Tim sat down with Will Davidson in Detroit at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Will has caddied on both the PGA and LPGA Tour's for multiple golfers and has some other side ventures, such as Birdie Brands that he is doing. He is currently on the bag for Ryan Gerard on the PGA Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brian Harman scorched the field at Royal Liverpool to win his first major championship at the age of 36. Harman displayed relentless accuracy and an unbelievable putter to win by 6 strokes. Discussion will center around our thoughts on the Royal Liverpool and links golf, some issues that arose and who played well and who did not this week at the Open Championship. It is 3M Open week here in the twin cities and we will discuss what we are doing at TPC Twin Cities and talk about the players in the...
The Open Championship returns to Royal Liverpool for the first time since 2014 when Rory McIlroy hoisted the Claret Jug. Can he do it again this year? Rory is heading into the Open coming off a win at the Scottish Open. We will discuss if this is a good thing for Rory or will add to the pressure. Besides talking all things Scottish Open and Open Championship, Mike and Tim took a trip to Las Vegas and went over to Mesquite and St. George, Utah to play some golf. We will give you our thoughts on W...
Women's golf took center stage this week as the USGA brought the U.S. Open to Pebble Beach for the first time. We will discuss the event and the state of women's golf and how the LPGA needs to find a superstar. Mike and Tim headed to the Quad cities this week for the John Deere Classic. They will give their takeaways from hanging around the tournament and media area this week. While on the trip, they also had the opportunity to play the Davenport and Cedar Rapids Country Clubs and will give thei...
The podcast had official PGA Tour media credentials this week as Tim headed to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage and got to witness Rickie Fowler come full circle and get back into the winners circle. He will have a full report from his trip to Detroit. With Rickie climbing into the top 12 in the Ryder Cup standings, it is time to analyze what players are contenders to make both squads for this year's Ryder Cup in Italy. Mike and Tim are heading to the John Deere Classic this weekend with media cr...
Well it has happened, the Break80 Podcast has secured PGA Media credentials!! Tim is headed to Detroit this weekend for the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the Break80 podcast's first run with PGA Tour media privileges. Speaking of media, we attended the 3M Open media day which included a zoom call with defending champion Tony Finau. It was qualifying week here in Minnesota and Mike has a horror story to tell about how qualifying went and we discuss tournament golf and how it is different from hacki...
Jeff sits down with Will Frazier and Ben Warian to discuss high level college golf and playing in the "Longest Day in Golf" earlier this summer when they competed in U.S. Open sectional qualifying. They will be talking college and amateur golf, as well as their dreams in golf going forward. **Disclaimer** There are some audio issues for a short time with Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wyndham Clark held strong and Rory couldn't get anything going at Los Angeles Country Club during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open. With this victory, Wyndham Clark gets his second big time win in a little over a month and vaults to number 13 in the OWGR. The podcast crew is especially excited for our guy John Ellis, who caddies for Wyndham and did a great job in helping him to victory. We will talk about big moments for Wyndham, the saga of Rory trying to get his fifth major win, Scottie ...
After a thrilling Canadian Open that saw Nick Taylor make a 72 foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to win over Tommy Fleetwood, it is off to Los Angeles for the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. We have boots on the ground at LACC on this episode as we are joined by John Ellis. John is Wyndham Clark's caddy and will give us some great insight into both the Los Angeles Country Club and how he and Wyndham are prepping for a major championship on a golf course that isn't very well k...
**Emergency Podcast** The golf world was turned upside down today with the news of the a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV. Mike & Tim are joined by friends of the pod and fellow golf addicts Zach and Javi, who just so happen to also be lawyers. We will dig into the possible ramifications from a golf perspective and a legal perspective after this big news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 5, 2023 - dreams will be come true and hopes will be dashed on golf's longest day, sectional qualifying for the United States Open next week at Los Angeles Country Club. We had our eye on multiple former podcast guests and friends who were looking to punch their ticket to the U.S. Open. Friend of the pod, Frankie Capan III completed the dream and will be playing next week in LA. Jack's course gave the best players in the world a real challenge as Viktor Hovland got his first "non-resort" PG...
