Break80 Podcast

After talking a bit about the Zozo championship in Japan, the podcast gets into something we know a bit about - breaking eighty.

We will go into what is needed to break 80 and some tips for doing so. We will even dive into our own games to talk about what we need to work on to improve.

Tim hits the road again this week as he heads to North Carolina to take on Tot Hill Farm among other courses.

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Tim sat down with Doug Schroder of the Kansas City parks department to discuss Swope Memorial's historic renovation and restoration work approved Thursday, October 25 by city Council.

Kansas City Golf guy goes into great detail about the courses past and it’s a W Tillinghast design as well as changes throughout the years that took it away from its intention and how an $8.5 million restoration will return it to greatness. 

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JT Poston wins in Las Vegas this week and the guys on the pod are going to play some JT trivia to see who is better during the 2024 season - JT Poston or JT (Justin Thomas).

Has golf gone mad with its current pricing? $750 for tickets to the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and $160 for tickets to the inaugural season of TGL, has the golf world, and sports world in general gone mad when it comes to pricing??

Donald Trump brought golf onto the campaign trail this week when he was in Pennsylvania and talked about how impressive Arnold Palmer was in the showers and was also on X in a spat with Mark Cuban and said he had slow ball speed. We will discuss if maybe ball speed should be a prerequisite to be President of the United States.

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Three time Olympic golf physical therapist Jason Stodelle joins Top 100 Tim on the podcast. Stodelle has been on location for over 300 golf events including the PGA Tour, Olympics and Presidents Cup. He discusses the most common golf injuries, how to be proactive and reactive and how the average golfer can benefit from an exercise and stretching routine. 

Listen in to hear about the life of a PT on the road as he visits 19 plus PGA Tour stops and year and sees over 125 players a day. Better understand the use of different PT tools in getting players ready for their rounds and some of the steps you can take to get ready yourself.

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The Break80 Podcast is kicking off a new travel segment and for the first episode we brought in Eric Hart aka Mobilegolfer on social media. Eric has played about 750 courses around the world while working as a golf travel writer.

Today is all things Ireland golf as Eric has been there multiple times. He will break down Irish golf by region and talk about all of the courses that should be on your must play list. Not only will Eric talk about the golf courses to play, he will also go into the essentials that are needed to golf in Ireland.

Besides the golf, Eric will get into places to stay, things to see and general Ireland travel tips for listeners who may be planning on making the trip across the Atlantic. This is a great listen if you have been to Ireland already or you are thinking about planning your dream Irish golf trip. You will want to get your notebook out for this one!

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One of the talks of this years U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine was that of Garrett Engle. Garrett is a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and as he made it to the round of 16, the talk was not of his victories, but rather of his grip.

Garrett Engle employs a split handed grip, which is one of a kind in the world of high level golf. Garrett owns his grip and swing and it has suited him well as a high level amateur. He will talk about college golf and of course, his grip - which brought about national attention this summer.

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Joshua Haywood, the founder of Haywood Golf joined Tim to talk all about Haywood Golf. Haywood Golf is a Canadian company based in Vancouver that specializes in high quality golf equipment sold directly to consumers.

Haywood golf builds all their clubs in Canada and every product is built to order. Joshua will discuss how he came to start the company and talk about how it has changed over time. Haywood started making non-conforming wedges, but has morphed into a company that produces conforming clubs throughout the bag. They have even moved into golf bags and accessories recently to round out their offerings.

If you are looking for a little inside into club manufacturing, this is the episode for you.

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After a shocking first two days, where both teams swept the points and were tied 5-5, the U.S. team rolled to another Presidents Cup victory over the international team. This brings the USA's Presidents Cup record to 13-1-1 in the 30 years of the event.

We will talk about the event, give individual grades and try to figure out a way to make this event more competitive in the future. Is a mixed team event the answer? Is there no way to change the format and the international team just needs to get better? These are the questions we will attempt to answer this week on the Break 80 Podcast.

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As the golf season winds down, there are some events to wrap up seasons on various tours. LIV had their team championship in Dallas where Cam Smith and Ripper GC came through with the win and took home the cash. We are talking the future of LIV Golf and where they may go moving forward.

Billy Horschel beat Rory in a playoff at Wentworth to win the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. Rory eagled 17 to tie the lead and birdied both playoff holes but it wasn't enough as Billy Horschel eagled the second playoff hole to secure the victory.

Tim traveled to the Wisconsin Dells and is going to fill us in on what the golf scene is like in the midwest resort town.

Finally, it is President's Cup week and we will talk about what it takes to make this event better... hint, the International team needs to win a few. We are talking Royal Montreal Golf Club and some predictions on who will be the MVP and what pairings should happen.

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It was an eventful week in golf even if much of the season is over. There was epic coffee golf this week as the Irish Open was at the number one ranked golf course in the world according to Golf Digest, Royal County Down. We will discuss the golf course and the tournament which saw Rasmus Hojgaard birdie 4 of the last 5 holes and got a little bit of help from Rory McIlroy on his way to the win.

The Solheim Cup came back home as the United States team won for the first time since 2017 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club outside of Washington D.C.

LIV Golf finished their individual season at Chicago as Jon Rahm won the season long individual championship. We will discuss what could be coming with LIV and whether or not it has been successful.

Tim traveled to the Big Apple this week and played Ferry Point while he was in New York City. He will give his impressions of his first time in NYC.

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