini we look at a message from wolfpacker Alex who is a 30-handicapper and listens from Darwin. He is having trouble on reaching Par 4's in two shots, just can't seem to do it. His short game isn't bad, he just needs his driving to be a little better to take advantage of it.

Nick and Mark discuss 3 or 4 things that Alex could consider to improve his Par 4 performances, particularly considering his handicap.

A quick little Monday Mini with some good advice, and one or two (bad) gags on the way. Happy Monday!

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After Mark asked Nick on the show this week how his 'golf lessons' work, where he spends an entire day with someone and teaches in a slightly less orthodox fashion than some others, Pete left us a message telling us about a lesson he had with Nick a couple of years ago, how it went, and how it's going 2-years on.

Got a comment or question? You can leave a voicemail here.

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Some conflict at the start of the show today when there is dissent over some content choices. Is there trouble in paradise?

But...we resolve our differences and get on with the Friday Feedback show.

01:00Matthew enjoyed Mark's 'hairline' comment last week.

02:00Jase in South Korea wants to add his course to Nick's 'tight courses' Top 5 from last weeks show. Mark talks about playing Hidden Valley in Melbourne's north last week and commented on how tight some of the holes were.

03:00Phil on cart use in championships at his course.

05:00Comments on our '12-year old Adam Scott' story from last week, with a couple of other clashes between wolfpackers and big names when they were younger. We decide on the fly that, if we get enough comments, we'll do an episode on 'who have you been beaten by'. Wolfpackers vs big names when they were young. If you've got a story let us know hereeither in message form or voicemail.

06:00Message from Brucey Young with a suggestion for another young player who did something extraordinary.

07:00Gary Lisbon on Chacarra

08:00Stuart with a question on shaft weight. Nick explains what he likes and why, Mark shows what he uses.

After the turn...

12:00Request from a wolfpacker to get Ritchie Smith back on to ask about some of his players underperformance this year.

13:00 A wolfpacker feels we're letting Golf Australia off the hook by not challenging the dates and support for the Capital.com Australian Open.

15:00Chris asks Nick about some of his comments about handicaps during commentary on the TV coverage in South Australia last week

17:00Graham with a question on Jeeno Thitikul and Anthony Kim's techniques.

19:00Sam asks Mark why a particular, very famous, Adam Scott performance does not warrant being on Mark's greatest shots of all time list

20:00Owen on Marks' alignment stick demonstration last week, with a question about strange training gadgets.

Fun show, thanks for being a part of it, have a great weekend !!

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Fun show today, and we start with the latest from the world of LIV. There is a lot going on as we get closer to the deadline for players to decide.

01:00On LIV, the players who have left and those who have confirmed that they are remaining. There are a number of verbal commitments which are yet to be confirmed in contract form.

03:00LIV have messaged us overnight with a statement about their negotiations with players, we read it out on the show.

03:30Mark outlines what he believes a 'verbal commitment' to LIV is designed to achieve for the players.

05:00The payouts to LIV execs and former execs. Reasonable or unfair?

07:00With the exodus, where will LIV 2.0 players come from? Mark feels they'll struggle for players, Nick says they won't.

10:00Is Bryson in for LIV or not?

12:00The bubble time of the year is here, and we love it.

13:30Sean Crocker, on the bubble, and snuck in at 100. We discuss how he did it.

14:30For Hostplus, our Plus for Golf is the DP World Tour showing the bubble action (and Sean for making it).

15:30We discuss what Scottie Scheffler calls 'the greatest chip shot of my career'

16:00Nick talks abut the most important bunker shot he ever played.

17:00Of course for every Sean Crocker, there is someone who misses, and on the Champions Tour Shane Bertsch was that player. We hear what he said afterwards.

20:00The controversy over Q School being dropped as part of the Champions Tour.

22:00DPWT and PGAT - when their current agreement is up, do they remain connected?

25:00Mark asks Nick when he does a coaching day, what it entails? Nick talks through his day long lessons.

28:00What AFL players could learn from golf

After the turn...

36:00For Betr, Mark's Top 5 things to make your scores better.

42:00Nick runs through the Global Result Highlights, including the BMW Touch of Class....it is a ripper!

51:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club: 1992 vs 1977...the final verdict on which was better, a slow play suggestion, Adam Scott and Aaron Baddeley using 'the force', Nick using the force,

55:00And following last weeks adhoc Top 5 on 'triggers', where we could only come up with 4 and asked for your help, we've got a heap of suggestions....we fill the 5th spot with one of them.

1:00:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, Nick's masterclass is on 'feel vs real'.

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A message today from wolfpacker Grant who recently spoke to Nick about putting right handed, while swinging left handed, and Nick had shared some great tips with him. Grant asked if we could elaborate further on the show. Nick explains why he believes it is an excellent way to solve the (apologies for the language) yips, and he talks about grips. Nick is a huge proponent of this, so it's great to delve into some detail.

It reminds Mark of when he was playing in a US tournament on the Korn Ferry tour and he saw an excellent golfer experience the putting yips during the tournament calling it 'the most horrible thing I ever saw'. He tells us the story on this mini ep today.

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A Monday Mini today, unfortunately beginning with more 'fashion chat' from our resident Miranda Priestley (aka Mark Allen). Feel free to fast forward through the 30 seconds of fashion chat....this show is on the verge of jumping the shark...

But....there is an excellent golf question today from a Canadian Wolfpacker Gary who is heading to South Australia for Christmas and wants to play some golf while he's there, and is after some tips on courses to look at. Nick and Mark kick around a couple of courses in Adelaide that Gary should try to get on, and he's fortunate because there are some crackers around the Victor Harbor area where he will be staying. Mark also makes a recommendation for Gary to hire a helicopter to get to one specific course.....yes it is slightly ridiculous....unless Gary is loaded with cash in which case it is a great idea.

We also talk about how wonderful the South Australian golf, and sporting, heritage is...it is an amazing state and under-rated by far too many people.

Nick finds a way, after a lunch at a winery in South Australia, to claim credit for Elvis Smylie's win in the 2024 Western Australian Open...seems a long bow, but we'll let him have it.

And given our wolfpacker is from Canada, it leads to a chat about great Canadian courses, which are the best, and what is the absolute best...we don't know, and we would love you (if you have any thoughts) to tell us the best Canadian course and why!

Thanks for the message Gary, have a great trip to Australia in December and hit 'em well!

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Mark has been banging on over the last couple of weeks about his new stretching routine and says that his body feels better than it has in years. He also made the dubious claim that his stretching routine has caused his hair to become thicker and more voluminous. The first claim may well be right, the second is clearly ludicrous.

Nevertheless, Dan from the Sunshine Coast has had some similar issues and has found a solution to help him with stretching, and he wanted to share it. The key question for Dan though is whether his solution has contributed to his hairline? Helpfully Dan clarifies in this voicemail.

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This is awkward. The show gets off to a poor start when Mark is insensitive to a team member, nearly derailing the entire pod for today. Trouble in paradise.

But fortunately, we get back on track.....and on with the Friday Feedback show!

01:00 A message from Paul with a great story about a 12-year old Adam Scott monstering a tournament in Brisbane!

02:00 Mark talks about watching a young Adam, marvelling at his short game, saying that Scotty was 'using the force' when he putted.

05:00 Couple of comments on the Adam Scott video from last week....the 'toe' vid.

06:00 We do a Top 5 on the fly of players who had a pre-shot trigger, we can only come up with 4, if you have a 5th let us know in the comments.

07:00 A wolfpacker who disagrees with Nick and Mark on the value of caddys and believes they should be banned. Sheez....

08:00 Rohan with a question about lessons and a fitting, which should come first?

After the turn:

12:00 Comment from a wolfpacker on the class of Tyler McCumber to self report last week.

14:00 Bunch of comments on Dan Grieve, all pumping his tyres up.

14:30 We discuss the clip of Nick's bunker shot at Coolum that was shared last week - what does the world's self-described greatest bunker player ever (ahem Mark) think of the shot?

16:00 Richard wants to know if carts should be allowed in club championships.

17:00 Andrew challenges Marks claim that the 92 Australian Open was the strongest field ever, offering another year as his strongest. We compare the fields and, given Mark is biased, ask Nick to make the call....is Mark happy with the outcome of does the week end on a difficult note?

