At the start of the show we avert a near disaster when we realise that, despite our soundcheck running fine, sometime between that and the start of the show Mark has banged the mic again loosening it!!! Thankfully we realise only a few seconds in.....phew....

So on with the show....

01:00Presidents Cup chat. Great event, disappointing result on Sunday.

02:00Nick again makes the case for a mixed event

03:00What it is like when you are paired with a megastar player

04:00We look at how the international players performed

06:00Our Hostplus 'Plus for Golf' is the young star from the US Jackson Koivun, what a performance from him.

08:00Nick loved how JT took Jackson under his wing and helped to calm his nerves.

09:00Why does Mark hate the scoring in Presidents Cup? He explains.

10:00And what about the OB fences

11:00Mike Cocking and the OCM team did the redesign of Medinah, it looked great, Mark was texting back and forth with Mike through the tournament and reads out some of what Mike said as he watched it.

12:00We discuss the spectator kicking the ball incident. Mark reckons it was an accident. Nick and Dan reckon it was 100% deliberate.

16:00Our BMW Touch of Class goes to Scottie Scheffler for a very classy act after a moronic act from a member of the crowd. We have a listen to what happened.

18:00We discuss how Geoff Ogilvy might set up Kingston Heath for the Presidents Cup in 2028, how Nick and Mark would set the course up, and the kind of players they'd look for (beyond the automatic qualifiers).

24:00Mark mentions Adam Scott's insane fitness regime.

After the turn

27:00More Pros playing in Amateur tournaments...we look at a ridiculous stat from the weekend

28:00For Betr, Marks Top 5 most disappointing moments in golf....#1 is both awfully disappointing, sad, and yet somewhat hilarious.

33:00Global Results from Nick

34:00We get some inside info on Adare Manor as the Ryder Cup gets close, from a wolfpacker who has a friend working there.

37:00We discover one member of the Talk Birdie team was the back to back winner of the Port Hedland Classic Sand Green competition!

38:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club, plenty to look over.

39:00Scottie Scheffler vs Min Woo Lee.....did Scottie behave badly?

40:00The return pathway for a few LIV players

42:00What does Marc Leishman do?

43:00Grok has let Mark down...should he request a refund?

44:00Couple of Matchplay questions

47:00It is a 12-year anniversary of a particular incident involving one member of the Talk Birdie Team.....we have audio to play to commemorate this auspicious occasion.

51:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet a great masterclass from Nick O'Hern on handling pressure.

A fun show, appreciate you listening! Any thoughts or questions, feel free to leave a voicemail here.

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