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Where does good golf live? That is the question that Chad Dietz was looking to answer when he started Foreward Golf.

When Chad couldn't find golf clubs that satisfied him, he started his own company. Foreward Golf irons look to fill a void in the golf club industry by giving players a variety of options that fit them.

What sets Foreward Golf apart from other companies is their process. Chad created a fitting process that players can use to find any brand of golf club that works for them. Foreward Golf is brand agnostic and they are committed to getting golfers fit into the clubs that work best for them, regardless of what brand that is.

The Foreward Golf fitting process involves 8 elements that can affect the golf club and the golf swing. After going through the fitting process, you will get a prescription into what golf clubs, shafts and grips work best for your swing.

Check out Foreward Golf on their website at www.foreward.golf

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Typically overlooked due to its lack of star power, the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld provided an amazing final round on Sunday filled with drama. Journeyman Brian Campbell bested rookie Aldrich Potgieter in a playoff for his first win on the PGA Tour.

In a true David vs. Goliath matchup, the PGA Tour's longest hitter, Potgieter, was bested by possibly its shortest hitter Campbell to win the event. Campball is only averaging about 277 yards off the tee this season while Potgieter is number one in driving distance on tour, averaging over 320 yards off the tee.

Potgieter struggled with his short game all day, and while Campbell also had his struggles, he did enough to get into a playoff. On the 2nd playoff hole, Campbell hit a tee shot into the woods and what looked to be a certain loss, but the golf gods had other plans and spit his ball back out into play and he would up making birdie to win the playoff and punch his ticket to Augusta National and the Masters, as well as a two year exemption on the PGA Tour.

This week in YouTube golf saw the Bryan Bros. break 59 at PGA National with unlimited mulligans and the Good Good Golf guys played a worst ball round.

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Good Good Golf fans will love this episode as Malosi Togisala joined the Break80 Podcast. Mo will talk about his life and how he got into golf, his rise on social media as Malosigolf and becoming a part of Good Good Golf last year.

We will dive into some of the cool things that he has done in the past and some upcoming work that he will be doing with Good Good. We even talk a bit about Mo making a trip up to Minnesota for some golf.

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Ludvig Aberg used a dazzling display of ball striking on the back 9 to claim his second PGA Tour title at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. Maverick McNealy got out of the gates early to take a lead but was caught by Aberg on the 72nd hole where he birdied for the win.

LIV Golf had their largest event of the season in Adelaide where Patrick Reed made an ace on the party hole and Joaquin Niemann and Torque GC took home the title. The fans in Australia showed out for this event and LIV responded by extending it through 2031 in Adelaide.

We are starting a new segment this week called "The Week in YouTube Golf." This week we are talking about Bryson DeChambeau's Breaking 50 episode with Garrett Clark and Grant Horvat. We will also dive into Beef being added to the Foreplay Podcast and all that entails.

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Thomas Detry kept his foot on the gas pedal to win going away at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week on the PGA Tour. Jordan from the Member-Guest podcast joined us this week as he is a regular at the WM Phoenix Open and breaks down the tournament, as well as running into Scottie Scheffler while out on the town in Scottsdale.

Besides the Detry victory, Jordan Spieth was a big story as he had his best finish on the PGA Tour in about a year and easily the best he has played since coming back from injury. Scottie Scheffler had an interesting week as he had stretches of great golf and then stretches of average golf at best this week for the world's number 1 player.

LIV Golf kicked off their season under the lights in Riyadh this week. Legion XIII won going away at this event and Adrien Meronk took home the individual title. It was an interesting event played under the lights as LIV has been about pushing the envelope with new things. It is a big year for LIV and we will talk about possible things to come on the tour.

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Professional golf came through this week for fans, giving us everything we want: a great course, great players and challenging conditions. Rory McIlroy got his PGA Tour season kicked off in dramatic fashion with a 3 stroke victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

McIlroy took angles we haven't seen before at Pebble Beach with a display of power that course has not often seen. He also showed a more conservative approach game he patterned after Scottie Scheffler on his way to victory. Are big things in store for Rory McIlroy in 2025?

Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth came off injuries and were back in action. Scottie shook off the rust quickly, while Jordan Spieth really struggled in his 2025 debut. Speaking of comebacks, Ollie Schniederjans coming back from double hip replacement surgery in 2022, bested Bryson DeChambeau and Jaquin Niemann on the Asian Tour.

LIV Golf kicks off their season this week in Saudi Arabia as they are under the lights for the opening of the season. It is a huge year for LIV with PIF negotiations and some of its largest stars on the last year of their contracts.

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After an easy first round at Torrey Pines, the winds kicked up and the temperatures went down as player struggled with the conditions and a beast of a golf course at Torrey Pines South. Harris English made nine pars on the back nine to get his 5th career PGA Tour win at -8. Torrey again proved that a tough setup makes for a more competitive golf tournament for the best players in the world.

LIV golf made some news this week as they signed YouTube golfer Rick Shiels to a deal. Shiels will do a variety of content at every LIV course they play on this year. Pat Perez also is in the LIV news this week as he hangs up the clubs and will pic up the microphone as part of the broadcast team.

All that and more this week on the Break80 Podcast. Subscribe or follow the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content.

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Sepp Straka won a shootout in Palm Springs to take home the American Express Championship title. The tournament as always was a low scoring affair as many players got to -20 and Straka ended up hanging on for the victory.

We talk about how to toughen up this tournament and a larger issue - slow play. The final group played in 5 hours and 40 minutes. Slow play has become inexcusable and needs to be addressed by the PGA Tour immediately.

Tim has been all over the country golfing and in this episode he will give his travel tips to make your golf trip as smooth as possible. You will even be able to learn from some of our mistakes on this one.

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Nick Taylor wins the Sony Open in dramatic fashion - chipping in for eagle on the last hole to force a playoff before eventually winning the title in that playoff. We will talk Sony Open in Hawaii and how a short course holds up to the best players in the world.

The PGA Tour is back to the mainland this week as the West Coast Swing starts in Palm Springs for the American Express Championship. A solid field of players will head to the desert for a tournament that is usually low scoring and played on three different golf courses. Last year's winner as an amateur, Nick Dunlap is back to defend his title in what is a pretty solid field.

Interesting comments were made this week about LIV golf from both an exiting player and Fred Couples. We will discuss what is happening and what we think may happen with Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka when their contracts expire.

President elect Donald Trump supposedly shot a 68 today to win a senior club championship, but something with it is fishy. Stay tuned till the end when we talk about a bizarre story about Trump shooting a 68 in a one-day senior club championship.

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TGL finally made its long awaited debut and even though Tiger Woods did not play this first week, it was considered a success with over 3 million viewers on ESPN for the two-hour event. We discuss the things we liked and some needed improvements as well as what may be to come for TGL.

Hideki Matsuyama shot -35 to break the all-time PGA Tour scoring record at the Sentry Championship in Hawaii. Every single player in the field shot under par at this traditionally low scoring event. The 2025 season is under way in pro golf and we will discuss both this event, the upcoming Sony Open and the LIV schedule for the 2025 season.

The local Minnesota Golf Association championship schedule is out and we will be talking about some of the venues for championship amateur golf in Minnesota. The MGA will be at X-Golf Apple Valley on the January 16th for an event, so get there and check it out if you can.

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