The crew has played a lot of golf this week, including Jeff & Mike playing in the always exciting 1-man scramble. Everyone is trying to get their games ready for summer here in Minnesota. We talk some things that are trending in our games and others that need work as we get ready for a summer of tournaments. After batting on a baked out Colonial, the PGA Tour is back to another tough track this week at Muirfield Village. We will discuss some of the big talkers in the world of golf, including...
Brooks Koepka is back in the winners circle at a major championship but is this the biggest story of the tournament? As Brooks was busy doing what we are used to Brooks doing at major championships, another story was captivating the golf world - Michael Block. The club pro from southern California turned in another captivating performance capped with a hole-in-one and two dramatic up and down par saves to finish in 15th place and earn an exemption back into next year's PGA Championship and $288,...
As the podcast crew starts preparing for their big state am qualifier, the professionals have a little tournament coming up this week called the PGA Championship. The 2nd major of the year heads back to the famed Oak Hill East course, fresh off a renovation and ready to show its teeth to the best players in the world. Will Rahm keep the grand slam hopes alive? Will Jordan Spieth play? Does LIV finally break through with a major win? We will discuss all things Oak Hill and the PGA Championship an...
Podcast favorite Wyndham Clark played close to flawless golf this week at the Wells Fargo Championship to post -19 and cruise to his first PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow. The Break80 boys have seen this coming for a while with his stellar play and his caddie John Ellis made the prediction as we have in the intro back in February that his guy Wyndham would win this year. He chose a hell of an event to win and claim his first tour victory. In a little worse than -19, Jeff and Tim kicked off the Twin...
Tim travelled to Pinehurst last week to play at what has been dubbed the "mecca" of United States golf. He will give you some ups and downs from the trip and chronicle his run-ins with some over zealous rangers. Multiple travel tips will be told and Tim talks about playing the famed #2. Golf season is finally here and the Break80 Podcast boys hit the links this weekend to play in some apocalyptic winds. We will tell you all about some ridiculous golf in crazy winds. Tony Finau went head-to-head ...
After Jordan Spieth barely missed 2 winning putts, Matt Fitzpatrick hit one of the greatest shots in Harbour Town history on the third playoff hole to capture the RBC Heritage title in the latest elevated event on the PGA Tour. All the big names showed up (minus one giant name) on the leaderboard this week, proving once again that a tightly contested tournament with the best players in the world is must watch television. We discuss the latest rumblings from the tour, including a Spencer Levin vi...
Jon Rahm battled Augusta National and the elements en route to an easy victory in the end at the Masters. Rahm becomes the first European to win both the Masters and U.S. Open. We will dive into Rahm's mastery of Augusta and discuss LIV golfers good showing, including Phil Mickelson coming out of nowhere to fire one of the best Sunday rounds Augusta National has seen. Does Brooks Koepka have a Sunday problem in majors? After cruising through the first 42 holes of the tournament, Koepka struggled...
After talking about our quick golf trip to Tim's home state of Iowa, it will be all things Masters talk. We will dig into story lines, favorites, the golf course and just all the things we love about the Master's Tournament and Augusta National. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With March Madness pumping out thrilling game after thrilling game and the Master's starting next week, this has to be the best sports time of the year right? Even though this is a golf podcast, we love hoops as well and will talk some NCAA Tournament and give our thoughts so far on what has transpired and discuss if Caitlin Clark is the most exciting player in either of the tournaments. Jeff may have found something in his game while on vacation in Florida and the pod may be heading to Iowa nex...
2nd year PGA Tour player Andrew Novak joins the podcast. In his 2nd year on tour, Andrew is close to cracking the top 100 in FedEx Cup points and has multiple top 20 finishes, including the Sony Open and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Andrew gave us some insight on his path to the PGA Tour, creating a yardage book for a senior high thesis and his basketball abilities. Please remember to subscribe to the Break80 podcast and leave a review with your thoughts. The Break80 crew is dabbling in some go...
