Chris Gotterup staired down world number 2 Rory McIlroy on his way to the Scottish Open title at the Renaissance Club. The stunning win gets Gotterup into the Open Championship at Royal Portrush and into the Ryder Cup conversation for Bethpage Black. The top players in the world all played well this week including Rory, Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland in Scotland and Jon Rahm in Spain. Will we see an epic Open Champinship at Royal Portrush? Women's professional golf may have g...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Detroit Golf Club has become a power hitters paradise in recent years and the 2025 Rocket Classic was no different as the longest hitter on tour, 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter took home the title in a playoff over Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk. Potgieter became one of the youngest winners in PGA Tour history and we may be seeing a star in the making. Tim was on the scene in Detroit a few years ago and gives some insight into the course and the tournament. Patrick Reed won LIV Dallas for his firs...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Tommy Fleetwood had a three shot advantage heading into the final signature event of the year at TPC River Highlands, but that wasn't enough for him to get his first win on the PGA Tour. Keegan Bradley made a clutch birdie on the 18th hole and Fleetwood bogeyed to allow Bradley to win the Traveler's Championship for the second time in three years. This will sure stir the debate as to whether Bradley will be the first playing-captain in the modern era of the U.S.A. vs. Europe Ryder Cup. The KPMG ...
Jun 24, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 145
The U.S. Open at Oakmont gave everyone what they wanted - an epic ending. We are live from Sand Valley this week to talk all about it. JJ Spaun used a weather delay to gather himself after a brutal start and made a back-nine charge for the ages, includes a bomb from 64 feet to seal the victory and his first major title. We will give our reactions to to the golf course, Spaun's victory, players who had a good showing and ones who disappointed. There was much to discuss, including an interesting r...
Jun 19, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 144
The 125th U.S. Open heads to perhaps its most difficult venue this week as players prepare to handle a brutal test of golf at Oakmont Country Club. Players will have to navigate diabolical greens, 5+ inch rough and deep bunkers if they plan on taking home the title of U.S. Open champion. We dive into the golf course, what is needed to win and if there is anyone that can beat Scottie Scheffler at a course that seems to fit his game perfectly. We will be giving some contenders/pretenders picks and...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 143
It was a busy week in golf to end May and kick off June. Scottie Scheffler did his thing as expected once he was lurking on the leaderboard and pulled away on the weekend to go back-to-back at Jack's place, Muirfield Village. The world number 1 looks primed and ready for Oakmont and the upcoming U.S. Open. Speaking of U.S. Opens, the women went to Erin Hills in Wisconsin and faced some fiery green conditions and incredibly slow play for their championship. Nelly Korda made a run, but ultimately ...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 142
It was a busy week in the golf world this week and it began with Ben Griffin getting his first solo PGA Tour win at the Colonial Country Club. Griffin was able to hang on down the stretch for a one-stroke victory and crept closer to a possible Ryder Cup spot with the win. It is major week in women's golf as the best players in the world head to Wisconsin and Erin Hills for the U.S. Open. Mike and Tim have played Erin Hills and give a little insight into the golf course. Marc Dull stamped his nam...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Scottie Scheffler proved again why he is the number one player in the world as he pulled away from the field on the back nine Sunday to win his third major at Quail Hollow. The win is his first major outside the Masters and his 2nd win of the 2025 season. Jon Rahm made a charge on Sunday, but ultimately fell apart on the "Green Mile" to finish his round, allowing Scheffler to cruise to victory. We will discuss all things PGA Championship on this episode, including Bryson DeChambeau's iron play, ...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 140
After a signature win by Sepp Straka at Philadelphia Cricket Club this week, we are ready for major number 2 of the season at Quail Hollow. We are giving our thoughts on the Truist Championship this week and then moving on to what we think it will take to win at Quail Hollow. Would you take Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau this week or the field? We will break down what it will take to win this week in Charlotte. When it comes to our own games, Mike struggled mightily while ...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 139
What a difference the level of golfer makes! As world number one Scottie Scheffler was tying a PGA Tour record for lowest 72 hole score in Texas at the CJ Cup, Jeff was fighting swing thoughts in a buddies tournament in Brainerd. We will dive into Scheffler's win and if this will propel him to a run like we saw last year or if it is just a nice win on an easy course. Jeff played on a buddies trip to Brainerd and had to fight a lot of swing thoughts this weekend. We will get into how full swing i...
