Latest Product Reviews
Right now, golfers are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to golf bags. There are so many good ones on the market. This represents a problem, a good one, but a…
This review was updated in March 2024 to reflect changes to what is included with the Stix Perform series of clubs, to reference the new “Play” set of clubs, and…
You don’t have to be a hardcore golfer to know the name Titleist Pro V1. The marketing and the market dominance of this one golf ball (and its PRO V1x…
It’s not much of a stretch to say that Ecco makes some of the most comfortable golf shoes on the market. And in the case of the Ecco Biom C4,…
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
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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
Right now, golfers are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to golf bags. There…
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,…
Golf Shoe Reviews
It’s not much of a stretch to say that Ecco makes some of the most…
I’m gonna be honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve found a pair…
Updated March 2024 to give long term review feedback. It’s always exciting when I pick…
I’ve said it many times before, but in my opinion, the G/FORE Gallivanters are the…