Latest Product Reviews
I’m gonna be honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve found a pair of running or training shoes that I’ve really loved. I’ve had a handful of pairs…
I’ve tested out a lot of pairs of golf pants over the years, but these are the ones I keep coming back to. These are 5 of the best pairs…
Is the FlightScope Mevo Plus truly a champagne launch monitor on a beer budget? The answer might surprise you.
Over the years, I haven’t exactly been easy on Shot Scope products. My experience with them has been a mixed bag, but its been clear over the past year or…
What is Breaking Eighty?
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
2023 was a good golf year, to put it mildly. For years, I’d done a pretty good job of playing at a bunch of new courses each year as I…
When its comes to luxury resort destinations Orlando, Florida isn’t necessarily the top of the list. When you think about Orlando, your first thought is more likely visions of theme…
To say that 2023 was a good golf travel year would be selling it short. 2023 was arguably the best travel year I’ve ever had. Not only did a see…
Every year I go to the PGA Show in Orlando. It’s exciting, exhausting, engaging, and draining – simply put the whole week is a whirlwind. It’s always great to see…
Reviewed: Launch Monitors
Is the FlightScope Mevo Plus truly a champagne launch monitor on a beer budget? The answer might surprise you.
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
I play a fair amount of solo golf. Sure, I love the social part of the game, and I’m always up for good company and conversation. But one of the…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
See MoreOver the years, I haven’t exactly been easy on Shot Scope products. My experience with them has been a mixed…
Golf Club Reviews
Latest Posts
I’m gonna be honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve found a pair…
I’ve tested out a lot of pairs of golf pants over the years, but these…
Is the FlightScope Mevo Plus truly a champagne launch monitor on a beer budget? The answer might surprise you.
I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Masters three times in my life. The first…
Over the years, I haven’t exactly been easy on Shot Scope products. My experience with…
Updated in March 2024 to adjust some recommendations and make price updates. One of the…
Golf Coupon Codes
Hotels and Golf Resorts
When its comes to luxury resort destinations Orlando, Florida isn’t necessarily the top of the list. When you think about Orlando, your first thought is more likely visions of theme…
Every year I go to the PGA Show in Orlando. It’s exciting, exhausting, engaging, and draining – simply put the whole week is a whirlwind. It’s always great to see…
There is so much I could write about Sunriver, Oregon, that I’m almost not even sure where to begin. Sunriver is a resort destination in Central Oregon, about 15 minutes…
This Bandon Dunes Guide was updated in November 2023 to reflect pricing changes for 2024, additional resort amenities, and some new tips from a recent trip. There are a lot…
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
After a couple years without any major updates to their signature SL2 golf bag, over…
This Vessel Player IV Pro DXR review was updated in January of 2024 to add…
Updated January 2024 to add reviews for both the SL2 MIY and SL2 Air Walker,…
Over the past year or so I’ve started doing a lot more traveling with golf…
Golf Shoe Reviews
I’m gonna be honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve found a pair…
I’ve said it many times before, but in my opinion, the G/FORE Gallivanters are the…
This review of the best golf shoes in 2024 was updated in February 2024 to…
I think the G/FORE Gallivanter is the best-looking shoe in golf. Period. It’s gorgeous. Pebbled…