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Xander Schauffele quieted the critics this week by taking home his first career major at the PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. He held off a charging Bryson DeChambeau with a clutch birdie putt on the 72nd hole to hoist the Wanamaker trophy. The crazy thing about the week was that Xander's victory wasn't the top story. Scottie Scheffler got arrested on Friday morning outside of the golf club in one of the most bizarre stories in recent memory from professional golf. Scottie still managed to finish in the top 10 with all the distractions going on, which is an impressive feat in its own right. We will dive into all kinds of topics from the PGA Championship and discuss the dominance of Nelly Korda as she won again on the LPGA Tour this week, making it 6 wins in 7 events for the best women's player in the world. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content.

Bob Parsons, the founder and CEO of Parsons Xtreme Golf, better known as PXG, was in the twin cities and we were lucky enough to get to sit down with him for an interview. Bob talked about his childhood growing up in Baltimore and how his combat time in Vietnam as part of the Marine Corps molded him into the person he is today. Bob is one of the most successful businessmen in America, founding multiple companies, including GoDaddy and now PXG Golf. He gets into his time in Vietnam and battling PTSD in the years and decades following and how he helps other veterans with both his story and donations to various charities. Bob and his wife Renee have multiple philanthropic causes they are passionate about helping and making a positive impact in the lives of many people. Bob talked about his passion for golf and how that led him to start PXG. PXG is one of the few golf companies to come along in the last decade with staying power in an industry dominated by companies that have been around forever. PXG has been able to make their imprint in the golf club and apparel world by doing things differently, with a direct to consumer approach rather than putting their clubs in the big box stores. Bob will get into how he got into this business and the challenges that come along with breaking through in the golf industry. Bob Parsons is an American success story and he has a new best selling book out titled "Fire in the Hole!" The book is full of amazing stories and at the end of this podcast episode he tells one of the funniest stories you will ever hear from his high school days in Baltimore. Subscribe to the Break80 podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content!

Rory McIlroy is on a roll as he wins his second event in a row at Quail Hollow. Rory's power blew away Xander Schauffele on Sunday to win again and head to this week's PGA Championship at Valhalla as one of the heavy favorites. We will talk about Rory's win and the second major of the year at Valhalla, as Rory joins Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka as the favorites to win. Tim headed to Myrtle Beach this week to play some golf and do some media work at the Myrtle Beach Classic at the Dunes Club. Tim will talk all about the courses he played, interaction with some players and all things Myrtle Beach. Mike and Jeff will preview their interview with PXG founder Bob Parsons. We were lucky enough to sit down for an interview that will be coming up this Thursday, it will be an episode you do not want to miss. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf content, we appreciate the support.

Jeff headed to Brainerd and Cragun's for a 24 man tournament and pulled off the comeback victory as the leaders melted down the stretch. He took home the used car salesman jacket and some cash. He will discuss his buddies tournament at Cragun's Legacy this week. Tim is on the move again as he is about to head to Myrtle Beach to play some golf and do some media work at the first annual Myrtle Beach Classic. Tim will give you his itinerary, the courses he is playing and what he should ask some of the field this week. We will talk some pro golf as Ben Kohles had a meltdown on 18 at TPC Craig Ranch, which allowed Taylor Pendrith to win. Brooks Koepka wins on LIV in Singapore as he is getting his game into shape heading into the PGA Championship at Valhalla. We will also talk about the sad news out of Sweetens Cove and the crazy resale prices on eBay from Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red clothing. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify.

It was LIV Golf's superbowl this week as they were in Adelaide, Australia and the Aussies showed out and provided the rowdy kind of fanbase that LIV has been looking for. The hometown team, Ripper GC took home the team title and Brendan Steele won the individual title. The PGA Tour did team golf this week in the Big Easy at TPC Louisiana. Rory McIroy and Shane Lowry took home the victory and added some star power to the event. Is this format entertaining and is this how team golf should be? Is there room for more of this kind of event on the schedule? We will discuss our thoughts on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Random thoughts on where the best food on tour is, why are there no great golf courses in New Orleans and does talk about Jeff hitting it farther than Tim this week on the podcast. Subscribe and follow the Break80 Podcast on social media platforms, Apple & Spotify and YouTube.

Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda win again to keep their dominant spring's going this week on their prospective tours. Scottie Scheffler wins the RBC Heritage in a Monday finish as the PGA Tour gets panned for not moving up the tee times on Sunday with impending weather issues. What can stop Scottie at this point? Could this be the year we see the Grand Slam happen? We will discuss Scottie's dominance and if there is anything that can slow him down. Speaking of dominant, Nelly Korda won her 5th straight tournament in women's professional golf. She ties Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez for the most consecutive wins in a row in LPGA Tour history. One thing they both have in common is that the competition seems to melt in the final round when paired with the two world number one players. 15 year old Miles Russell made history this week on the Korn Ferry Tour as he not only made the cut, but had a top 20 finish. The high school sophomore earned himself another Korn Ferry start and received a PGA Tour exemption after this impressive showing. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is this week and we will have some fun guessing pairings and cannot believe how many players with no business being on the PGA Tour still are playing this week. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf podcasts and content from the world of golf.