That's our Friday Feedback show - have a great weekend , hit 'em well!

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On the main show this week Nick and Mark were discussing how great Secret Harbour looked for the WA Open, a course designed by Australian legend Graham Marsh, who also designed Kalgoorlie, where the tour was last week. Nick found out in conversation last week that Marshy is redesigning Kennedy Bay in Western Australia - one of Marks favourite courses, and so we thought let's get the man himself on for a quick chat about what he's doing with Kennedy Bay.

02:00Marshy talks about Kalgoorlie, and what they're doing to the course to ensure it is world standard.

04:00Is it true that at the launch of Secret Harbour many years ago, Marshy played an exhibition match with Gary Player and Lee Trevino? We find out what happened.

05:00He talks about the Kennedy Bay land and how special it was (and is)

07:00What are the Kennedy Bay changes? Marshy talks about the bunkers being in a pretty ordinary way, that has been fixed, and how some of the new holes are on completely different land and why that is.

08:30He has built the bunkers to suit the longer game, given how far players hit the ball these days.

11:00What grass has been used?

Always good to catch up with Marshy, he's a legendary player of course, and also an incredible designer.

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Big show today, and we start with a stretching update from Mark. Riveting we know but as that famous golfer Taylor Swift said, the stretchers gonna stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch.

01:00Mark's stretching update.

02:00 The one thing from life as a Tour Pro that Mark would love to have in social golf

03:00 Mark makes an outrageous medical claim completely unsupported by any facts and highly unlikely to be remotely correct. He's the Robert F. Kennedy jnr of the podcast world.

06:00 Eugenio Chacarra had a win in India at the weekend. Nick saw a tweet from Jamie Kennedy which he thought was bang on, we discuss. Chacarra will clearly play Ryder Cup says Nick.

09:00 He uses a training aid, we have a yak about it.

10:00Other Tour Pros who use training aids

12:00The Rory vs Kevin Kisner controversy in India

14:00Rory's deal to come to Melbourne. Worth it or not?

15:00The timing of the Capital.com Australian Womens Open considering the Hawaiian tournament. Nick speaks on it again. Mark says that the womens tour could do something very special globally if the various body's work together.

17:00What has gone wrong with Minjee Lee's game?

19:00The Hostplus plus for golf this week was how the crowds were managed at the WA Open tournament in Secret Harbour. So good.

21:00And at the same tournament, our BMW Touch of Class goes to an esky.....you'll need to hear it to understand why.

25:00The latest on LIV 2.0.

After the turn...

28:00We look at Minjee's stats this year, they're not great, and Chacarra's ranking moves from Find My Player. Impressive.

30:00For Betr, Nick's Top 5 courses he has played that are very narrow - courses and holes

36:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club....we start with the Secret Harbour tournament

38:00Slow play penalty....does it deserve to be breaking news? We go with it.

39:00A whack for Mark over last weeks Top 5 suggesting a brutal omission. Does Mark push back or cop the whack with good grace?

41:00LIV

46:00A wolfpacker disagrees with Marks oft mentioned 'greatest shot ever' , which was from Rory at Augusta. And this wolfpacker offers their alternative, with it has to be said, a solid case.

48:00Global highlights from Nick.

53:00And we get a rundown from Nick on how the BMW National Final in Queenstown went last week.

57:00Todays show wraps with a masterclass from Mark on putting, live from the brand spankers Golf Clearance Outlet store in Braybrook, Victoria.

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Well this is extraordinary. At the weekend Kris Clelland was playing at Lynwood Country Club in Pitt Town, Sydney, where he did something quite unbelievable: scoring an Albatross, and then on the next hole an Ace. You read that correctly.

We had to hear what happened from the horses mouth, so we gave Kris a call to ask him all about it. At the time of the call, Nick and Mark were completely unaware of what had been achieved, only that Kris had done something quite special.

Kris talks us through it....and it really is remarkable.

What fun! We're just a touch envious, but well done Kris !!!

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Wolfpacker Andrew has an issue. He's a very good player, however he is plagued by slow starts in comps and always finds himself having to come from behind to perform well. He's after some thoughts from Nick and Mark who, helpfully, are happy to oblige with some actionable tips to improve and ultimately solve this dilemma of Andrews.

