It may have been after the third photo of Merion, or perhaps after one of my photos of the exclusive Maidstone Club, that I realized I was getting the exact same question over and over on Instagram and via email. I bet you can guess what that question is, and perhaps if you read this site regularly, you’ve wondered it yourself: How can you play so many private golf clubs? Before I started this blog, I remember looking at some of the other early golf bloggers out there and wondering the exact same thing. Over the last couple of years,…
Author: Sean Ogle
Sean Ogle
As the Founder of Breaking Eighty Sean has spent the last 10+ years reviewing the best golf products and golf courses in the world. He prides himself on only writing about products and courses he's experienced first hand, and helping others find exactly what they need to enhance their enjoyment of the game we all love so much.
I hate to admit this, but at 38 years old, I’m finally starting to feel, well, 38 years old. For the last 14 years I’ve been woking for myself. And most of that work, rather than being in my home office with an expensive ergonomic office chair, has been spent out of the house. I always get more done when I’m not at home. Coffee shops are my office of choice, and let’s just say 14 years in coffee shop chairs at a laptop, hasn’t done my back and posture and favors. As I’ve begun to feel the effects of…
There’s a good chance if you’re a regular reader of Breaking Eighty, that you know about my love affair with Arccos Caddie. I’m a tech nerd. Any new gadget, device, or toy – and I want to try it. This goes way back to 2014 when I first used the Arccos Golf system. It was unlike anything I’d seen before. It was still in its early stages, but I remember playing a full round at Yale and being able to go back and review every single shot after the round. It truly felt like a game-changer – and even today…
Is it the best golf tech product on the market? It very well might be.
Updated in May 2023 to add the Bushnell Tour V6, Tour V6 Shift, and remove the Pro XE. There’s a reason Bushnell golf has earned the title “King of Rangefinders.” Their products are consistently good across the board. I’ve never used a bad Bushnell product. From their top-of-the-line Bushnell Launch Pro launch monitor, all the way down to the Phantom 2 GPS. But as it sits right now, if you’re in the market for a Bushnell golf rangefinder, you have a handful of options that on the surface all seem very similar. They all have magnets. They all have great optics.…
Updated in April 2023 to include references and commentary on the new Bushnell Tour V6 Shift. For years, the Bushnell Pro XE was my definitive pick for the best rangefinder on the market. Yes, it was (and is) expensive. But it undoubtedly had the best combination of build quality, accuracy, and features. But in 2022, this started changing. (See our list of the best rangefinders in golf, to see what I mean.) All of the competitors? They started catching up. The Pro XE came out in February of 2019, over 3.5 years ago. Bushnell followed it up with the release…
Playing a course that’s hosted numerous major championships is always a treat. It’s even more exciting when that course is perenially ranked among the best golf courses in the world. But having now played a number of courses that fit this bill, I’ve learned something: The long, hard, highly ranked championship courses? They’re rarely among my all-time personal favorites. Olympic, Baltusrol, Oakland Hills, even Winged Foot. All phenomenal golf clubs and wonderful tests of golf. But for a mediocre 12 handicap who couldn’t hit a straight ball to save his life? I’m usually facing a beatdown of epic proportions. So…
If you’re someone who loves to travel for golf, or you happen to be a resident of Denver, well then today is your lucky day. Dream Golf Resorts has just announced the latest resort in their portfolio: Rodeo Dunes. This marks one of the largest-scale golf resorts to be announced and built in the last decade, and it’s made all the more interesting by its remote location outside of Denver, Colorado. Trying to learn more about Rodeo Dunes? Let’s jump into everything we know. https://youtu.be/y7ldQY1G0vo What is Rodeo Dunes Golf Resort? Rodeo Dunes is the latest golf project from Bandon Dunes founder…
This Bushnell Tour V5 review was initially published in June 2020. It has been updated in April 2023 to provide details on the new V6 model as well as to make updates about where the V5 currently sits amidst the competition in the golf rangefinder market. Obviously, I get a lot of products sent to me for review. But there are few that I was excited about as the new Bushnell Tour V5 rangefinder. I’m probably more familiar with Bushnell devices than any other golf product on the market. I’ve reviewed nearly every one since the Tour V3 came out…
Over the last 5 years, there are few golf companies that have niched down as well as Sunday Golf has. Rather than trying to do much, they focused on doing one thing really well: Sunday bags. Aka, a smaller golf bag that’s meant to easily carry fewer than a full set of clubs. They first launched with the svelte Loma Bag. Then they released the more full-featured Sunday bag, the El Camino. With the success of the brand, it was only a matter of time before they created a full-sized offering. Introducing, the Sunday Golf Ryder Bag – the first…