We sat down this week with Korn Ferry player Cooper Dossey. Cooper was a two-time All-American at Baylor University and alternate on the 2021 Walker Cup team that played at Seminole Golf Club. He will give some insight into college golf at Baylor and the Walker Cup experience. Battling a stutter since a young age, Cooper is very open and honest about growing up with that challenge and hopes to inspire others in the process. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly content from the golf world.

As the best players in the world battled windy conditions at Augusta National, the best of them all, Scottie Scheffler prevailed in dominating fashion yet again. Scottie put on a brilliant ball-striking display on the back nine as other contenders folded. We will be talking about the players who impressed us, the best and worst dressed of the week and of course, tip our cap to those pros who did not break 80, including Brian Harman with a stunning 47 on the back nine and Tiger Woods, who after breaking the record for consecutive cuts made with 24, shot 82 on Saturday. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly episodes and interviews from the world of golf.

Frequent podcast guest and U.S. Open winning caddie, John Ellis joins the podcast from Augusta, Georgia to talk Augusta National, the Masters and his guy Wyndham Clark's rise to number four in the world golf rankings. John played Augusta National last week and he will give some inside information about the hallowed grounds and his thoughts on some of the most difficult and key holes for this week's Masters Tournament. We will also dive into a few things from the last year that John was involved in, such as the Ryder Cup, as he was in the group with Patrick Cantlay and Joe LaCava for "hat gate," the U.S. Open victory and being a part of Netflix's Full Swing season 2. You will want to listen to this episode. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify. Please leave a review. We appreciate all of our listeners, thank you for listening.

DECADE golf is a course management system that has revolutionized the game of golf. Scott Fawcett combined shot distribution patterns and PGA Tour scoring statistics to optimize targets to help players shoot lower scores. Used by the majority of professionals and high level college golfers everywhere, DECADE golf has revolutionized the game and put data at the forefront of decision making and shot selection to improve scores. Scott will talk all about how his experiences as a professional golfer helped him to create this system and how it came to be used by players around the world, including when Will Zalatoris first used it to win the Texas State Amateur Championship. DECADE golf can be used by anyone to take emotion out of the decision making process and help players to better understand how they can lower scores using a data driven method. The Break80 Podcast appreciates you listening to this episode. Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple or Spotify for weekly stories and information from the world of golf.

The boys are back together again this week to talk about all things golf, both with our own games and what is happening in professional golf. Scottie Scheffler's bid for a three-peat fell a stroke short as he missed a very makeable put that would have forced a playoff, but instead it was Stephan Jagar that held on for his first career PGA Tour victory. Speaking of three-peats, Nelly Korda accomplished that feat this week on the LPGA Tour as she put on a ball striking display to win again. What is the hardest shot in golf for you to hit? We will discuss this and talk about a man from Colorado that has shot his age or better 1,370 times!

Ryan French, the founder of Monday Q Info joins the podcast to talk all things mini tour golf. Ryan has become the foremost expert on mini tour golf. So much so that he even got a personal short game lesson from Phil Mickelson, at his short game facility at his home. He will dive into his story and how he came to be so fascinated with mini tours, the crazy life on the mini tours and what he thinks about the state of professional golf today. You can follow Monday Q Info on Instagram and X, or check out his website for articles from the golf world. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf talk and info.

In a win for the little guys, journeyman Peter Malnati blistered the back nine at Innisbrook and tamed the "snake pit" coming in to win his first PGA Tour title since 2015. Cameron Young had a chance to notch his first tour victory, but a 3 putt bogey on 18 sealed his fate and helped Malnati earn the victory. We will dive into a few things about the tournament including the difficulty of the course and how Justin Thomas had maybe the worst putting round in PGA Tour history. Tim was on the road again this week as he was down in Osage Beach, Missouri for a bachelor party. He talks tips for how to properly handle and schedule golf around a bachelor party. There are talks about multiple golf movies/shows in the works currently, including Happy Gilmore 2. Should they make a sequel for this movie? Who would be cast in some roles? Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content.

Scottie again amazed us with his play this week, becoming the first player ever to go back-to-back at TPC Sawgrass and the Player's Championship. He also went back-to-back on tour following up his win last week at Bay Hill. We will discuss just how ridiculous his current run ranks and where he goes from here. After the podcast boys got out and played last week, it is time for a proper discussion about who the best putter on the podcast is. Mike has taken a lot of flack over the years about all the missed birdie putts, but after watching Jeff last week and knowing Tim's putting history, he is staking his claim as the best putter on the pod, the others may disagree. It is listener mailbag this week and we are taking questions on a variety of golf topics, and even maybe take a dip into some march madness picks. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple or Spotify for weekly podcast episodes and guest interviews from people all across the world of golf.

Mike and Tim both fire 70's on the weekend in an epic podcast battle, could they be the hottest players on the planet not named Scottie Scheffler? We are kidding of course, but will go into the round a bit as Tim shot his first ever under par round on a championship golf course. Scottie Scheffler made a few putting changes, including both a new Taylormade mallet putter and not marking his golf ball with a line and as he displayed at Bay Hill, when he is making putts, he is really hard to beat. He fired a Sunday 66 to run away with the Arnold Palmer Invitational. We will also talk about a few other tournament tidbits and try to figure out what is wrong with Rory McIroy. After watching Full Swing 2 on Netflix this week, we will give our honest reviews of season 2 and why Mike is even more upset at Zach Johnson for one of his Ryder Cup picks after watching. Anthony Kim brought some fireworks to LIV Golf this week and will be playing again in Macau this coming week on the Asian Tour. Is signing Anthony Kim the best thing LIV has done for interest yet? The PGA Tour's flagship event, the Player's Championship is this week from TPC Sawgrass. Scottie Scheffler will be the favorite without question, but Pete Dye's course doesn't favor any one kind of player, so it is always an exciting test of golf. Former podcast guest Tom Hoge broke the course record last year and looks to build off that in 2024.

LIV Golf took center stage this week in Jeddah as Anthony Kim made his return to professional golf after a dozen years. If you tuned in to watch in the middle of the night here in the the U.S., you saw what was to be expected, a very rusty AK. We will see in upcoming events what the future holds for Anthony Kim. Joaquin Niemann may be the hottest player on the planet currently as he got the win again. It was a big week for Niemann has also got invites to the Masters and PGA Championship this week. The PGA Tour kicked off the Florida swing with the Cognizant Classic at PGA National. With the course playing easier than normal, there were some low scores this year on what is typically a tough track. Austin Eckroat was able to handle the Bear Trap down the stretch during the Monday finish to get his first career tour victory. What some would call the first major of the year was Monday also as the Seminole Pro-Member event took place. We will discuss one of the most guarded events in golf as PGA Tour pros team up with business leaders and other professionals in this almost mythical event. How high schould you tee up your ball? We look into some research that was done and discuss how high players of all ability levels should tee up the golf ball for optimal distance and accuracy. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple or Spotify and leave a review for us on either platform, we really appreciate the support.

Tim and Jeff headed two separate directions this week to play top Pete Dye golf courses. Jeff headed west to Palm Springs and played the PGA West Stadium Course. Tim headed to the Caribbean and played Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic. Both will talk about their experiences. Meanwhile, Mike went nowhere, but poses a important Pete Dye question... what is his fascination with 17th hole par 3's and "Cape" holes. For instance, the finish at TPC Sawgrass and PGA West are basically identical. Is this lazy architecture by a legend in Pete Dye? Jake Knapp displayed awesome power in Mexico en route to winning his first PGA Tour event. Are big things in store for him this year? Anthony Kim makes his professional golf return this week as LIV heads to Jeddah. What are our expectations for him? What happens if he plays poorly? Or great? We will talk the future of Anthony Kim in LIV Golf. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content.

On Sunday of the Minnesota golf show, two more guests joined the Break80 Podcast. Our first guest was Ryan Livingood from PXG. Ryan is a fitting team leader and talked about all things PXG, from Bob Parsons stories to PXG clubs themselves and the fitting process at their store in Edina. Emma Carpenter returns to the Break80 Podcast to talk about hosting the Minnesota golf show, her final season as a Minnesota Gopher golfer and what lies ahead for her after college. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content from a variety of topics in the golf world.

Hideki Matsuyama shot a Sunday 62 at Riviera Country Club to take the Genesis Open title against a star studded field in Los Angeles. Matsuyama had struggled for much of the last year, but found something on Sunday when he blitzed a field that averaged around 70 for the day. Tiger Woods fell ill and had to WD and Jordan Spieth was DQ'd for signing for the wrong score. Couple that with Patrick Cantlay struggling after having a commanding lead and Scottie Scheffler showing some frustration finally on the greens, and you had a captivating event. Speaking of putting... Is it an overrated skill? The stats and world golf rankings would say that it is and ballstriking is the more important skill. We will discuss this in depth on episode 86. Riviera Country Club took center stage this week and did not disappoint. The 10th hole continues to perplex players and cement its position as one of the greatest short par 4's in the world. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf talk from 3 guys with PGA Tour credentials.

The Break80 Podcast is back on stage at the Minnesota convention center for another year live from the Minnesota Golf Show. On this day we had former Minnesota Gopher national championship winning coach John Means as a guest to talk about building a college golf program from scratch, competing at the highest college level and even, tips to break 80. Matt Stang, one of the co-founders of Swannies Golf also joined us live to talk about the Swannies story and what is going on in the world of golf apparel in 2024. Make sure to subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content.