The quest for better golf and qualifying for the Minnesota State Amateur Championship ramped up this week for Tim as he has all kinds of new weapons in the bag after getting fit for new irons and a driver. We will see how they work out as he is also going to Southern California this weekend to play some more top 100 public tracks. The PGA Tour had a first time winner this week at the Valspar as Taylor Moore took home the title as contenders such as Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood faltered down...
Tim sits down for an interview with Pete Wlodkowski, the founder of amateurgolf.com. Amateurgolf.com is the most comprehensive website there is when it comes to amateur golf tournaments of all sizes. Pete will talk about the early days of amateurgolf.com and how he got started and grown to become an authority of amateur golf tournaments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scottie Scheffler took most of the drama out of Sunday at the Player's Championship, winning in dominating fashion to regain the top spot in the world golf rankings. We will discuss his play as well as what we thought about the 2023 Player's Championship. The Valspar Championship is this week and we will preview the event and make our picks. Jeff and Tim will be quizzed on the world ranking of some random players in the field who you may or may not have heard of. We will also makes picks for thi...
At the Minnesota Golf Show, we were joined on stage by Lift Bridge founder Dan Schwarz and Doug deGrood, the creator of Doogie McShank's vodka bootleg. Not only did these two talk about starting up their alcohol businesses, but we also snuck a little golf in as well. The podcast crew also revealed our Dream 18 public golf course at the golf show. Each of us created a course based on what we thought was the best hole #1,2, etc. The kicker is, we could not use the same golf course twice, 18 holes ...
The podcast crew has officially signed up for the Minnesota State Am and we are on the "quest to qualify." That quest has led us to sim golf this week as we are still buried under snow in Minnesota and it is our only option in this never ending winter we are currently in. The Arnold Palmer Invitational led to great drama this week at Bay Hill. Kurt Kitayama held off the top players in the world to get his first career PGA Tour victory. Bay Hill showed it's teeth again this year as the winning sc...
On day 2 of the Minnesota Golf Show, we were joined by the man who has possibly done more for public golf in Minnesota than anyone, Kevin Unterreiner. As the founder and president of TwinCitiesGolf.com, Kevin is the man behind such ideas like the Public Country Club, Hack to Jack and multiple simulator and outdoor golf events. He has been doing golf websites for 25 years and is always trying to innovate and promote public golf. We are lucky to have Kevin here in Minnesota. Subscribe to the Break...
With a less than stellar field the Honda Classic still managed to produce a great finish with come great story lines. Chris Kirk got back in the winner's circle for the first time in eight years after battles with depression and alcohol. After near collapse, he hit a spectacular wedge shot in the playoff to beat journey man professional Eric Cole. LIV golf was back this week and things did not go to plan. The CW ratings were abysmal and their LIV contract showed a lot of hypocrisy from big name ...
Live episode from day 2 at the Minnesota Golf Show in Minneapolis. The Break80 podcast crew is thrilled to have John Ellis join the podcast today live at the Minnesota Golf Show. John is a caddie on the PGA Tour for Wyndham Clark, who is currently 56th is FedEx points and 120th in the world golf rankings. Not only is John a current caddie on tour, he also has played in 10 PGA Tour events, 2 U.S. Opens and was the 2008 Canadian Tour player of the year. On top of his playing career, he also was a ...
UNRL founder Michael E. Jordan joins the podcast to talk about UNRL , an athletic and lifestyle clothing brand that can be seen on Minnesota Viking and Wild players, as well as the Foreplay/Barstool Sports crew. Michael will tell us about the humble beginnings, down to his last $300 and working in his parents basement to his current eight figure business and what is upcoming for UNRL. Oh, and Michael is also a golf addict! We will talk about his game and what his vision is for UNRL in the golf i...
