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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 Cantlay struggling after having a commanding lead and Scottie Scheffler showing some frustration finally on the greens, and you had a captivating event. Speaking of putting... Is it an overrated skill? The stats and world golf rankings would say that it is and ballstriking is the more important skill. We will discuss this in depth on episode 86. Riviera Country Club took center stage this week and did not disappoint. The 10th hole continues to perplex players and cement its position as one of the greatest short par 4's in the world. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf talk from 3 guys with PGA Tour credentials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Golf also joined us live to talk about the Swannies story and what is going on in the world of golf apparel in 2024. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 $4 million dollar purse. The PGA Tour heads to one of the favorite tour stops this week at Riviera Country Club for the Genesis Open. Tiger Woods is making his 2024 debut and is also repping a new clothing line with Sun Day Red. Friend of the pod and patent attorney Zach is a guest this week to give us some insight into a lawsuit that has been filed by Taylormade against Costco and their Kirkland brand of golf clubs. We would love to hear your feedback! Subscribe on Apple and/or Spotify and make sure to comment and review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 relentlessly fired at flagsticks and fired many low scores, including a 63 from Jason Day. LIV Golf kicked off their season in Mexico and Joaquin Niemann fired a first round 59 and then hung on in a playoff as darkness fell to best Sergio Garcia. We will dig into what LIV Golf did well and what areas they still have a ways to go. Make sure to like and subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the local Minnesota/North Dakota fans we will talk Pine-to-Palm in Detroit Lakes, Fargo Country Club and the pipeline from Fargo to TCU. Subscribe and follow the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and/or Youtube for more upcoming interviews with PGA Tour players and all kinds of other golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 be next? Talks are ramping up about the PGA Tour and PIF merger and an announcement on a deal could be coming soon. Nelly Korda hung on in a playoff over Lydia Ko on the LPGA Tour this week. After both players hit brilliant shots to finish their rounds, Ko three-putted in the playoff and Korda took the title. Make sure to subscribe and like the podcast on Apple & Spotify. We appreciate the support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Desert Classic. Get ready for the Rory to win the Masters talk, even as we are months away from Augusta National. All this and more in episode 82 of the Break80 Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 big season, but time will tell on that one. We will sprinkle in a little playoff football this week as Green Bay pulled an upset and the Philadelphia Eagles melted down against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 world record for most rounds of golf played in a year. Patrick will go through how the trip worked, his inspiration to do it, and tell some stories from his travels. You won't want to miss this interview. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify, and please leave a review or give it a like, we appreciate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 part ways after more than 20 years. What with Tiger Woods do next? Jason Day also left Nike for Malbon and his outfits were the talk of the event. Xander Schauffelle also switched apparel brands, dropping Adidas for Descente. In other news, Jeff tried a 48 hour cleanse and shares the results as well as a discussion on big plans for the Break80 Podcast in 2024. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple or Spotify and subscribe to the YouTube channel for podcasts and golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the PGA Tour is in Hawaii for the Sentry Championship. No wrap around season in 2024, so this is the true start to the PGA Tour season. Can Collin Morikawa overcome his meltdown from last year? Scottie Scheffler is rocking a beard this week. Can his insanely great play continue or will we see a first PGA Tour win from someone like Cameron Young. Strap in, as this year could be interesting with the developments in LIV Golf with Jon Rahm departing and the PIF still trying to work a deal with the Tour. Make sure to subscribe the the Break80 Podcast and the Break80 Golf newsletter on substack. Video of the podcast can also be found on YouTube at Break80 Golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, we have a special guest interview this week with his high school coach at the Benjamin School, Toby Harbeck. The Benjamin School is coming off a state championship, where Charlie played an integral part in the win. Toby will give us some insight into coaching with the spotlight on his team, his interactions with Tiger Woods and Justin Leonard as his son also is on the team. He also will talk about Jack Nicklaus and his sons, as they