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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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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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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• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
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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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• Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;
• The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;
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