Break80 Podcast

What a week for the Break80 podcast at the 3M Open.  

We started the week with a preview podcast at the 3M Open on Wednesday and then ended up caddying for the Foreplay Podcast fellas from Barstool, with Brock Nelson of NHL fame and professionals Sam Ryder and Callum Terran.  We will go into how that round went as the Foreplay squad caught fire on the back 9 for a high finish.

Tony Finau surged and Scott Piercy had an epic collapse at the 3M, which was full of twists and turns on the back 9.  Eventually, with a little luck on 17, Tony Finau emerged victorious.  Our friend of the podcast from the pro-am, Callum Terran fired a 63 on Friday and a back 9 31 on Sunday to vault into the top 10 as he looks to lock up his tour card for next year.

We make our picks for the Rocket Mortgage and the LIV event this week as Tim closed the gap a bit last week when both Jeff & Mike's picks missed the cut at the TPC Twin Cities.

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The podcast is live from the 3M Open with our preview episode.  We will be talking about the event, some specifics about the TPC Twin Cities and some of the players that fans should be looking to watch at this years 3M Open.

We will of course be making our picks for the week and will see if Jeff or Tim can gain some ground on Mike in the standings.

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With the world watching the 150th Open Championship and basically the entire crowd at the Old Course rooting for Rory, Cam Smith rides excellent ball striking, a hot blade and balls of steel to fire a back-nine thirty en route to a final round 64 to steel the Open Championship from the grasp of Rory McIlroy, who eventually came in third after Cameron Young's epic eagle on 18.

LIV is in the golf news again this week with rumors of Cam Smith, Hideki Matsuyama, Henrik Stenson and other defecting away from the PGA & DP World. Tours to sign lucrative contracts with LIV Golf.

It is 3M Open week here in Minnesota!  The podcast will be on site throughout the week doing an episode Wednesday, social media content and talking PGA Tour and TPC Twin Cities.  This episode on the podcast we interview the Tournament Director Mike Welch who gives us all kinds of insight into what it takes to pull of a PGA Tour event.

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Open Championship week is here, and the Break 80 Podcast will be taking a deep dive into all things St. Andrews and the Old Course.  Mike, one the podcast co-hosts had the chance to play the Old Course in 2016 and will be talking about getting on the Old Course, go through the holes on the golf course and what to look for this week, as well as some things about the town of St. Andrews.

We will talk Scottish Open briefly and get right into our picks segment for the week as we give top picks and some sleepers to look out for at the 150th playing of the Open Championship.

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After a one week hiatus the pod is back!  

The Greater State team jumped out to a commanding lead at our first ever Break80 Podcast Ryder Cup at the Wilderness and Giants Ridge, only to see their dreams dashed by a furious rally by team Metro during the singles matches to earn a tie for the event.  We will be diving into the event a bit and the great courses you will find in northern Minnesota.

There were 3 events in mens professional golf this week, none of which were that interesting, but we will dive into the LIV event at Pumpkin Ridge and discuss some of the improvements made in their 2nd attempt, as well as some of the preposterous stuff still happening and being said by LIV players and broadcasters.

It is getting to be that time of year again where you can get up early and get ready to watch great golf from Scotland.  The Scottish Open is this week and 14 of the top 15 players in the world are in the field at the Renaissance Club for the final prep event leading up to the 150th playing of the Open Championship at St. Andrews.

Lastly on the pod today we sit down with Betsy Kelly who is a professional golfer and big in the social media world.  She is going to talk about her incredible story and how golf has helped her overcome some struggles in her life as well as her continued drive to achieve her goal of reaching the LPGA Tour. 

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Matty Ice put on a ball striking display for the ages at the Country Club to win the 122nd U.S. Open hitting 17 greens in regulation on his way to a one stroke victory over Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler.  We will be discussing our thoughts on the golf course and how the championship played out.

The tour moves to TPC River Highlands in Hartford this week for the Travelers Championship.  We will discuss the course, the field and give our picks to win for this weeks event.

We are joined this week by Brent Snyder, who is one of the top PGA teaching professionals in the midwest and has played in PGA Tour events in the past.  He gives great insight into his teaching philosophy, playing on the PGA Tour and other observations on the game of golf from one of the best teachers around.

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Rory and JT showed out for the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open in epic fashion on Sunday.  Rory goes back-to-back in Canada and Justin Rose damn near shot a 58 up in Toronto. 

LIV Golf failed to move the needle in their opening event in London.  Is money enough to make this new tour go?  Or will it be the bust that the first event was when they come to the United States next at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland. 

It is U.S. Open week, and we will be talking about the Country Club and what it is going to take to navigate the dangers that are always lurking at a U.S. Open venue and setup.  Picks will be made for the winner and some sleepers to keep an eye on this week.

Chris Eikenberg from TaylorMade Golf will be joining the podcast to talk about golf fittings, things players overlook in their equipment, professional golf and much more.

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Does the LIV Tour have a chance?  With the list of players who have committed and more being added daily, does the PGA Tour have a big problem on their hands with the LIV Tour and the Saudi's backing it with basically unlimited money to invest.

Is Billy Horschel's win at the Memorial a sign of things to come?  We all know that the 7-time tour winner can go on hot streaks like almost no one else in the game can.  Some big names are playing outside Toronto this week at the RBC Canadian Open.  We will discuss the golf course architect, the course and the field in our picks segment.

Our own games and egos took a beating at the hands of Troy Burne this week and we are hoping to recover from it.

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Sam Burns posts a number and takes down the world number 1 Scottie Scheffler with an epic playoff putt at Colonial Country Club to win the Charles Schwab Challenge.  Big week coming up on the PGA tour with the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.  Is it the only golf tournament in the world overshadowed by a milkshake?

With the LPGA Tour playing at Shadow Creek last week, Mike tells the story of his day trip to Shadow Creek with co-host Tim.

Sports psychologist Phil Niemela joins the podcast this week to talk about the psychology of the game we love and how to have a better mindset in order to perform better on the golf course.

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JT comes roaring from behind to win in a playoff over Will Zalatoris as Mito does the PGA Championship version of Jean Van de Velde on 18 at Southern Hills.  Rory got everyone revved up on Thursday and then fizzed before working his way back into the top 10.  Mike went against his better instincts this week and took Jordan Spieth to win, which of course was a let down.  Tiger WD on Sunday, multiple people got hit with golf balls, it was a wild PGA Championship week.

We will also talk Charles Schwab Championship at Colonial CC, some Saudi golf league and weird Jack Nicklaus news this week on the podcast.

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