also played for Toby in the 80's. You won't want to miss this interview. It sounds like the PGA Tour may be getting an infusion of cash, but not from the Saudi's and the PIF as we thought. The Strategic Sports Group, with owners from multiple sports teams, the Boston Celtics and Red Sox, Atlanta Falcons, etc. is in talks to infuse $3 billion dollars into the tour. What does this do for the talks with the PIF/LIV golf? Will the tour get billions from both? Will that deal fall out? Time will tell as we put a bow on 2023 and get ready for the 2024 golf season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 blow to the PGA Tour. The USGA and R&A have announced that the ball will be rolled back starting with professional golf in 2028 and becoming universal in 2030. How much distance will be lost? How will this affect the average golfer? All this and we will sprinkle in a little football as Florida St. may have gotten shafted in college football and we now have no idea what to expect from our Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on apple & spotify and check out our youtube page @Break80golf. Follow the Break80 podcast on instagram @break80_podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 PGA Tour victory with a -29 score at the RSM. Aberg shot a blistering 61-61 on the weekend to win. We will discuss his ascension from amateur in June to #32 in the OWGR currently. The TGL tent caved in and it will be postponed until 2025, will this venture ever get off the ground or will it end up being cancelled? All this and more on episode 76 of the Break80 Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 a tournament. We will discuss whether he will make a comeback or not. Listener questions this week take debate form as Mike & Tim square off. Make sure to subscribe and/or follow the Break80 podcast. We appreciate the support. Check out our newsletter and follow us on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 talking about if golf in America is broken. All this and more on episode 74 of the Break80 Podcast. As always, please subscribe/follow and like the podcast. Reviews on Apple and Spotify would also be appreciated. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok for more content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 cheap golf travel to coaching golf and how to get kids involved. Listeners wanted the best fall golf options and we have them for you as well. Talor Gooch won the LIV Tour season title and Brooks Koepka won the event in Jedda this week. Was it bad for LIV that one of the big stars didn't win the season long title? What the hell are they thinking having it taped delayed on the CW to start at noon to compete with goliath that is the NFL? All of this and more on this weeks episode of the Break80 podcast. Make sure to follow us on social media: @short_sided_golf, @break80_golf and @timothyocorlett. We would love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with ideas, stories and possible guests. As always subscribe and like and check out our substack newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down for an interview with Mason from A Good Walk Spoiled. He currently just finished a documentary on Joel Goldstrand, who is one of Minnesota's most prolific golf architects, played professionally and was head pro at Minneapolis Golf Club at one time. A Good Walk Spoiled also does golf course photography, a newsletter and other multi media ventures related to golf. Make sure to give them a follow on social media. He can be found on instagram under @aspoiledwalk. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 podcast on Apple & Spotify for more golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An unprepared United States Ryder Cup team got their doors blown off by Europe for a day and a half. It proved to be a deficit they could not recover from as Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland led a European charge in Italy. We will be giving all of our reactions. From the captains Zach Johnson and Luke Donald's pairings to hatgate with Patrick Cantlay. Are the U.S. problems fixable? Will we ever win in Europe? Will Tiger Woods be the next captain? These and many other questions from the 2023 Ryder Cup will be discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ryder Cup in Rome is upon us. We are talking all things competitive team golf this week on the Break80 Podcast. The Solheim Cup was halved at 14 points a piece and the European team retained the cup behind some clutch putting from Caroline Hedwall and some darts thrown by Carlota Ciganda. Well, the week you have been waiting for is here, Ryder Cup 2023. Will the United States team finally be able to win the cup for the first time on European soil in three decades? We are talking storylines, the golf course, comments by players and many more this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sahith Theegala takes home his first PGA Tour title in impressive fashion at the Fortinet Championship in Napa Valley. Justin Thomas showed signs of life heading into the Ryder Cup with a 5th place finish. Rory talked this week about what kind of setup he is looking for at the Ryder Cup and thinks it should focus on making it a putting contest - so we will dig into some putting stats of both teams. Ryan Fox wins the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. After making an early triple bogey, Fox rolled off 8 birdies to take the title by a stroke. The majority of the European Ryder Cup team played very well, sparking some U.S. concerns coming into the Ryder Cup. The summer of Block bleeds into fall as Michael Block is in the news again for making his 9th albatross this week. We will talk a little Blockie this week and even spill in some NFL football talk as we are full swing into fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down at the Royal Club with World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam has 97 worldwide wins, including 72 LPGA Tour victories and 10 majors! In 2003 she became the first woman since 1945 to play in a PGA Tour event when she teed it up at the Colonial. She is regarded as the greatest female golfer of all time. She talks about womens golf and how it has evolved. The Annika Foundation is geared towards girls and womens golf and they put on this championship at the Royal Club, which has the top 12 womens college golf teams in the country. Subscribe and like the Break80 Podcast for more upcoming content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we had the chance to play in a college-am event at the Royal Club before the Annika Invitational. We were paired with Mimi Rhodes, a senior golfer for the defending national champion Wake Forest Demon Deacons. We were blown away by the quality of play and will discuss this episode. The Irish Open was at the K Club this week and Rory McIlroy was in the hunt before a disastrous triple bogey on hole 16 took him out of the running. Vincent Norrman took home the title and continued his great play late in the season. Jeff had a fitting with Hunter Hoaglund at Go Low Golf here in the twin cities and will discuss the experience on this weeks episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Luke Donalds captains picks today the Ryder Cup teams are set for Rome later this month. Ludvig Aberg won this week on the DP World Tour and made the team - and Mike knew it all along. Mike has been begging for Luke Donald to pick Aberg for months and the dream has finally become reality! The podcast made our way up to the Brainerd lakes area this weekend for the Canadian Tour event at Craguns and we played the main courses in the area. There will even be a little Walker Cup talk to end the podcast as the United States team cameback on Sunday to win at St. Andrews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff sat down for an interview with Daniel Gale. The Australian fired a 60 at 3M Monday qualifying, including a hole out for eagle on 18 to earn his way into the PGA Tour's 3M Open. He recently won the NT PGA Championship in Australia. He will talk about his journey in golf and his plans for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Viktor Hovland took the FedEx Cup title at Eastlake after battling Xander down the stretch (in the shadow event anyway) in Atlanta. We will give you our thoughts on the golf course and event itself. Zach Johnson has picks are coming in today and the FedEx Cup more than likely didn't do much to sway his decision. Who will the PGA Tour players vote as Player of the Year? Rahm? Scheffler? Hovland? We will talk their season resumes and more on this weeks episode of the Break80 Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down for an interview at SentryWorld with General Manager Mike James and Director of Golf Danny Rainbow. SentryWorld is a championship golf course and resort in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Known for its famous flower hole (par 3 16th), SentryWorld is so much more than that as it is on multiple top 100 public golf course lists. SentryWorld has hosted multiple championship tournaments, including this year's U.S. Senior Open, won by Bernhard Langer. A spectacularly manicured course, it may be best know for the total experience you get while playing. At SentryWorld you pay one flat fee that covers golf, a variety of food & beverages and cart. Add to that a top notch hotel/resort and SentryWorld is a golf destination that needs to be seen to be believed. Make sure to subscribe, follow and like for more golf content from the Break80 Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 66 of the Break80 Podcast is coming to you live from Sentry World resort this week, home of this year's Senior U.S. Open. Viktor Hovland went absolutely insane on the back nine Sunday with a 28 at Olympia Fields to take the title at the BMW Championship. We try to comprehend this epic ball striking performance that everyone witnessed, as well as talking Scottie, Rory, Max Homa and more as we were on site at the BMW Championship where the cream really rose to the top this week on the PGA Tour for the 2nd playoff event of the FedEx Cup. Of course we had to talk Ryder Cup again this week as Brooks Koepka fell out of the top six and will now need to rely on a captain's pick to make the U.S. team that heads to Italy next month. While in the Chicagoland area we also played some golf in Michigan at Harbor Shores, Ravisloe Country Club south of Chicago, Kankakee Elks Country