May 06, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Former podcast guest Andrew Novak got his first win on the PGA Tour this week at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. Novak, who has played great golf this season, teamed up with Ben Griffin, who also got his first victory on tour with the win. We will talk about Novak's impressive season that has vaulted him to 34th in the world rankings and currently ninth in the American Ryder Cup standings. There was an insane finish in the LPGA Tour's first major this weekend. It had everything from flubbed...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Joseph Bronson joins Tim on the podcast to discuss his third book, PARdon Me: 50 Years of Golf One Hole at a Time. He shares his journey in golf, wild stories from Pro-Ams over the years, his favorite destinations, and insights from his books. Perfect for golf lovers and travel enthusiasts alike, Bronson paints a vivid picture of iconic golf holes and his adventures across the U.S. and around the globe. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn...
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Justin Thomas broke his 3 year winless drought at Harbour Town, defeating Break80 Podcast favorite and former guest Andrew Novak on the first playoff hole by sinking a 21 foot birdie putt. It is Thomas' first win since the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. We will discuss how the tournament went and give some observations both good and bad from the week that was at the RBC Heritage. Joel Dahmen had a meltdown on the last 3 holes in Punta Cana to lose to Garrick Higgo in the off field even...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Rory McIlroy turned in one of the wildest Sunday rounds in the history of the Masters en route to winning the 89th playing of the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam. Holding a two shot lead heading into the final round, McIlroy started the day with a double bogey on the first hole and lost his lead to Bryson Dechambeau. The rollercoaster round continued all day for Rory McIlroy until the final hole where he missed a short putt for the win. Justin Rose made 10 birdies on his way to also...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 133
We are at the halfway point in the 2025 Masters Tournament, and with moving day in a few short hours, the stars have shown up for the 89th Masters. After a couple disappointing double bogeys to finish his first round, Rory McIlroy came back with a sterling 66 on Friday to climb back up the leaderboard and back into the conversation heading into the weekend. Will this be the year he gets the monkey off his back and completes the grand slam? Bryson Dechambeau also played a much cleaner round on Fr...
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Masters week is finally here and we have John Ellis joining us live from Augusta National to talk about the playing of the 89th Masters Tournament. John is the caddie for the current number 11th ranked player in the world, Wyndham Clark. He will give insight into what he is seeing from the course so far this week, what it takes to win at Augusta National and how his guy Wyndham Clark is preparing for the tournament. If you are looking for some insight into the golf course and the tournament, thi...
Apr 10, 2025•41 min
After a brief recap of the Valero Texas Open and LIV Miami, we are talking all things Augusta National this week as we preview the 89th Masters. Augusta National is once again ready to host the first major of the year. We go through any changes to the golf course or its setup, and discuss whether anyone can beat Scottie Scheffler at a course that suits his game so perfectly. Will this be the year that Rory finally has his breakthrough at Augusta? He comes into the Masters in top form and looking...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 127
After building a 5 stroke lead in the final round, Min Woo Lee avoided a major meltdown and a birdie barrage by world number one Scottie Scheffler to secure his first PGA Tour victory at Memorial Park in Houston. Besides Lee and Scheffler, Rory McIlroy made a Sunday charge with 8 straight 3's on the scorecard to come roaring back from a slow Thursday round for a top 5 finish. We will discuss all the events topics from Min Woo Lee's drive on 16 to Alejandro Tosti's antics in the final group. In t...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 19 min
The boys were back on the road this last week when they headed down to the Chattanooga area to play some great golf courses. In this episode, Mike is joined by Javi to talk about the trip, one in which we played Chattanooga Country Club, Sweetens Cove, McLemore Resort's new course called the Keep and finished the trip off by playing Lookout Mountain Club, which is a Seth Raynor golf course on top of the mountain, which was recently renovated/completed by Tyler Rae and Kyle Franz. Some stories wi...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Rory McIlroy kept his hot 2025 season going with a Monday morning finish in a playoff beating JJ Spaun to capture the Players Championship. McIlroy was able to win the tournament without his best stuff, which should scare the rest of the tour and set Rory up for a huge year on tour. We dive into the championship to give our reactions to a variety of things, including another Creator Classic that had some good golf and some bad golf at TPC Sawgrass. LIV Golf was back at it this week in Singapore ...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Global Head of Engineering for Golf Pride Greg Cavill, comes on the podcast to discuss the NEW Max Align Grips, the Golf Pride philosophy and new golf technology. There is so much more to a golf grip than just rubber and Cavill goes into detail about when to change grips, the benefit of fresh grips and some of the tours favorites. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 2 min