If you've got a question that might suit a Monday Mini, let us know, you can message us via the website or our LinkTree (or leave a voicemail). Links here.

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Nick is still in New Zealand with the BMW team, no doubt plenty of golf, a couple of wines, and some relaxation. Interesting that Nick did not invite Mark and Dan on the trip....mmmm....trouble in paradise perhaps....anyway on with the Friday Feedback show!

01:00We start with a chat about Seve's national service - Mark has done some research.

02:00A whack for Nick from Andrew over his recent fitting video. Nick tells us the clubs he was fitted into as a righty.

05:00Feedback on the Michael Peña - if you missed the chat, watch here on YouTube.

06:00Question about Adam Scotts driving technique, Nick and Mark look at the specific issue and discuss what it could mean. When we get Scotty on the show, closer to the Capital.com Australian Open we'll ask him.

09:00 Question about albatrosses. Have Nick and Mark ever had one?

13:00Question on older irons and persimmons - Mark has a great, and possibly illegal, TopFlite story.

After the turn...

17:00Barry with a story about Thomas Bjørn, Nick talks about Thomas' temper.

19:00Dead Solid Perfect

21:00Caddys - do they really add value? Nick talks about 'chiselling'. Nick and Mark talk about the value they felt caddies provided them and why they loved and appreciated having them on the team.

A fun Friday Feedback show, Nick's got the weekend in New Zealand living it large, Mark and Dan will keep their noses to the grindstone at Talk Birdie HQ and cover Nick's workload whilst he's away....cos that's the kind of guys we are. Says more about Nick really.

Have a great weekend !!!

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• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
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Big show ... and Nick is coming to us from New Zealand today!

01:00Nick explains why he is in Queenstown.

02:00We start with the latest golf news, the DP World Tour decision yesterday has sounded the death knell for LIV. Nick and Mark discuss why and what's next.

03:00The investor's desire is purely for the debt benefits says our insider.

05:00Despite their likely imminent demise, we have LIV Golf to thank for the 2028 World Golf structure

07:00Adelaide deserves a big golf tournament.

10:00The Australian LIV players. What do they do? We discuss each of them.

13:00How should LIV, in hindsight, have launched their concept. Nick and Mark discuss.

18:00Jon Rahm & Bryson

19:00Mark saw something he loved watching the Western Australian PGA at the weekend.

20:00We chat to WA stats guy Matt Green about the kind of statistical analysis that he does. Matt identifies, from a statistical perspective, the one thing any golfer can lower their handicap by doing.

27:00Ocean Dunes to King Links, King Island

28:00Nick lines up the LPGA saying they are doing the Australian womens game no favours

30:00LIV Golf - 3 options for Nick and Mark - what do they believe will happen?

After the turn..

32:00We hear some brilliant audio of Tiger Woods as a tee announcer for juniors at the weekend. That is our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' this wek.

33:00Mark tells a story about making a shot in front of Jack Nicklaus and how nervous he was.

34:00Marks Top 5 for Betr - the top 5 things he has seen young people in golf do.

38:00Global highlights from Nick

42:00Touch of Class for BMW goes to US golfer Tyler McCumber

44:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club.....

44:00The Tassie Amateur

45:00Seve's National Service

46:00Tom Kim

47:00Blades Brown vs Jackson Koivun

48:00LIV Golf

49:00Yoga

52:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, we wrap the show with a Masterclass from Nick featuring a special guest - Canadian golfer Mac Buchar shows us his fairway finder and how he does it.

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• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
• The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;
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A bonus feedback pod today, so many messages, comments, emails that we thought we'd smack out another one.

01:00 We start with a number of comments on our YouTube episode a fortnight ago from Nudgee in Brisbane with young Riley Richards and Tour Pro Matty Guyatt.

07:00Aaron has a question about turning pro these days vs when Nick and Mark did.

After the turn...

09:00 A wolfpacker reveals who the Pro was whose bag Jarrod Moseley destroyed after a bad day on the course.

10:00 Andrew on LIV Adelaide

11:00 JJ on LIV

12:00 Steve from California reiterating his invite for the boys to play a round with him in SoCal. Mark acts disgracefully.

