Break80 Podcast

The boys are back together again this week to talk about all things golf, both with our own games and what is happening in professional golf. Scottie Scheffler's bid for a three-peat fell a stroke short as he missed a very makeable put that would have forced a playoff, but instead it was Stephan Jagar that held on for his first career PGA Tour victory. Speaking of three-peats, Nelly Korda accompli...

Ryan French, the founder of Monday Q Info joins the podcast to talk all things mini tour golf. Ryan has become the foremost expert on mini tour golf. So much so that he even got a personal short game lesson from Phil Mickelson, at his short game facility at his home. He will dive into his story and how he came to be so fascinated with mini tours, the crazy life on the mini tours and what he thinks...

In a win for the little guys, journeyman Peter Malnati blistered the back nine at Innisbrook and tamed the "snake pit" coming in to win his first PGA Tour title since 2015. Cameron Young had a chance to notch his first tour victory, but a 3 putt bogey on 18 sealed his fate and helped Malnati earn the victory. We will dive into a few things about the tournament including the difficulty of the cours...

Scottie again amazed us with his play this week, becoming the first player ever to go back-to-back at TPC Sawgrass and the Player's Championship. He also went back-to-back on tour following up his win last week at Bay Hill. We will discuss just how ridiculous his current run ranks and where he goes from here. After the podcast boys got out and played last week, it is time for a proper discussion a...

Mike and Tim both fire 70's on the weekend in an epic podcast battle, could they be the hottest players on the planet not named Scottie Scheffler? We are kidding of course, but will go into the round a bit as Tim shot his first ever under par round on a championship golf course. Scottie Scheffler made a few putting changes, including both a new Taylormade mallet putter and not marking his golf bal...

LIV Golf took center stage this week in Jeddah as Anthony Kim made his return to professional golf after a dozen years. If you tuned in to watch in the middle of the night here in the the U.S., you saw what was to be expected, a very rusty AK. We will see in upcoming events what the future holds for Anthony Kim. Joaquin Niemann may be the hottest player on the planet currently as he got the win ag...

Tim and Jeff headed two separate directions this week to play top Pete Dye golf courses. Jeff headed west to Palm Springs and played the PGA West Stadium Course. Tim headed to the Caribbean and played Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic. Both will talk about their experiences. Meanwhile, Mike went nowhere, but poses a important Pete Dye question... what is his fascination with 17th hole par...

On Sunday of the Minnesota golf show, two more guests joined the Break80 Podcast. Our first guest was Ryan Livingood from PXG. Ryan is a fitting team leader and talked about all things PXG, from Bob Parsons stories to PXG clubs themselves and the fitting process at their store in Edina. Emma Carpenter returns to the Break80 Podcast to talk about hosting the Minnesota golf show, her final season as...

Hideki Matsuyama shot a Sunday 62 at Riviera Country Club to take the Genesis Open title against a star studded field in Los Angeles. Matsuyama had struggled for much of the last year, but found something on Sunday when he blitzed a field that averaged around 70 for the day. Tiger Woods fell ill and had to WD and Jordan Spieth was DQ'd for signing for the wrong score. Couple that with Patrick Cant...

The Break80 Podcast is back on stage at the Minnesota convention center for another year live from the Minnesota Golf Show. On this day we had former Minnesota Gopher national championship winning coach John Means as a guest to talk about building a college golf program from scratch, competing at the highest college level and even, tips to break 80. Matt Stang, one of the co-founders of Swannies G...

On episode 85 of the Break80 Podcast we are all about having a good time on the golf course, but did things go to far at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this year? The boys will give you our thoughts on what went down and where does the tournament go from here? LIV was in Las Vegas this week trying to piggy-tail off the NFL and Superbowl Sunday. Dustin Johnson came away with the victory and the...

54 holes was the theme of golf this week as Wyndham Clark blistered Pebble Beach with a new competitive course record of 60, which ended up being enough as the event was shortened due to weather conditions. Clark rode an insanely hot putter to a one-shot victory over the phenom from Sweden Ludvig Aberg. A wet Pebble Beach was reduced to a pitch-n-putt for the best players in the world as they rele...

