To kick off our second season of the Break 80 podcast we are joined by a big knocker in the world of golf social media and entertainment - Todd Schuster aka Tron Carter from No Laying Up.

In the interview Tron is going to talk about the beginnings of NLU on twitter all the way to their latest season of Tourist Sauce in Scandinavia.  We will sprinkle in a little Minnesota golf talk as he has played a few courses here and talk some Jaguars and Vikings football.

Enjoy!

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The podcast crew recorded live this week from the Minnesota Golf Lab in Long Lake, which is the home of Go Low Golf.

Viktor Hovland loves to win when not on U.S. soil as he proved once again this week by defending his title at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.  We will discuss why he struggles to be more of a mainstay on the leader board during regular tour events plus other news from the world of professional golf.

While in the Minnesota Golf Lab, Mike has a theory on putting - short people are better putters.  After giving his theory and providing some evidence, you can decide if this theory has merit.

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We have a special interview this week with Minnesota native and current PGA Professional at Westchester Country Club, Alex Beach.  Alex is going to share his journey from high school golf in Stillwater, Minnesota to working and playing at some of the best golf clubs in the world.  Along the way he has won two PGA professional national championships and played in five PGA Championships, including the most recent championship at Southern Hills.  

There will also be a some talk about the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and we may have found our way onto some of the most exclusive country clubs in America (if the trespassing fine and jail time aren't that steep).  All this and we talk about what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving season on episode 32 of the Break80 podcast.

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With the 2022 season coming to a close in Minnesota, we are doing a season recap of the highs and lows, travels and great moments for our Minnesota golf season and first year of the podcast.  

We will also be talking some big changes in the golf.com top 100 list and what would we do if we won the powerball! 

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Rory takes his rightful seat on the thrown of golf as he climbs back to number 1 in the world with a victory in the CJ Cup at Congaree.  While Rory was winning, there was Anthony Kim news as he was listed in the LIV v. PGA Tour lawsuit.  May we one day see AK back on the golf course???

After playing a 1 club event at White Bear Yacht Club, we got the invite to play Northland Country Club in Duluth, which was of course too good to pass up.  Northland lived up to its reputation as the views were spectacular and the golf course had a certain rugged sense to it that makes it very unique in Minnesota golf.  The fellas headed down to Canal Park to take in the night life in Duluth after a hockey game and lived to tell about it.

On the way back to the twin cities, Mike & Tim make a stop in to play the Cloquet Country Club, which is a Ross/Vardon/Goldstrand design. Tim's ground force was too much for his spikes to handle as he blew out his shoes, but didn't blow up his score.

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After taking a week off, the boys are back at it this week on episode 29 of the podcast.

Golfweek just published a top 10 private golf course list for Minnesota and we will discuss this list and a few sleeper/snubs that are also fantastic private clubs in the Minnesota.

It was a big week in professional golf with Tom Kim winning in Vegas, Jon Rahm back in the winners circle in his home country of Spain and young Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra shows why LIV wanted to pay him to turn pro as he wins in Thailand.

All this and some other musings, including is there a band in Break80 podcast future??

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Friend of the podcast and Division 1 hockey player for the Mankato State Mavericks, Andy Carroll joins our podcast regulars for the entire episode to talk all things President Cup.  We will also discuss his upcoming hockey season and putting together a buddies Ryder/President Cup style event.

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Mike & Tim took a road trip to Chicago for the weekend to see how much louder LIV Golf actually was in person.  It has been determined that the LIV event falls somewhere between competitive golf and a carnival.

The boys got in some golf of their own in the Windy City, including another top 100 track off Tim's list as they played Cog Hill.  The golf ended up being better than Tim's hotel selection yet again!

We will also talk PGA Tour and the wild finish between Max Homa and Danny Willet, Presidents Cup and what is in store for fall golf in Minnesota. 

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Chaska native Clayton Kucera was on the bag for a buddy in a Korn Ferry pre-qualifying event in Nebraska that took the golf world by storm last week over one of the most bizarre cheating scandals you will ever hear about.  Clayton will walk us through what unfolded as he was caddying in the group that ended up in the eventual disqualification of one of the competitors.

LIV golf was back this week in Boston.  With an improved field and a solid golf course, LIV golf turned out its best event yet.  Dustin Johnson hammered in an eagle putt on the first playoff hole to secure the win as the Aces won the team competition for the third straight event.  We will give our thoughts on LIV golfs improvements and some things they need to work on still.

Jeff and Tim travelled to Brainerd to play the newly redesigned Cragun's championship golf course and the Gravel Pit, a new par 3 course in the Brainerd lakes area.  They will give their thoughts and insight on these two central Minnesota golf courses.

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The Break80 podcast boys headed to Nebraska to play the newest creation from King Collins Golf - Landmand!  Epic is a great word to describe what you will find in Homer, Nebraska at Landmand.  The course is absolutely amazing and has to be seen to be believed.  The property is massive and the greens complexes push the boundaries of what would seem impossible to imagine.

Rory's talent showed out at East Lake as he came roaring from behind to catch Scottie Scheffler(as he faltered) at East Lake.  Huge win for the PGA Tour as they combat some more defections to LIV Golf.

We have an interview with Derek Hitchner, who is a native Minnesotan and senior at Pepperdine University.  Derek is coming off a run to the semi-finals at the USGA Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club.

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