Ep4: Mark Allen 'The Worst Person I Ever Played With'

This week on Talk Birdie To Me, Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk about their love of Royal Melbourne, and take us through the new renovations - specifically the carpark which Mark describes as the 'best carpark in Australia by a mile'. Some people don't love the Royal Melbourne course, the boys don't get that, they love it and explain why. And Mark has a theory on the greens at Royal Melbourne which involves Ernie Els.

Mark tells a great story about how former Tour Pro Wayne Smith virtually saved his career at a time when he was about to go out backwards.

Whilst on renovations, the boys discuss the changes at Melbourne's metropolitan golf club, and the holes that have been redone.

As usual we look at letters to the editor, and there's a couple of ripping bits of feedback that have come from you: the boys discuss golfers with the worst etiquette on the course, and both Nick and Mark name names - and they don't hold back!

Top 5 this week: Nick names the Top 5 PGA courses that normal people can play - in fact he names 6, he couldn't separate two of them.

The PGA has outlined a new format with designated tournaments having no cuts. What is it, how does it work, what do they think of it? Nick takes us through the details.

The boys take us through the results over the past week, including Brendan Jones great win, and the bizarre situation that Shae Wools-Cobb found himself in with the 2-ball incident. And the results from The Athena, won by Grace Lennon.

And Nick reveals Kurt Kitayama's nickname, and the story behind it, following his victory at Bay Hill.

The Masterclass this week features Nick explaining why, and how, a lot of pros now are hitting a power fade, shaping the ball left to right off the tee. And why a fade is easier to control with the driver than a draw. See the video on our socials.

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