We sat down this week with Tom Hoge, PGA Tour veteran and 2022 Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion to talk about life on tour, playing with Tiger Woods, gambling, and growing up in Fargo, North Dakota. The interview was taped the night before the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Tom will give us some insight into how the tournament works, playing Pebble in crazy weather and winning the event in the past. For...

Frenchmen Matthieu Pavon captured the title with a cluth shot from the rough into the 18th green at Torrey Pines. The leaderboard had a heavy international contingent as the rookie Pavon birdied the 18th to win the by a stroke over fellow tour rookie Nicolai Hojgaard. LIV Golf gets another top player this week as it is being reported that Tyrrell Hatton will be the next to defect. Will Anthony Kim...

Amateur Nick Dunlap made history this week becoming the first amateur since Phil Mickelson in 1991 to win a PGA Tour event. As Sam Burns found the water twice on the last two holes, Dunlap, the sophomore at the University of Alabama showed poise to secure the victory. Where does he go from this point? Rory McIlroy came from behind to catch Cameron Young in Dubai to claim his 4th title in the Dubai...

Grayson Murray drained a bomb to win a playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii. After years of struggling with alcohol abuse and a temper, Murray's win locks up his tour status and sets him up for a big comeback year on the PGA Tour. Tommy Fleetwood goes birdie-birdie to close as Rory McIlroy melted down in Dubai. Fleetwood, who is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory could be in store for a...

Ever wonder what it would be like to cruise around America in an RV and play as much golf as possible for a year? If so, this is the interview you want to listen to. Patrick Koenig, whom you may have seen on various social media platforms, played 580 rounds of golf in a calendar year! He packed up an RV and traveled the country playing some of the best golf courses in America on his way to the wor...

The PGA Tour is back for the 2024 season and Chris Kirk took home the title at the first event of the year. His clutch approach on 17 helped seal the victory at the elevated event at Kapalua. Kirk was able to fight off Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, who battled the putter again on the weekend. The big story of the week may have been what is going on in the golf apparel world. Nike and Tiger...

As we kick off season 3 of the Break80 Podcast, Tim is joining us live from Streamsong resort as he has been in Florida this week playing some golf. We do a quick recap of 2023, which was big for the podcast as we got PGA Tour media credentials and started a newsletter. The boys will be going over some personal and podcast goals for 2024 as well this week. Professional golf is back this week as th...

As 2023 is winding down, it was PNC time again. Bernhard Langer and his son won the title, but Tiger and Charlie Woods stole the show as expected. Charlie showed off his power and charisma as he drove par 4's and made chip-in birdies. It was great to see Tiger out there having a great time as Charlie soaked up the attention and was all over social media. With Charlie Woods all over the internet, w...

The professional golf off-season has been anything but drama free in 2023. Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf this week in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge. He was walking better, feeling better and looking absolutely jacked in his return. Jon Rahm has been incredibly silent as rumors swirl about him signing with LIV for between $500-$600 million dollars in what would be a huge...

Rumors are swirling that Jon Rahm may be headed to LIV Golf, reportedly for a staggering $600 million. Is it just rumor or is it a case of where there is smoke, there is fire. Tiger makes his return this week in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge. Is his health better this time around? Will Charlie be on the bag? There is a loaded field for this late year event. Ludvig Aberg grabbed his first...

Erik Van Rooyen fired a blistering 28 on the back nine which included an eagle on the finishing hole to win by 2 shots in Mexico to claim his 2nd PGA Tour title. The win was very emotional for EVR as his friend is battling terminal cancer, and he showed a lot of perspective afterward. Is there another Tiger comeback brewing? Tiger looked to be walking better this week as he caddied for Charlie in...

It is spooky season! On this week's episode we are talking Halloween golf costumes and Tim has some stories of haunted golf courses, capped off with an interview at the end about Montgomery National being haunted. We are also talking happenings this week in golf and making up some LIV teams if we could pick anyone from the normal PGA Tour. With TPC Sawgrass upping its price to $900, we will be tal...

We are taking listener questions on episode 73! We will of course be talking about Lexi Thompson and her close call with the cut line in Las Vegas at the Shriners Children's Open. Tom Kim captured the title for the second straight year and his 3rd PGA Tour victory. We will discuss how the 11th ranked player in the world could still be underrated. We take questions about a variety of things from ch...