Episode 147: Gotterup Gets It Done in Scotland, Evian Insanity & The Best In The World Looked Ready For Royal Portrush

Episode 147: Gotterup Gets It Done in Scotland, Evian Insanity & The Best In The World Looked Ready For Royal Portrush

Author: Break 80 Podcast July 14, 2025 Duration: 1:31:27
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 given us one of the wildest finishes in the history of golf at the Evian Masters this week. Grace Kim played the final 6 holes(including the playoff) to steal a major title from Jeeno Thitikul. This leads us into the discussion about if a mens scratch golfer could beat an LPGA professional. Anyone with commons sense knows this answer, but we will discuss it on this week's episode. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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