Break80 Podcast

The Saudi Private Investment Fund (PIF) had a strategic change this week in how they invest their finances that could spell the end of LIV Golf after 2026. Rumors were swirling this week that they may shut down immediately, but they will be operational through 2026. What does this spell for the league? How about big names like Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau? We will give the info and discuss.

Matt Fitzpatrick beat Scottie Scheffler on the first playoff hole to win the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head. Fitzpatrick has been on a heater and may be the hottest player in the world currently.

Scheffler continues to round into form and will look to be as dominant as ever as we swing into summer and major season. We give our thoughts on the event as well as some fun pairings for next week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

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Brian Volmer of Go Golf Tours joins the Break80 Podcast to discuss the best of European golf including Scotland and Ireland, their origins and passions in youth and competitive golf and their expansion into the southern hemisphere. 

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What started to look like a runaway victory for Rory McIlroy on Friday night turned into a dramatic Sunday at Augusta National for the 90th playing of the Masters.

After shooting 74 on Saturday, Cam Young caught him to tie the lead heading into the final round. In the final round, multiple players were within a shot of the lead for much of the day, before McIlroy pulled out the victory.

We will give our reactions to the Masters, touch on how we felt some players did and even give a big shot out to Frankie Fleetwood, who won the hearts of people all over the world during the par 3 contest.

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Rory McIlroy will take the largest 36 hole lead in Masters history into the weekend as he fired a spectacular 2nd round 65 to open up a 6-shot lead over Patrick Reed and Sam Burns.

We will discuss what it would take for someone not named Rory McIlroy to win this tournament, and just how it could happen.

Bryson DeChambeau made a triple-bogey on 18 to miss the cut. We dive into some Masters disappointments, as well as some other storylines to look for on the weekend at Augusta National.

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One of the best weeks of the year is here, the official kick-off to spring, it's Masters time. We will be doing a preview for this years event with things to look for in a potential winner, course insight on Augusta National and other storylines from the 2026 Masters.

We kick off the episode with a recap from the Valero Texas Open, won by JJ Spaun. The event featured some bad weather, cell phone use by caddies and even relief from fire ants in the last event before the Masters.

Asterisk Talley was cruising to victory at the ANWA before a meltdown on the 12th hole ended her hopes and Maria Jose Marin was able to cruise to the title.

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President and Founder of Tite Eyewear, Scott MacGuffie joins Break80 to discuss the innovative new glasses. Tite has gained notoriety in recent weeks having been worn by Justin Thomas at The Players and used by Gary Woodland's caddy Brennan Little on the way to their victory at The Texas Children's Houston Open. 

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It was a week of highs and lows in professional golf as we end the month of March. Tiger Woods got arrested and charged with another DUI for driving under the influence of a cocktail of pills and in the same week, Gary Woodland completed his comeback from brain surgery by winning the Houston Open.

We will discuss both of these events in detail, as well as the DP World Tour in India playing one of the toughest golf courses in the world at DLF Golf and Country Club and a quick talk on the average cost of golf in a variety of different ways.

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Amateur Long Drive World Champion Tanner Pipes joins Break80 to discuss the speed, science and clubs behind his success including his Newton Golf Shafts. 

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Matt Fitzpatrick and Bryson DeChambeau both stayed hot this week on their respective tours as Fitzpatrick won the Valspar Championship with a birdie on the final hole. Meanwhile, DeChambeau won in South Africa on the LIV tour with a playoff victory over Jon Rahm. Oh, a a certain player named Tiger Woods returned to TGL.

We will take some deep dives into what the current form on Fitzpatrick and DeChambeau means for the Masters, if Tiger Woods will play at Augusta and Scottie Scheffler withdraws from the Houston Open on this episode.

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Twin Cities Golf founder Kevin Unterreiner joined us on stage at the Minnesota Golf Show this winter to talk about new things happening with his company and the golf industry in general.

One main topic was the Creator Classic that is going to be happening in Minnesota this summer at a variety of courses. Kevin went into how this tournament will be pulled off and who may be playing.

Besides the Creator Classic, Kevin discussed things dealing with the Public Country Club that he runs and the cost of golf in general.

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