An emergency bonus Mini today as we've had a question from wolfpacker Justin in Western Australia that cannot possibly wait until Monday, that's how important it is.

But first, the show is nearly derailed by 'fashion chat' from Nick and Mark. Anyone would think they're wannabe runway models or something...feel free to complain.

But onto the show, it's a Mini so time is precious if we want to keep within the rules of our podcast license.

Justin is on the committee at his club and has been tasked with identifying options for their club championship format which, at the moment, they feel is not working as well as it might. Justin explains how it currently works, and Nick and Mark kick around ideas for how it could be structured. There are some elements of Justin's club structures, and availability, that make it a tad tricky. That said we come up with some ideas that he can discuss with the committee....but, feel free to chip in with any thoughts you have, or ways your club run the club championships!

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It's Presidents Cup week and today Nick and Mark run the ruler over the teams, some of the likely matchups, the course, and look to build a fun little multi with our mate Hummer at Betr.

Can the international team get close? Well it's no surprise that the US are favourites, raging favourites in fact, and Nick and Mark agree that an internationals win is highly unlikely, but if they are to have a chance the pairings will (obviously) be crucial - we look at what they might be.

We discuss Geoff Ogilvy's comments about the distinct structural advantage that the US team always has. And we look at the winning and losing records of some of the key players.

And after the turn, we put together our Betr Multi....Hummer is worried about this one, he needed to get higher up approval which we reckon is a good sign. You can jump on board at Betr through the app or the website, just look for Betr specials and you'll find us there: website here: https://www.betr.com.au/sports/betr-Specials/149 . Don't go crazy, just whack 5 or 10 bucks on and have a bit of fun - and remember, there is never a guarantee of winning.

Enjoy the Presidents Cup !!

We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:

• Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner
• BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
• 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;
• And Southern Golf Club.

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Big show, it's Presidents Cup week and we're a bit excited about it....even with the dismal record from the internationals, fortunately one of the hosts on this podcast played for the international team twice so is well placed to give some insights.

01:00Presidents Cup - the numbers are depressing says Nick, and he talks about whether Geoff Ogilvy's Medinah knowledge, as one of the designers of the course with OCM, will play a role.

03:00Mark says Medinah will look incredible on the coverage, the redesign has been spectacular

04:00We relive some great Medinah moments

08:00We discuss the return pathway for the big name LIV players to return, should they choose to, to the PGA Tour. We chat about how the pathway works, who may the able to use it, and what it means for the various players.

11:00Nick and Mark chat about exemptions, and the promotion/relegation plans

13:00The PGA Tour 'Last Chance' series

15.30Rory's comments on DPWT players potentially going to the challenger tour, and why he says it's a bad idea.

17:00Nick tells Mark - the LIV players who are eligible to return, can only do so if they do not play LIV.

19:00Mark saw a tweet from our mate Ryan French at Monday Q on Twitter outlining the LIV event numbers and the prizemoney. Quite the drop.

20:00Despite the nuances, and the fact a few things are up in the air, Nick says that the PGA returning pathway structure is a Hostplus Plus for Golf as it should, in theory, get the best players in the world playing together.

21:00Wentworth, what a stunning course for the BMW PGA Championship at the weekend, it looked great and we give the course our BMW Touch of Class this week. Sensational.

24:00JJ Spaun played beautifully, we discuss his performance, assisted by a meltdown from Manuel Elvira, which we also discuss

28:00Big news (for Mark), he has a new golf bag which he shows us. Fortunately whilst he is excited about it, he keeps his top on....making a change from last week.

After the turn...

31:00Nicks Top 5 for Betr, and he looks at 5 fun, interesting, quirky moments from the Presidents Cup.

34:00Mark has a fun fact on Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, which has a bit to do with Nick...in a roundabout way

36:00A very funny Phil Mickelson story that you have to hear to believe.

39:00Onto feedback for Southern Golf Club....

39:00Alejandro Tosti's caddy quitting...we chat about times it's happened before.

41:00Feedback (plenty) on the conversation about the Seve shot over the wall

42:00Some more suggestions for weeds in golf

46:00So much discussion around Mark's Gary Player comments from last week, we read out a couple - including some very high level feedback....our professional relationship with Dennis Denuto might be in jeopardy!!!

49:00Nick runs through the global highlights

52:00And we wrap the show with a great Masterclass for the Golf Clearance Outlet from Mark on playing 'hook shots'.

We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:

• Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partner
• BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;
• 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;
• And Southern Golf Club.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.