Another big week in golf, if you missed our Presidents Cup Review podcast, check it out in the feed. Nick and Mark give their thoughts on what went wrong for the international team.

Today we start with Mark chatting about his love of the game of golf, and why he feels it is so special. He invites Nick to play in the mighty Box Hill Golf Club Pro-Am, will Nick play? Looks like it! Leads to an unplanned interrogation of Nick from Mark on whether he will ever have a crack at the Champions Tour, and what he needs to do in order to get ready to do it successfully. Nick says, at this point, it's not in his plan but he never says never. We are hopeful.

Have Nick and Mark gotten over the Presidents Cup loss for the internationals? Apparently not. We chat more about it. And we discuss whether in 2028 Ian Baker-Finch might be the captain, or an assistant to Geoff Ogilvie. An enticing prospect.

Nick watched the Spanish Open at the weekend and loved it. He talks us through some of his favourite moments, and some memories of when he played in Madrid years ago - including his favourite bar in Madrid! Nick talks about how he, and many pros, feel a lack of pressure in playoffs, the nerves seem to disappear. Pod Wolfpack member Dave watched the Spanish Open and has a question for Nick and Mark about David Puig taking relief on the 11th hole, we call our rules guy Stu McPhee to explain what happened and why.

Marks Top 5, for Southern Golf Club, is on his favourite US golfers to cheer against and why. In Nick style however, he has a Top 7. Nick takes us around the world in the PING Global results, plenty of action! And in the feedback, for Flinders Golf Club, we have plenty of Presidents Cup feedback, plus a question from Wolfpack member Grant on Lydia Ko's technique.

And Nicks masterclass, for watchMynumbers, is inspired by a particular Jason Day shot in the Presidents Cup in Canada at the weekend.

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After a massive weekend of golf with the Presidents Cup terrible, then great, then underwhelming, we're emotionally drained. But, not drained enough that we didn't want to get together to analyse everything that happened.

Through this bonus pod we run through each day's scores and what happened.

Nick and Mark were both pissed after day one, but excited after day two. Day one was 'a disaster', but day two huge, and as Nick pointed out the crowd showing up clearly made a difference. Nick was annoyed about the selections, thinking that the matchups were not ideal for the internationals, Mark agrees. Why did Min Woo Lee get such little time? Nick says he is 'built for better ball' and this was an error. He says that the selections, or minimal selections, given to Jason Day and Ben An was 'baffling'.

Mark says that Tom Kim gave a lesson in how to ensure golf is a team sport by revving up the crowd for the internationals.

Does the crowd noise make a difference? Nick talks about the kind of roars from the crowd and how players know what individual crowd roars mean, and how it influences them.

Given the dominance of the US for so long now, Mark explains his theory on why US golfers are so good.

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With the Presidents Cup less than 24 hours away, Nick and Mark get together and kick around all things Presidents Cup. Mark is still in Port Douglas, thankfully today wearing a shirt, Nick in his home office in Melbourne.

Nick and Mark discuss some of the history of the tournament, and share some stories. Nick was there playing for the Internationals when Woody Austin famously fell in the lake at the same venue at Royal Montreal, one of the great moments. Nicks talk through his own performances, who he played with and against.

Nick explains how the draw for the Presidents Cup works, quite different to the Ryder Cup draw, and we chat about some of the stats.

But who will win and how? Mark believes the Internationals will win and explains his theory on how they'll do it. Nick believes Jason Day is set for a big tournament, and gives us an incredible Adam Scott stat. We discuss the pairings.

After the turn. Nick and Mark give their expert tips on who will win, what players will make the difference, who will have a massive tournament, and what players are the weak links. Nick and Mark give their prediction on the overall score.

It's going to be a ripper weekend !

If you're enjoying the podcast, please tell a friend or two about it. A big thanks to our great Talk Birdie partners:

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• Golf Clearance Outlet, join GCO Live for great member benefits and comps. They're in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and the Sunshine Coast, or online here.
• Southern Golf Club - Home of the Australian Master of the Amateurs in January 2025, entry is free!
• Flinders Golf Club, an historical treasure!

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