Club and Sentry World in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on our way back to the twin cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucas Glover kept rolling with a second consecutive win at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis. With this win he climbed in the FedEx playoff standings and into the Ryder Cup discussion. We will. be talking Glover to the Ryder Cup, the LAB putter and his sweaty pants situation. Resort tournament season in Minnesota is over. Mike and Tim travelled to all 3 courses in Bemidji, Detroit Lakes and Alexandria. We will be discussing the golf courses and the tournaments. The podcast is headed to the Chicagoland area for the BMW Championship. While there we will be playing some golf and having the Break80 major for the year. Make sure to subscribe and like the podcast. Look for us on YouTube at Break80 Golf and on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PGA Tour regular season came to an end this week at the Wyndham Championship. As the tour gets ready for the FedEx Cup playoffs, we will dive into the ramifications of the switch to 70 for the cut and the drama it adds. We are discussing the Ryder Cup again. With Justin Thomas missing the playoffs and Bryson's 58 at LIV Greenbrier, could there be changes in what captain Zach Johnson is thinking? Please subscribe and like the podcast on Apple & Spotify. Reviews are also welcome and appreciated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hometown event on the PGA Tour this week in Minnesota and we had official PGA Tour media credentials for the week. The credentials allowed us to get inside the ropes early in the week and access to interviews throughout the event. Take a listen to what we thought of the week. Talking aliens and golf as the U.S. Senate had a committee hearing this past week on extra terrestrials and ufo's. We dive into what intergalactic golf could look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down with Will Davidson in Detroit at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Will has caddied on both the PGA and LPGA Tour's for multiple golfers and has some other side ventures, such as Birdie Brands that he is doing. He is currently on the bag for Ryan Gerard on the PGA Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Harman scorched the field at Royal Liverpool to win his first major championship at the age of 36. Harman displayed relentless accuracy and an unbelievable putter to win by 6 strokes. Discussion will center around our thoughts on the Royal Liverpool and links golf, some issues that arose and who played well and who did not this week at the Open Championship. It is 3M Open week here in the twin cities and we will discuss what we are doing at TPC Twin Cities and talk about the players in the field for an event that now has some Ryder Cup implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Open Championship returns to Royal Liverpool for the first time since 2014 when Rory McIlroy hoisted the Claret Jug. Can he do it again this year? Rory is heading into the Open coming off a win at the Scottish Open. We will discuss if this is a good thing for Rory or will add to the pressure. Besides talking all things Scottish Open and Open Championship, Mike and Tim took a trip to Las Vegas and went over to Mesquite and St. George, Utah to play some golf. We will give you our thoughts on Wolf Creek, Sand Hollow, Black Desert and Cascata. Jeff read a book this week on the mental side of the game and will give his thoughts on that and some tips the average golfer can take from it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's golf took center stage this week as the USGA brought the U.S. Open to Pebble Beach for the first time. We will discuss the event and the state of women's golf and how the LPGA needs to find a superstar. Mike and Tim headed to the Quad cities this week for the John Deere Classic. They will give their takeaways from hanging around the tournament and media area this week. While on the trip, they also had the opportunity to play the Davenport and Cedar Rapids Country Clubs and will give their take on these golden age courses. Jeff gave tournament golf a go this week up in Cloquet. He will talk about the tournament and give his insight into how tournament golf went for him while playing in the 92nd annual Cloquet Invitational. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast had official PGA Tour media credentials this week as Tim headed to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage and got to witness Rickie Fowler come full circle and get back into the winners circle. He will have a full report from his trip to Detroit. With Rickie climbing into the top 12 in the Ryder Cup standings, it is time to analyze what players are contenders to make both squads for this year's Ryder Cup in Italy. Mike and Tim are heading to the John Deere Classic this weekend with media credentials again and we will be previewing the JDC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well it has happened, the Break80 Podcast has secured PGA Media credentials!! Tim is headed to Detroit this weekend for the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the Break80 podcast's first run