Break80 Podcast

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 about who the best putter on the podcast is. Mike has taken a lot of flack over the years about all the missed birdie putts, but after watching Jeff last week and knowing Tim's putting history, he is staking his claim as the best putter on the pod, the others may disagree.

It is listener mailbag this week and we are taking questions on a variety of golf topics, and even maybe take a dip into some march madness picks.

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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 ball with a line and as he displayed at Bay Hill, when he is making putts, he is really hard to beat. He fired a Sunday 66 to run away with the Arnold Palmer Invitational. We will also talk about a few other tournament tidbits and try to figure out what is wrong with Rory McIroy.

After watching Full Swing 2 on Netflix this week, we will give our honest reviews of season 2 and why Mike is even more upset at Zach Johnson for one of his Ryder Cup picks after watching.

Anthony Kim brought some fireworks to LIV Golf this week and will be playing again in Macau this coming week on the Asian Tour. Is signing Anthony Kim the best thing LIV has done for interest yet?

The PGA Tour's flagship event, the Player's Championship is this week from TPC Sawgrass. Scottie Scheffler will be the favorite without question, but Pete Dye's course doesn't favor any one kind of player, so it is always an exciting test of golf. Former podcast guest Tom Hoge broke the course record last year and looks to build off that in 2024.

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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 again. It was a big week for Niemann has also got invites to the Masters and PGA Championship this week.

The PGA Tour kicked off the Florida swing with the Cognizant Classic at PGA National. With the course playing easier than normal, there were some low scores this year on what is typically a tough track. Austin Eckroat was able to handle the Bear Trap down the stretch during the Monday finish to get his first career tour victory.

What some would call the first major of the year was Monday also as the Seminole Pro-Member event took place. We will discuss one of the most guarded events in golf as PGA Tour pros team up with business leaders and other professionals in this almost mythical event.

How high schould you tee up your ball? We look into some research that was done and discuss how high players of all ability levels should tee up the golf ball for optimal distance and accuracy.

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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 3's and "Cape" holes. For instance, the finish at TPC Sawgrass and PGA West are basically identical. Is this lazy architecture by a legend in Pete Dye?

Jake Knapp displayed awesome power in Mexico en route to winning his first PGA Tour event. Are big things in store for him this year?

Anthony Kim makes his professional golf return this week as LIV heads to Jeddah. What are our expectations for him? What happens if he plays poorly? Or great? We will talk the future of Anthony Kim in LIV Golf.

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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 a Minnesota Gopher golfer and what lies ahead for her after college.

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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.

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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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