Latest Product Reviews
The Jones Player Series bag is one of my favorite bags on the market. It’s beautiful, has high-end leather and metal touches. It’s lightweight. And it just oozes cool factor…
When the Rapsodo MLM2PRO was first released in 2023, it seemed like it was going to be a category killer. Doppler radar, 2 cameras, simulator features and more – for…
If you know anything about the world of golf rangefinders, you have undoubtedly heard of Bushnell. They’re the king of rangefinders for a reason. Historically, they’ve made the best, most…
In April 2022 I was playing golf with one of the head pros at Bandon Dunes. We were on the 11th green of the original course, and he said “Have…
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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
I’ll be honest, once COVID hit and 6 weeks later my wife got pregnant, I figured my dreams of seeing Barnbougle Dunes were shot. At least for the next decade…
Make sure to watch the video above for 31 unique features about the Sensei property. I’d never experienced anything like it. After a quick 25-minute drive from Palm Springs International…
Over the last decade if you were to look at any list of the toughest tee times in golf, undoubtedly, Porcupine Creek would be among those listed. The course is…
Kohanaiki Club in Kona, Hawai’i is a special place. In fact, if you’ve got the money it’s one of the best destination family clubs in the world. What makes it…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
This Garmin Approach S42 review was updated in July 2024 to add commentary about other Garmin watches and competing products. Over the course of the last few years I’ve worn…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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The Jones Player Series bag is one of my favorite bags on the market. It’s…
When the Rapsodo MLM2PRO was first released in 2023, it seemed like it was going…
I’ll be honest, once COVID hit and 6 weeks later my wife got pregnant, I…
If you know anything about the world of golf rangefinders, you have undoubtedly heard of…
In April 2022 I was playing golf with one of the head pros at Bandon…
Updated in July 2024 to remove the Garmin G80, and add updated notes to various…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
I’ll be honest, once COVID hit and 6 weeks later my wife got pregnant, I figured my dreams of seeing Barnbougle Dunes were shot. At least for the next decade…
Make sure to watch the video above for 31 unique features about the Sensei property. I’d never experienced anything like it. After a quick 25-minute drive from Palm Springs International…
Over the last decade if you were to look at any list of the toughest tee times in golf, undoubtedly, Porcupine Creek would be among those listed. The course is…
On paper Old Macdonald sounds like the perfect course. I mean almost literally. Look at it on paper… It’s an homage to C.B. Macdonald complete with 18 template holes. All the greats…
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
The Jones Player Series bag is one of my favorite bags on the market. It’s…
Jones Sports Co is quite simply one of the coolest brands in golf. They’re able…
It might be lame to start a review by blatantly saying that the updated-once-again Ping…
This post was updated in June 2024 to ensure accurate pricing and add the Jones…