13:00 Aim Point

14:00 Royal County Down

15:00 Feedback, and a fun fact, on Mark and Nicks appalling music knowledge from Susannah. Mark proceeds to defame an entire city.

16:00 Craig from the UK has written in with a compliment for Nick and Mark, and a bit of a driveby for Mark. He shares a story of winning some money form a tournament Nick played in.

19:00 Couple of wolfpackers challenge Marks assertion about the 1992 Australian Open field being the strongest field in history. Fighting words.

Back tomorrow with the main show, Nick's in New Zealand with BMW so we'll have him dialing in if we don't screw up the time differences!

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On todays Monday Mini we have a question from wolfpacker Ben. Now Ben has been working on getting his handicap down, and he is currently down to 14, and trending in the right direction. However, he feels that if he can flight his wedges more effectively he can go lower, so he's asked Nick and Mark for some tips, and of course they're happy to oblige.

Mark talks about the impact of shortening your backswing, how he was taught to do it, and what it did to his game.

Nick discussed why he is an advocate for matching your backswing and your follow through, and he gives some excellent chipping tips.

A short but sweet Monday Mini today with some excellent tips on flighting your wedge shots.

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A Friday Feedback show today and Mark, not for the first time, gets lined up.

On todays show we have a message from one person calling Mark 'uneducated', and we have a myriad of wolfpackers criticising Mark over some recent behaviour....we'll get to that through the show.

01:00 Mark is back on the fashion advice path...seriously...

01:30Wolfpacker Alex heard the No Laying Up guys having a crack at Australian Mens golf on a recent episode, he gives his view and asks Nick and Mark for theirs.

02:00 Nick and Mark discuss what solutions might help to grow the performance of the Australian men.

06:00 Dan follows up Marks promise to get Andrew Langford-Jones on the show...Mark needs to do some work on it.

07:00 Wolfpacker Dean on club championship structures and the challenge for him as a FIFO

08:20 Ralphy has written about some of Mike Clayton's design work, which Mark has at times been slightly critical of, Ralphy likes Mike's work and wrote in to say so.

09:00 A message calling Mark uneducated when it comes to the place of Tea Trees on Melbourne golf courses. Mark responds with a surprising level of restraint at being called uneducated....No of course he doesn't !!! He lines up this particularly commenter! Did you seriously think Mark would restrain himself after that?

11:00 Wolfpacker comments on a cracking idea from a golf course in Alabama, that more clubs should adopt.

After the turn.

14:00 Firstly we deal with some appalling behaviour of Mark at Nudgee Golf Club. The reaction from the Wolfpack was (largely) brutal and deservedly so. Details in this ep.

15:00 Anthony with a comment on Nick's idea of the Presidents Cup becoming a mixed event.

16:00 Mark tells a great story about the charity component of the Presidents Cup in years past, specifically how one Tour Pro took advantage of the lack of oversight of what the charities were.

17:00 Discuss Bruce Devlin

19:00 Wolfpacker Mark has a crack at Mark Allen over a classic 59 that he has not put up in lights, and our wolfpacker believes it should be.

20:00 Robert from Melbourne has a wet weather day question for Nick and Mark

After that we need a pickle and a pitcher of beer and a lie down!

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• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
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Bonus ep today as we catch up with wolfpacker, friend of the show, passionate golfer, and occasionally in his spare time Hollywood superstar Michael Peña, who played in the Dunhill Links Championship last weekend in Scotland....we wanted to find out about the experience, so we gave him a buzz.

02:00 Michael tells us how it felt playing there, and his feeling of 'wow this is where golf started'

04:00 How did he actually get to play? How did the invite come about?

05:00 The perils of those pesky Scottish pot bunkers....

06:00 Michael talks about the etiquette of the amateurs, the rules, around letting the Pros do what they need to do

09:00 Did he learn anything from watching the Pros close up in their 'natural environment'?

10:00 Why he plans to visit Australia and New Zealand annually to play golf

11.00 What courses he played in Melbourne last year when he was there filming 'All Her Fault' with Aussie star Sarah Snook

12.00 And he explains why (spoiler alert) his fantastic character in Landman was killed off after one episode, much to Mark's disappointment!

Great to have Michael on the show again!

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• Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;
• FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;
• Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;
• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
• The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;
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