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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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