Author: Sean Ogle

First, let’s get one thing out of the way right up front about North Berwick Golf Club: It’s not pronounced BerWICK. It’s pronounced BEAR-ICK. I made that mistake a couple of times early on in the trip, and everyone around was quick to correct me. So, I’m just trying to do you a favor for when you inevitably go play this course (and after this post, you’ll understand why you should.) I’m going to be totally honest and admit that before showing up at North Berwick I knew very little about it. How North Berwick Golf Club Became One of…

After a 4 day boondoggle, that well, didn’t quite work out the way we’d anticipated, we reached the final day of our Ohio golf trip. And fortunately we had what might have been the most exciting round in a trip, FULL of amazing golf Camargo is another club that there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of – which is a shame, because it’s a truly special place. Ranked 57th in the world by Golf Magazine, and 44th by Golf Digest for 19/20, Camargo was designed by legendary architect Seth Raynor. It has one of the best examples of template…

There are few courses that have garnered as much respect in the golf architecture world over the past 5 years than the Wissahickon Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Philadelphia Cricket Club: A New Look for an Old Classic The A.W. Tillinghast course has unbelievable bones, but the forest that has grown up around it over the last few decades took a golden age gem, and had turned it into something a bit more pedestrian. Luckily, the club made the difficult decision to do something about it. They brought in Keith Foster who has done some excellent restoration work at courses…

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know much about Rolling Green Golf Club prior to this trip. But after talking to some guys about golf in the area on Golf Club Atlas, Mike reached out and offered to have us out for a round. We were joined by his friend Bill, and between the two of them I don’t think I’ve ever played with a more opinionated tandem of people when it comes to golf course design. I mean this in the best way possible, as they knew much more than I did – and it was great to hear their thoughts on…

Gulph Mills is a course that most of you have probably never heard of – before my first Philadelphia golf trip, I hadn’t either. However when asking for feedback from people in the area on what courses we should try and play – Gulph Mills was one that routinely came up. When you’re not familiar with a city, you don’t necessarily know much about the courses or club’s reputations. Well, it turns out Gulph Mills is widely recognized as one of the most private courses, and toughest tee times to get in Philly – we were made further aware of…

For a long time now I’ve been hearing that Philadelphia is the second best golf city in the country (behind New York). I know what you’re thinking right now: Philly? Golf? Huh? It’s totally a sleeper city with dozens of good golf courses. The reason the general public has little knowledge of the city as a golf destination is for two reasons in my mind. 1) Most of the good stuff is private. Philadelphia is one of those super old school cities with lots of private clubs, so access is difficult there. 2) Aside from the US Open at Merion…

I’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of Silvies Valley Ranch. I mean, why would you have? It’s a 140,000 acre cattle ranch about 3 hours east of Bend, Oregon. For those of you not familiar with your Pacific Northwest geography, that places Silvies in precisely: the middle of nowhere. But over the last 5 years, they’ve been (not so) quietly at work creating a world class golf resort, that happens to be one of the single most unique places I’ve ever visited. Think, one of the hardest (and most fun) par 3 courses in the world. Goat Caddies. Yes,…

Over the years most of the apparel that I’ve reviewed here at Breaking Eighty has been from more boutique companies that have been looking to shake up the golf world or do something a bit different. Holderness and Bourne is balancing performance and a tailored fit, while paying homage to the traditions of the game. Redvanly also does performance, but on the other end of the spectrum, choosing to go more modern. In looking at those brands, I often don’t give credit or look at some of the more established brands of the game – and so today I’m going…

Recently I reviewed my first ever pair of Footjoy shoes, the Footjoy Flex, and was pleasantly surprised with how they performed. They are extremely comfortable, look good, and have more traction than I expected after looking at the soles – all for under $100. So I was excited to check out another one of their new shoes, the Footjoy Fury. This shoe sits somewhere in between the Flex and the full blown Tour S. It’s pitched as a traditional spike, tour level shoe, with the comfort of a hybrid. So does it live up? Let’s take a look. Footjoy Fury…

The Bushnell Phantom 2 has recently been released. You can see our full review of it here. Ok, let’s face it, you’re probably not good enough to actually a need a down to the yard reading of exactly where the pin is. You’re stoked if you just hit the green. So you could spend a few hundred bucks on a bulky rangefinder that will tell you that yes, you really are too far away to go for it, or you could consider something like the Bushnell Phantom Golf GPS, save yourself a bunch of money, and have most of the…