Travel Talk: Playing Shadow Creek

Travel Talk: Playing Shadow Creek

Author: Break 80 Podcast December 13, 2024 Duration: 51:40
This week, The Match returns and it is heading to Las Vegas with a star studded lineup. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka from LIV will be playing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler from the PGA at Shadow Creek. If you haven't heard, Shadow Creek is the most expensive green fee in America and is kind of geared towards high rollers and celebrities when they are in town, but a couple of the Break80 Podcast guys have played it and are here to tell the story. Mike and Tim are joined by Chris Eikenberg, who setup the trip and we will be talking all about our day trip to Las Vegas and playing Shadow Creek. From the limo ride to the course, the service at the course and of course the golf course itself, which is a marvel of engineering, we cover it all for you on this episode of Travel Talk. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and/or YouTube for weekly golf content. To dive even deeper into golf, check out the Break80 Newsletter on Substack. 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.
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