PGA Tour Profiles: Christiaan Bezuidenhout

PGA Tour Profiles: Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Author: Break 80 Podcast August 29, 2026 Duration: 46:46
In this episode, Break80 sits down with South African golf star Christiaan Bezuidenhout for a wide-ranging conversation about the path that took him from a small golf course in Delmas, Mpumalanga, to the biggest stages in professional golf. Christiaan opens up about picking up the game at age four, his rise through South Africa's amateur and Sunshine Tour ranks, and the pivotal years he spent as part of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation, where a young Ernie Els played mentor, coach, and financial backer to the future PGA Tour pro. We talk about what it meant to learn the game under "The Big Easy," how that relationship shaped his career, and what it was like to later stand alongside Els on the International Team at the Presidents Cup. From there, we dig into his current life on the PGA Tour — his approach to competing week to week against the world's best, standout performances at the majors, and what's next on his goals list. Christiaan also shares the deeply personal side of his story: his lifelong experience with stuttering, and his partnership as an ambassador for the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education & Research, where he's used his platform to raise awareness and support others navigating the same challenge he once faced. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Break80 Podcast is a weekly conversation with Stouds, Mike, and Tim, three friends who find as much to talk about in the game's margins as in its major championships. This isn't just a recap of tour scores; it's a deep dive into the personal stories, the memorable rounds, and the local characters that give golf its texture. You'll hear their own experiences on the course, the good shots and the bad breaks, all framed by a genuine curiosity about what makes the sport compelling. The show actively seeks out the people and places that don't always make the headlines but are essential to the game's heart. It's built on the idea that the pursuit of that magic number-breaking 80-is a universal struggle, a mix of technical challenge and personal narrative. Tuning into this podcast feels like pulling up a chair in the grill room after a round, where the discussion ranges from equipment quirks to course design, always with a focus on the camaraderie that keeps players coming back. The Break80 crew operates with the understanding that the difference between a 79 and an 80 is everything, a philosophy that colors every story they uncover and every topic they share with their listeners.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Break80 Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Episode 195: 3M Open Recap with Dan Rapaport [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:07
Dan Rapaport, currently of Skratch Golf, joins the podcast to talk about all that happened at the 3M Open. Jackson Koivun won in his 3rd start as a professional, with Scottie Scheffler charging on Sunday. Dan and Jeff di…
Episode 194: Open Championship Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:05
Ryan Fox blistered Royal Birkdale on the weekend to finish at -10 and a shot ahead of Cameron Young who bogeyed the 18th hole to finish at -9. Fox made a spectacular birdie on 18 to win, sinking a clutch 11-foot putt. We…
Episode 193: Open Championship Preview & Scottish Open Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:06
Coffee golf season is here, in the United States anyway, and we are here for it. In this episode of the Break80 Podcast, we are talking links golf with Tom Kim's win at the Genesis Scottish Open and we will preview this…
Profiles: PGA Tour Caddie Jeff Hamley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:19
On this episode, Jeff Hamley, caddie for Andrew Novak,joins the Break80 Podcast to discuss his entry into the profession and the events that lead to him looping for Andrew Novak. He also talks life on tour and shares a f…
Episode 192: U.S. Open Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:59
Wyndham Clark led basically from start to finish at Shinnecock Hills to win his 2nd U.S. Open Championship. He showed impeccable short games skills on the weekend as he didn't have his best ball striking. Even more impre…
Episode 189: CJ Cup Shootout & USA Ryder Cup Madness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:55
Wyndham Clark won a shootout at TPC Craig Ranch to win the 2026 CJ Cup championship. For the second straight year, the tournament winner got to -30, even after architect Lanny Wadkins guaranteed that his renovation would…
Episode 188: PGA Championship Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:04
The thick rough and tough green complexes of Aronimink Golf Club gave the best in the world a lot of fits at the PGA Championship this week, but Englishman Aaron Rai pulled away on the back nine for his first major victo…