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Well, it’s official, the holidays are upon us. And you know what that means: we’re going to see the best sales and lowest prices of the year on all of…
Updated November 2025: Everything’s changed. The Mevo Plus, long my most recommended favorite launch monitor for most golfers, is now gone. Long may she run. But we’re all left in…
Look, I’m going to be honest with you right up front: when Zero Restriction sent me their Z2000 rain gear to test, I was skeptical. Not because I doubted the…
The Bushnell Launch Pro has had a weird couple of years. If you were paying attention to the launch monitor market, you probably noticed some confusing signals coming from Bushnell…
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Honest Product Reviews and World Class Golf Courses.
Hi, my name is Sean Ogle and I'm the Founder of Breaking Eighty. The goal of this site is to provide honest, unbiased golf reviews to help you find the exact product for YOUR needs. I've personally tested everything we review on the site.
You'll also find articles about some of the best golf courses and resorts in the world.
I started this site in 2012 with the goal of creating the golf website I'd personally want to read. Over a decade later, this holds true more than ever.
I hope you enjoy!
Golf Courses and Travel
My earliest golf memory doesn’t come from a course, a range, or even a set of clubs. It came from a PC. When my dad brought home our first computer,…
When you think “dream golf destination,” your mind probably jumps to Scotland, Ireland, or maybe the Oregon coast. But here’s what most golfers are sleeping on: Nova Scotia delivers everything…
Cabot Cape Breton is not only one of the most beautiful golf destinations I’ve been, it also features some of the best golf I’ve ever played. You can’t ask for…
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York has quickly become one of those pilgrimages every golfer has to make at some point in their lives. Why?…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
Bushnell has been making rangefinders forever. If you’ve played even a few rounds of golf, you’ve probably seen one hanging off a cart. They’re everywhere. And for good reason. Bushnell…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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Well, it’s official, the holidays are upon us. And you know what that means: we’re…
Updated November 2025: Everything’s changed. The Mevo Plus, long my most recommended favorite launch monitor…
Look, I’m going to be honest with you right up front: when Zero Restriction sent…
The Bushnell Launch Pro has had a weird couple of years. If you were paying…
Forresters has been on an absolute tear lately. Their Range Hoodie exceeded expectations. Their raingear?…
Substantially updated in October 2025 to reflect our first-hand thoughts on the best golf gifts…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
My earliest golf memory doesn’t come from a course, a range, or even a set of clubs. It came from a PC. When my dad brought home our first computer,…
When you think “dream golf destination,” your mind probably jumps to Scotland, Ireland, or maybe the Oregon coast. But here’s what most golfers are sleeping on: Nova Scotia delivers everything…
Cabot Cape Breton is not only one of the most beautiful golf destinations I’ve been, it also features some of the best golf I’ve ever played. You can’t ask for…
Yes, this is a golf blog. And no there is no golf course attached to the Park Hyatt London River Thames. But along with fine cocktail bars and world class…
Private Golf Clubs
Over the last year of playing more and more golf courses I’ve learned that there are two different types of golf outings: there are rounds of golf, and then there…
This post was originally published in August 2013 and was updated for accuracy in April 2022. More so than perhaps any other course in Oregon, there’s a mystery around the…
Words can’t really describe what I was thinking before I arrived at Medinah Country Club. Lucky was an obvious one. Nervous another. But I think my pre-round feelings could mostly…
This post was originally published in January 2014. Quite a few things have changed since then, this has been updated in April 2022 to reflect those changes. A few months…
Golf Bag Reviews
I wouldn’t call the Sunday Golf Coaster Travel Bag the best golf travel bag I’ve…
Stitch Golf makes some of the most beautiful golf bags on the market. Whether you’re…
Trying to find the best golf bag for you can often be just as difficult as buying…
If there’s one brand I’m never worried about when it comes to a new bag,…
Golf Shoe Reviews
Forresters has been on an absolute tear lately. Their Range Hoodie exceeded expectations. Their raingear?…
Over the last five years, I’ve tested more than 50 pairs of golf shoes. Fifty!…
If you’ve read my reviews, you know that I love G/FORE. I think they’re one…
When Justin Rose won the FedEx St. Jude Championship wearing a pair of golf shoes…