Break80 Podcast

World number one, Scottie Scheffler, lapped the field Sunday in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scheffler left no doubt in the final round as he won the championship by 8 shots at -17. We will dive into the the FedEx Cup playoffs and discuss if Scottie locked up the player of the year award with this win.

The U.S. Amateur Championship gave people a look at Merion Golf Club this week and the course and quality of play did not disappoint. We talk the golf course and our thoughts on the championship.

We also go into the week in YouTube golf, Mike makes an albatross and a new segment, where Mike finds golf stuff on ebay in the middle of the night!

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Michael Block is in the golf news again, withdrawing from a European senior tour event he was playing in under a sponsors exemption. Block, who withdrew on the 12th hole at Trump International in Aberdeen, Scotland, may have worn out his welcome with sponsors after this. We will discuss on this episode.

Michael Brennan won the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina this week for his 2nd PGA Tour win. We will discuss his win and the ramifications on the PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup playoffs starting next week.

Bryson DeChambeau made some interesting comments this week about the future of LIV and his playing future in golf. We will discuss yet again LIV golf and what could happen in the future.

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After playing golf at the best courses Portugal has to offer, we are breaking our trip down by regions to give listeners a good idea about the great and differing types of golf that Portugal has to offer.

In episode 1, we will be talking about Obidos. Situated North of Lisbon, Obidos offers great golf, relaxing lifestyle, seaside views and great history.

While there, we played Praia D'El Rey, West Cliffs and Royal Obidos. In this episode, we break down the three golf courses, lodging and things to do in the region besides golf. Enjoy!

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Michael Thorbjornsen finally delivered on his immense talent, closing with a final round 63 to win the final ever Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club. We will give all of our thoughts on his play and the win, the renovated Detroit Golf Club, and YouTube's Brad Dalke's play at this event.

The women's AIG Open Championship came down to a playoff between Ester Henseleit and Shiho Kuwaki. After making a 40-foot birdie putt on 18 to force a playoff, on the second playoff hole, Henseleit found a gorse bush, which helped Kuwaki win her first major at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's.

All of this and some more LIV talk, Mike's wedge problem and the President cheating at golf again?

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Dan Rapaport, currently of Skratch Golf, joins the podcast to talk about all that happened at the 3M Open. Jackson Koivun won in his 3rd start as a professional, with Scottie Scheffler charging on Sunday.

Dan and Jeff discuss the event, possible President's Cup ramifications from Koivun's win. They will also touch on the latest LIV news and what is going on with the breakaway tour.

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Ryan Fox blistered Royal Birkdale on the weekend to finish at -10 and a shot ahead of Cameron Young who bogeyed the 18th hole to finish at -9. Fox made a spectacular birdie on 18 to win, sinking a clutch 11-foot putt.

We will go into our thoughts on Royal Birkdale, the stellar play by Fox, Young, Burns and company, as well as some disappointments from the week, including the putting of Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick missing the cut.

We will of course discuss Bryson DeChambeau's 2-stroke penalty and the drop that Scheffler got without actually finding his golf ball on Sunday.

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Coffee golf season is here, in the United States anyway, and we are here for it. In this episode of the Break80 Podcast, we are talking links golf with Tom Kim's win at the Genesis Scottish Open and we will preview this week's 154th playing of the Open Championship.

Tom Kim kept his hot golf going this week at the Renaissance Club in Scotland as he captured the Scottish Open title with some brilliant play in East Lothian. We will discuss Tom Kim and where we see him going and some more reactions from the Scottish Open.

It is Open Championship week and we will break down some of our picks and things to look for as the final major of the year takes place at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in England.

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On this episode, Jeff Hamley, caddie for Andrew Novak,joins the Break80 Podcast to discuss his entry into the profession and the events that lead to him looping for Andrew Novak. He also talks life on tour and shares a few stories along the way. 

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Wyndham Clark led basically from start to finish at Shinnecock Hills to win his 2nd U.S. Open Championship. He showed impeccable short games skills on the weekend as he didn't have his best ball striking. Even more impressive is the fact that he held together even with a hostile New York crowd on his case after most shots.

We will give our impressions of the USGA's setup at Shinnecock Hills, player performances we thought were great and the major disappointments of the week at the United States Open.

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U.S. Open week is here, and the 2026 version goes to Shinnecock Hills, one of the toughest tests in all of championship golf. Will anyone get under par? Or will an over par score win like Brooks Koepka did in 2018 at +1? We will do a deep dive into the history of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock, the golf course and who we think will fair well this week.

Bud Cauley got his first PGA Tour win this week in the Canadian Open. After a horrific car crash in 2018, Cauley has fought his way back and has finally won for the first time on the PGA Tour.

Allegations of inappropriate contact by Phil Mickelson against a female staffer at The Farm Golf Club in California were reported this week. We talk about what is known so far and what Mickelson's lawyers are saying.

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