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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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As we kick off season 3 of the Break80 Podcast, Tim is joining us live from Streamsong resort as he has been in Florida this week playing some golf.

We do a quick recap of 2023, which was big for the podcast as we got PGA Tour media credentials and started a newsletter. The boys will be going over some personal and podcast goals for 2024 as well this week.

Professional golf is back this week as the PGA Tour is in Hawaii for the Sentry Championship. No wrap around season in 2024, so this is the true start to the PGA Tour season. Can Collin Morikawa overcome his meltdown from last year? Scottie Scheffler is rocking a beard this week. Can his insanely great play continue or will we see a first PGA Tour win from someone like Cameron Young. Strap in, as this year could be interesting with the developments in LIV Golf with Jon Rahm departing and the PIF still trying to work a deal with the Tour.

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As 2023 is winding down, it was PNC time again. Bernhard Langer and his son won the title, but Tiger and Charlie Woods stole the show as expected. Charlie showed off his power and charisma as he drove par 4's and made chip-in birdies. It was great to see Tiger out there having a great time as Charlie soaked up the attention and was all over social media.

With Charlie Woods all over the internet, we have a special guest interview this week with his high school coach at the Benjamin School, Toby Harbeck. The Benjamin School is coming off a state championship, where Charlie played an integral part in the win. Toby will give us some insight into coaching with the spotlight on his team, his interactions with Tiger Woods and Justin Leonard as his son also is on the team. He also will talk about Jack Nicklaus and his sons, as they also played for Toby in the 80's. You won't want to miss this interview.

It sounds like the PGA Tour may be getting an infusion of cash, but not from the Saudi's and the PIF as we thought. The Strategic Sports Group, with owners from multiple sports teams, the Boston Celtics and Red Sox, Atlanta Falcons, etc. is in talks to infuse $3 billion dollars into the tour. What does this do for the talks with the PIF/LIV golf? Will the tour get billions from both? Will that deal fall out? Time will tell as we put a bow on 2023 and get ready for the 2024 golf season.

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The professional golf off-season has been anything but drama free in 2023. Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf this week in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge. He was walking better, feeling better and looking absolutely jacked in his return.

Jon Rahm has been incredibly silent as rumors swirl about him signing with LIV for between $500-$600 million dollars in what would be a huge blow to the PGA Tour.

The USGA and R&A have announced that the ball will be rolled back starting with professional golf in 2028 and becoming universal in 2030. How much distance will be lost? How will this affect the average golfer?

All this and we will sprinkle in a little football as Florida St. may have gotten shafted in college football and we now have no idea what to expect from our Minnesota Vikings in the NFL.

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Rumors are swirling that Jon Rahm may be headed to LIV Golf, reportedly for a staggering $600 million. Is it just rumor or is it a case of where there is smoke, there is fire.

Tiger makes his return this week in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge. Is his health better this time around? Will Charlie be on the bag? There is a loaded field for this late year event.

Ludvig Aberg grabbed his first PGA Tour victory with a -29 score at the RSM. Aberg shot a blistering 61-61 on the weekend to win. We will discuss his ascension from amateur in June to #32 in the OWGR currently.

The TGL tent caved in and it will be postponed until 2025, will this venture ever get off the ground or will it end up being cancelled? All this and more on episode 76 of the Break80 Podcast.

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Erik Van Rooyen fired a blistering 28 on the back nine which included an eagle on the finishing hole to win by 2 shots in Mexico to claim his 2nd PGA Tour title. The win was very emotional for EVR as his friend is battling terminal cancer, and he showed a lot of perspective afterward.

Is there another Tiger comeback brewing? Tiger looked to be walking better this week as he caddied for Charlie in a tournament. We will discuss whether he will make a comeback or not.

Listener questions this week take debate form as Mike & Tim square off.

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