Ep220: By numbers, Scheffler 'Twice as good as Rory', Who's the LIV 'Whale'? We pick Presidents Cup Teams...and Mark Destroys the episode...literally.

We all know the famous line from Jim Nantz 'a tradition unlike any other'. Well today we're paraphrasing Jim and it is a Talk Birdie To Me episode unlike any other. We'll start at the end.

At the 38-minute mark of the show, Mark accidentally hit Nicks mic with his hand (see the moment here), disconnecting Nick's mic and meaning the rest of the show (Global Highlights and Feedback) had no audio from Nick. So we had to scrap those segments and cut from the Top 5 straight to the Masterclass (which uses different microphones).

Nick and Dan are considering what Marks punishment should be. We're open to suggestions. That said - the first 38 minutes of the show were a cracker and we hope you enjoy a somewhat shortened version of Talk Birdie To Me this week!

01:00 Schefflers win at the weekend, we look at his playing stats, and earning stats.....all amazing.

03:00Nick reveals and incredible Scheffler stat which Mark immediately christens as our BMW Touch of Class for the week.

06:00Strokeplay vs Matchplay ?

08:00The Viktor Hovland sand incident....any issues or nothing to see here?

09:00The 'nobility' of golf rules. We're looking directly at Patrick Reed.

10:00LIV update - unpaid vendors, player settlements for a fraction of what they're owed, and Mark talks through an idea he has read about and loves about the big players chipping in to cover the money owing to vendors.

12:00Mark is going to call a contact in Adelaide to see if there are any insights into the planning for LIV Adelaide next year

14:00 Who is the LIV Whale, and could it be Trump? We examine why it might possibly be and why he might get involved.

16:00 Whether it's Trump or someone else, can any whale save LIV if the big name players aren't there?