with PGA Tour media privileges. Speaking of media, we attended the 3M Open media day which included a zoom call with defending champion Tony Finau. It was qualifying week here in Minnesota and Mike has a horror story to tell about how qualifying went and we discuss tournament golf and how it is different from hacking it around with your buddies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff sits down with Will Frazier and Ben Warian to discuss high level college golf and playing in the "Longest Day in Golf" earlier this summer when they competed in U.S. Open sectional qualifying. They will be talking college and amateur golf, as well as their dreams in golf going forward. **Disclaimer** There are some audio issues for a short time with Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wyndham Clark held strong and Rory couldn't get anything going at Los Angeles Country Club during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open. With this victory, Wyndham Clark gets his second big time win in a little over a month and vaults to number 13 in the OWGR. The podcast crew is especially excited for our guy John Ellis, who caddies for Wyndham and did a great job in helping him to victory. We will talk about big moments for Wyndham, the saga of Rory trying to get his fifth major win, Scottie Scheffler again being in contention and the inevitable fall of Rickie Fowler. All of this and our thoughts on the venue for the U.S. Open. We will have a unique take on pics for the Traveller's Championship and talk about the state of our games as we gear up for the Minnesota State Am qualifier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a thrilling Canadian Open that saw Nick Taylor make a 72 foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to win over Tommy Fleetwood, it is off to Los Angeles for the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. We have boots on the ground at LACC on this episode as we are joined by John Ellis. John is Wyndham Clark's caddy and will give us some great insight into both the Los Angeles Country Club and how he and Wyndham are prepping for a major championship on a golf course that isn't very well known to many people. The crew will try to make picks on a course that is relatively unseen by the public and try to pinpoint which amateurs may be on a tough quest to break 80 at the U.S. Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Emergency Podcast** The golf world was turned upside down today with the news of the a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV. Mike & Tim are joined by friends of the pod and fellow golf addicts Zach and Javi, who just so happen to also be lawyers. We will dig into the possible ramifications from a golf perspective and a legal perspective after this big news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 5, 2023 - dreams will be come true and hopes will be dashed on golf's longest day, sectional qualifying for the United States Open next week at Los Angeles Country Club. We had our eye on multiple former podcast guests and friends who were looking to punch their ticket to the U.S. Open. Friend of the pod, Frankie Capan III completed the dream and will be playing next week in LA. Jack's course gave the best players in the world a real challenge as Viktor Hovland got his first "non-resort" PGA Tour win as he bested Denny McCarthy in a playoff. We will make a few observations about the tournament and the upcoming RBC Canadian Open. Rose Zhang made her professional debut and was firing on all cylinders to win! Will she become the dominant force in the women's game? Does the LPGA need a dominant superstar? We will discuss these things as well as our own games on the podcast this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew has played a lot of golf this week, including Jeff & Mike playing in the always exciting 1-man scramble. Everyone is trying to get their games ready for summer here in Minnesota. We talk some things that are trending in our games and others that need work as we get ready for a summer of tournaments. After batting on a baked out Colonial, the PGA Tour is back to another tough track this week at Muirfield Village. We will discuss some of the big talkers in the world of golf, including the bizarre statements made by Michael Block about his game. We will give our picks for the week and discuss some players that are locks at Muirfield Village. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooks Koepka is back in the winners circle at a major championship but is this the biggest story of the tournament? As Brooks was busy doing what we are used to Brooks doing at major championships, another story was captivating the golf world - Michael Block. The club pro from southern California turned in another captivating performance capped with a hole-in-one and two dramatic up and down par saves to finish in 15th place and earn an exemption back into next year's PGA Championship and $288,000. We will talk about how fun he was to watch and how much of a life changing weekend this was for him. Brooks was back to his terminator like form in majors and we are here for it. What does this do for his image and standing in history? Will he make the Ryder Cup team? This win