What happens when you put tour professionals, celebrities and thousands of golf fans together at Wentworth?
Dave is joined by returning guest Lee Anthony Brennan for a wide-ranging conversation covering Dave's first proper tournament experience at the BMW PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy, Adrian Meronk, pro-am culture and some genuinely bizarre spectator behaviour.
After coming back from holiday and completely missing the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Dave and Lee try to piece together what happened — before getting into Adrian Meronk's win and the wider conversation around professional golf and the Ryder Cup.
Dave then shares what it was actually like attending Wentworth, including seeing Rory McIlroy up close, hearing the difference between tour professionals and celebrity golfers, and watching how players such as Ludvig Åberg and Andy Sullivan strike the ball.
But the biggest conversation comes around golf fans.
Why are some spectators more interested in celebrities than the professional golfers actually competing? Where is the line between being an enthusiastic fan and becoming entitled? And is asking players for golf balls, autographs or attention ever acceptable?
Dave and Lee share some of the strangest moments they witnessed at Wentworth — including a bizarre golf-ball request from the grandstand and an awkward interaction involving Adam Scott.
There's also plenty of classic Lee Brennan chat along the way, including old internet scams, Dave's Turkey holiday, the now-infamous bidet toilet, winter training, simulator practice, Shot Scope data and Lee's plan to regain some lost clubhead speed.
It's a proper Birdie Golf Club catch-up: professional golf, Wentworth, golf culture, funny stories and plenty of opinions.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Lee Anthony Brennan returns
02:54 - The teeth whitening disaster
06:22 - LimeWire and early internet nostalgia
09:57 - Dave's holiday blackout
12:13 - Guessing the Alfred Dunhill winner
15:34 - Adrian Meronk revealed as the winner
16:17 - Meronk, LIV Golf and the Ryder Cup
20:17 - Ludvig Åberg at Wentworth
23:59 - Dave's first Wentworth experience
25:42 - The BMW PGA Championship pro-am
28:02 - Hearing tour pros strike the ball
30:49 - Celebrities vs professional golfers
35:57 - The weirdest spectator behaviour
36:26 - Golf fans and autograph culture
43:29 - The JJ Spaun golf ball incident
49:52 - The Adam Scott incident
53:53 - Why pro-ams still use the full field
54:04 - The Turkey toilet story 😂
59:09 - Srixon and equipment testing
61:12 - Lee's winter training plan
66:04 - Simulator golf and Shot Scope
68:10 - Dave's winter golf plans
70:18 - Final thoughts
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