The Arnold Palmer Invitational once again gave the best players in the world a stiff challenge and Russell Henley used a timely chip-in eagle on the 16th hole to surge to the victory at Bay Hill. Henley was helped by Collin Morikawa's short game woes on the back 9 Sunday en route to a one shot victory. We will dive deep into what makes Bay Hill's setup so challenging for even the best players in the world. Tim has played the course, so he will give some inside knowledge into the setup and some h...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Every wonder what it was like working with Tiger Woods in the 90's? If so, we got the guy for you. Larry Bobka has been in the golf club business for over 40 years. He has worked with Wilson and Titleist among other companies. Larry will give us some great stories, among them, fitting a young Tiger Woods once he was signed by Titleist. Larry gives some stories and tips from a lifetime of club fitting and boy has it changed. The days of banging clubs on curbs to bend them has been replaced by all...
Mar 07, 2025•42 min
Joe Highsmith went from barely making the cut to his first PGA Tour win with an exemplary weekend at the Cognizant Classic to kick of the the "Florida Swing" at PGA National. Jake Knapp fired a sizzling 59 on Thursday to jump out to a lead but was not able to keep the good playing going through 72 holes as he and the rest of the field were passed by Highsmith on the weekend to grab the title. Luke Clanton made another PGA Tour cut and got his tour card through the PGA Tour University accelerated...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Where does good golf live? That is the question that Chad Dietz was looking to answer when he started Foreward Golf. When Chad couldn't find golf clubs that satisfied him, he started his own company. Foreward Golf irons look to fill a void in the golf club industry by giving players a variety of options that fit them. What sets Foreward Golf apart from other companies is their process. Chad created a fitting process that players can use to find any brand of golf club that works for them. Forewar...
Mar 01, 2025•34 min
Typically overlooked due to its lack of star power, the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld provided an amazing final round on Sunday filled with drama. Journeyman Brian Campbell bested rookie Aldrich Potgieter in a playoff for his first win on the PGA Tour. In a true David vs. Goliath matchup, the PGA Tour's longest hitter, Potgieter, was bested by possibly its shortest hitter Campbell to win the event. Campball is only averaging about 277 yards off the tee this season while Potgieter is number one in ...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Good Good Golf fans will love this episode as Malosi Togisala joined the Break80 Podcast. Mo will talk about his life and how he got into golf, his rise on social media as Malosigolf and becoming a part of Good Good Golf last year. We will dive into some of the cool things that he has done in the past and some upcoming work that he will be doing with Good Good. We even talk a bit about Mo making a trip up to Minnesota for some golf. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube ...
Feb 20, 2025•53 min
Ludvig Aberg used a dazzling display of ball striking on the back 9 to claim his second PGA Tour title at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. Maverick McNealy got out of the gates early to take a lead but was caught by Aberg on the 72nd hole where he birdied for the win. LIV Golf had their largest event of the season in Adelaide where Patrick Reed made an ace on the party hole and Joaquin Niemann and Torque GC took home the title. The fans in Australia showed out for this event and LIV res...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Thomas Detry kept his foot on the gas pedal to win going away at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week on the PGA Tour. Jordan from the Member-Guest podcast joined us this week as he is a regular at the WM Phoenix Open and breaks down the tournament, as well as running into Scottie Scheffler while out on the town in Scottsdale. Besides the Detry victory, Jordan Spieth was a big story as he had his best finish on the PGA Tour in about a year and easily the best he has played since coming ba...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Professional golf came through this week for fans, giving us everything we want: a great course, great players and challenging conditions. Rory McIlroy got his PGA Tour season kicked off in dramatic fashion with a 3 stroke victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy took angles we haven't seen before at Pebble Beach with a display of power that course has not often seen. He also showed a more conservative approach game he patterned after Scottie Scheffler on his way to victory. Are big ...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 126