opened up so many questions about Brooks and LIV that we need to discuss. The Break80 boys will also be discussing the Colonial, Tim's trip to Oregon and some upcoming golf we have to play on this episode of the Break80 Podcast. Remember to like and subscribe and follow us on all of our socials. Break80 has a website!! Checkout www.brk80.com as we continue to evolve as a podcast and put out more content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the podcast crew starts preparing for their big state am qualifier, the professionals have a little tournament coming up this week called the PGA Championship. The 2nd major of the year heads back to the famed Oak Hill East course, fresh off a renovation and ready to show its teeth to the best players in the world. Will Rahm keep the grand slam hopes alive? Will Jordan Spieth play? Does LIV finally break through with a major win? We will discuss all things Oak Hill and the PGA Championship and make our picks for the year's 2nd major. After playing Highland National twice this weekend, the podcast has some work to do in their "quest to qualify" for the Minnesota State Amateur Championship. With about a month until the qualifier, scores are going to have to improve for any of us to have a chance at getting in, but it will be entertaining to say the least. **brk80.com** The Break80 Podcast has a website!!!! Our podcast episodes, substack articles, bios and future merchandise can now be found at www.brk80.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast favorite Wyndham Clark played close to flawless golf this week at the Wells Fargo Championship to post -19 and cruise to his first PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow. The Break80 boys have seen this coming for a while with his stellar play and his caddie John Ellis made the prediction as we have in the intro back in February that his guy Wyndham would win this year. He chose a hell of an event to win and claim his first tour victory. In a little worse than -19, Jeff and Tim kicked off the Twin Cities Golf mini tour at New Prague GC with a little match as we get going with our season finally hear in Minnesota, hear about that and some upcoming PGA Tour picks and thoughts about this week's AT&T Byron Nelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim travelled to Pinehurst last week to play at what has been dubbed the "mecca" of United States golf. He will give you some ups and downs from the trip and chronicle his run-ins with some over zealous rangers. Multiple travel tips will be told and Tim talks about playing the famed #2. Golf season is finally here and the Break80 Podcast boys hit the links this weekend to play in some apocalyptic winds. We will tell you all about some ridiculous golf in crazy winds. Tony Finau went head-to-head this week with world #1 Jon Rahm in Mexico and took him down. Will this propel Finau to his first major title in 2023? The tour heads to Quail Hollow for another elevated event this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. We will dive into the tournament history and make our picks for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Jordan Spieth barely missed 2 winning putts, Matt Fitzpatrick hit one of the greatest shots in Harbour Town history on the third playoff hole to capture the RBC Heritage title in the latest elevated event on the PGA Tour. All the big names showed up (minus one giant name) on the leaderboard this week, proving once again that a tightly contested tournament with the best players in the world is must watch television. We discuss the latest rumblings from the tour, including a Spencer Levin victory on the Korn Ferry Tour and many other topics on episode 49, including how our current spring season as coaches is going. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Rahm battled Augusta National and the elements en route to an easy victory in the end at the Masters. Rahm becomes the first European to win both the Masters and U.S. Open. We will dive into Rahm's mastery of Augusta and discuss LIV golfers good showing, including Phil Mickelson coming out of nowhere to fire one of the best Sunday rounds Augusta National has seen. Does Brooks Koepka have a Sunday problem in majors? After cruising through the first 42 holes of the tournament, Koepka struggled mightily Sunday in finishing the third round and throughout the final round. This has been an issue for him over the past 4 times he has been in contention on a Sunday of a major. We will of course talk Tiger and the disappointment of Rory missing the cut and a bunch of other stuff Master's related. The PGA Tour heads 130 miles to Hilton Head and Harbor Town for the RBC Heritage, which is an elevated event this year, so no rest for the stars of the PGA Tour - well, except for Rory that is. We will make some picks for this weeks event and talk about the uniqueness that is Harbor Town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After talking about our quick golf trip to Tim's home state of Iowa, it will be all things Masters talk. We will dig into story lines, favorites, the golf course and just all the things we love about the Master's Tournament and Augusta National. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices