Episode 166: Australian Open & Hero World Challenge Recap & Our Thoughts on Simulator Golf
December 9, 2025
The final week of meaningful golf for 2025 has came and went with the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and the DP World Tour in South Africa. We will review the three events and give our thoughts on each of them. It is simulator season for those of us in cold climates and we are going to discuss the good and bad of simulator golf and whether it has become a necessity in the winter. Brooks Koepka made the news this week with talk of him not playing LIV Golf. Where this will go is anyones guess, but we will discuss some possibilities for Koepka. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Break80 Podcast will be discussing the "Quest to Qualify" for the Minnesota State Amateur Championship this summer. Can three...
Episode 36: Sony Recap & The Salty Golfer
Si Woo Kim chips in on 17 and birdies 18 to get the win at the Sony Open. It just...
Episode 35: Korn Ferry Rookie Frankie Capan III
The 2023 calendar year is here and we started off with complete mayhem at the Sentry Tournament of Champions! Collin...
Episode 34: Tron Carter from No Laying Up
To kick off our second season of the Break 80 podcast we are joined by a big knocker in the...
Episode 33: Live from the Minnesota Golf Lab
The podcast crew recorded live this week from the Minnesota Golf Lab in Long Lake, which is the home of...
Episode 32: Interview with PGA Professional & Minnesota Native Alex Beach
We have a special interview this week with Minnesota native and current PGA Professional at Westchester Country Club, Alex Beach....
Episode 31: 2022 Golf Season Recap
With the 2022 season coming to a close in Minnesota, we are doing a season recap of the highs and...
Episode 30: Northwoods Adventure Episode
Rory takes his rightful seat on the thrown of golf as he climbs back to number 1 in the world...
Episode 29: The podcast is back like Jon Rahm!
After taking a week off, the boys are back at it this week on episode 29 of the podcast. Golfweek just...
Episode 28: President Cup Recap with Andy Carroll
Friend of the podcast and Division 1 hockey player for the Mankato State Mavericks, Andy Carroll joins our podcast regulars...
Episode 27: Podcast heads to Chicago for LIV Golf
Mike & Tim took a road trip to Chicago for the weekend to see how much louder LIV Golf actually...
Episode 26: All Time Crazy DQ Story & LIV Boston Drama
Chaska native Clayton Kucera was on the bag for a buddy in a Korn Ferry pre-qualifying event in Nebraska that...
Episode 25: Break80 at Landmand & Interview with USGA Am semifinalist Derek Hitchner
The Break80 podcast boys headed to Nebraska to play the newest creation from King Collins Golf - Landmand! Epic is...
Episode 24: Rob Collins Interview, AZ Trip Recap & The Pod Heads to Landmand
Mike & Tim made a trip to Arizona to play in mid-August and lived to tell about it. Mike gives...
Episode 23: Will Zalatoris with the Breakthrough Win, Mike & Tim Head to AZ & an Interview with Emma Carpenter
Mike & Jeff had their annual fourball match at White Bear Yacht Club, and it went about as well as...
Episode 22: Matchplay Musings from the Pod Members, PGA Tour Gears Up for the FedEx Cup.
After a few different match play rounds this week, the podcast takes a look at the pros/cons of match play...
Episode 21: Finau Races Through the Motor City as LIV Struggles to Gain Traction
Tony Finau continues his hot streak in Detroit by dusting the field Sunday at the Rocket Mortgage. Where does he...
Episode 20: Finau Finishes & the Break80 Podcast Has a Wild Week at the 3M Open
What a week for the Break80 podcast at the 3M Open. We started the week with a preview podcast at...
3M Open Preview Episode
The podcast is live from the 3M Open with our preview episode. We will be talking about the event, some...
Episode 19: Cam Comeback at the Open
With the world watching the 150th Open Championship and basically the entire crowd at the Old Course rooting for Rory,...
Episode 18: All Things Old Course
Open Championship week is here, and the Break 80 Podcast will be taking a deep dive into all things St....
Episode 17: Rally at the Ridge! LIV is in the U.S. & Our interview with golf professional Betsy Kelly
After a one week hiatus the pod is back! The Greater State team jumped out to a commanding lead at...
Episode 16: U.S. Open Reactions & PGA Professional Brent Snyder Joins the Podcast
Matty Ice put on a ball striking display for the ages at the Country Club to win the 122nd U.S....
Episode 15: PGA Tour & LIV Golf Go Head-to-Head. Talking TaylorMade Golf Fittings with Chris Eikenberg.
Rory and JT showed out for the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open in epic fashion on Sunday. Rory...
Episode 14: LIV Tour Catching Steam? Billy Dominates at Jack's Place.
Does the LIV Tour have a chance? With the list of players who have committed and more being added daily,...
Episode 13: Charles Schwab Challenge recap & Memorial Preview. Golf Psychology with Phil Niemela
Sam Burns posts a number and takes down the world number 1 Scottie Scheffler with an epic playoff putt at...
Episode 12: PGA Championship Recap
JT comes roaring from behind to win in a playoff over Will Zalatoris as Mito does the PGA Championship version...
Episode 11: PGA Championship Week
Major #2 is here and we are talking about all the happenings surrounding the PGA Championship at the Perry Maxwell...
Episode 10: Fun and failure at the Founder's Cup, Max Homa's rise to stardom and Tim is on the move again to Myrtle Beach this week.
The dynamic duo of Mike and Tim were back in Albert Lea for the 2nd annual Founder's Cup of the...
Episode 9: Calamity at the Classic, Mexico Open Review & Wells Fargo Preview, Mike & Tim prepare for the Founders Cup 2022 edition.
It was that time of year for Jeff's annual buddies trip/event to the Classic at Maddens and the weather was...
Episode 8: Slaughter at the Straits as Mike & Tim take on Whistling Straits on a breezy spring day. Jeff's prep is underway for a annual Brainerd event. Zurich results and Mexico Open preview.
Mike & Tim left the Twin Cities at 4am Saturday morning to take on the beast that is Whistling Straits....
Episode 7: Spieth rises again on Easter Sunday, Zurich Classic Preview, Minnesota Hidden Gems and Tim Travels to Oregon.
Jordan Spieth defies logic with terrible putting to win the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town and stamp his place as...
Episode 6: Masters Recap, looking forward to the RBC Heritage and talking Minnesota public golf Final 4.
Scottie Scheffler puts an emphatic stamp on his world #1 ranking with a dominant win this week at Augusta National....
Masters Special: Day 3 - Cam Smith fires a 68 to cut Scheffler's lead to 3 heading into Sunday.
Augusta National got the best of the field today with only 9 players shooting under par. Not to be deterred...
Masters Special: Day 2 - New world #1 Scottie Scheffler quickly proving he is worthy of the top spot.
After firing a 67 on blustery day at Augusta National, Scottie Scheffler takes a commanding 5 stroke lead into the...
Masters Special: Day 1 - Tiger roars in return to the spotlight at Augusta National.
Day 1 recap: Hello Friends! It was the return of the GOAT at Augusta National. Tiger fires 71 to show...
Episode 5: Masters Preview - Tiger Mania & Kate Smith(Big Ten Champion & ANWA Vet)
Masters mania is here! After a quick Valero Texas Open recap, it will be all things Augusta National on the...
Episode 4: WGC Match Play talk, Valero picks and the Final 4 of Minnesota public golf is set.
Scottie Scheffler continues to ride a hot streak in Austin at the WGC Match Play that has now vaulted him...
Episode 3: Golf is back in Minnesota! Reactions from this week in professional golf & Discussion about our Elite 8 in Minnesota public golf.
Spring has sprung and golf courses are slowly starting to open across southern and central Minnesota. We will discuss that...
Episode 2: Players Championship Reactions & Minnesota Public Golf Sweet 16
Thoughts from a crazy Players championship where Mother Nature played a huge role and Cam Smith rode a hot blade...
Episode 1: Bay Hill Reactions & Podcast Introduction
U.S. Open vibes at Bay Hill this week! Get our reactions to the carnage as well as an introduction to...
Profiles: Beau Welling
Beau Welling of Beau Welling Design joins the Break80 Podcast to discuss some of his upcoming projects including a new...
Episode 165: Skins Game Goose Egg, Puig Wins in Australia & Hero World Challenge Preview
The Skins Game was back this week for the first time in ages at Panther National in Florida. Keegan...
Episode 164: PGA Tour Season Ends, Anthony Kim Top 5 & New World Top 100 Courses List
The 2025 PGA Tour season came to a close last week. Some players played their way into a 2026...
Episode 163: Internet Invitational Finale Recap, Rory McIlroy Wins 7th DP World Tour Title & Craziness in Bermuda
The event that took the internet by storm has come and gone, but we are here to recap the Internet...
Episode 162: Internet Invitational Reactions, Aaron Rai wins in Abu Dhabi and Ben Griffin Gets 3rd PGA Tour Victory
The Internet Invitational has taken YouTube and the golf world by storm. We will have a heated discussion about...
Episode 161: Drama at the Internet Invitational
This week the golf world got a new villain. At the Internet Invitational hosted by Barstool Sports and Bob...
Barstool Announces a Second Internet Invitational with Two Early Commits
Timothy Corlett
December 7, 2025
The Annika Driven by Gainbridge tees off Thursday, November 13, at Pelican Golf Club, but fan attendance and TV viewership may reach their peak during Wednesday’s Pro-Am.
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