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Over the last 3 years, Payntr has been (not so) quietly making a name for themselves. What happens when one of the best golf shoe designers in the world starts…
Choosing the right set of irons is one of the most critical decisions a golfer can make. Drivers, putters and wedges are the most celebrated, cursed, and discussed. They tend…
Bushnell has been the name in golf rangefinders for as long as I can remember. Their stuff just works. Great optics. Rock-solid build quality. And a reputation that’s made them…
I’ve reviewed dozens of pairs of golf shoes over the years at Breaking Eighty – many great, and some not so much. Unfortunately, there very literally is no such thing…
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
When most people dream up a bucket-list golf trip, Vietnam probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Or the second. Or even the tenth. But after spending two…
Let me start with this: I didn’t expect to find one of the most memorable rounds of golf I’ve played in the last five years in Vietnam. But here we…
For all the golf travel I’ve done, you’d think I’d be intimately familiar with golf in Florida. Considering there are more golf courses here than any other state in the…
There are hotel brands, and then there’s the Peninsula. I’ve been enamored with Peninsula hotels ever since 2010. I was living in Bangkok in a $200/month apartment. To celebrate my birthday…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
Well, I didn’t see this coming. Of all the products I’ve received to review in the past several months, the Garmin Approach G20 Solar just might be the one that…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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First I have to make a confession, this review may be slightly biased. You see,…
Updated October 2023 to reflect updated pricing and an updated on-course review. I originally wrote…
Updated in October 2023 to make comparisons to the newer Approach S70 and Epix Gen…
This review was originally published in August 2020. Wilson has since refreshed the styling on…
Despite the fact this is a golf blog, I’ve accidentally become somewhat of an expert…
Originally published in September 2022, this has been updated in September 2023 to add a…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
When most people dream up a bucket-list golf trip, Vietnam probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Or the second. Or even the tenth. But after spending two…
For all the golf travel I’ve done, you’d think I’d be intimately familiar with golf in Florida. Considering there are more golf courses here than any other state in the…
There are hotel brands, and then there’s the Peninsula. I’ve been enamored with Peninsula hotels ever since 2010. I was living in Bangkok in a $200/month apartment. To celebrate my birthday…
Four years ago I’d barely heard of Reynolds Lake Oconee. Since then, I’ve visited 3 times and I count it as one of my favorite golf destinations in the country.…
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
Trying to find the best golf bag for you can often be just as difficult as buying…
For the past few years, the Sun Mountain Mid-Stripe has gotten my pick as the…
When I first started doing products reviews on this site, Stitch was a golf bag company. Ok, I…
Over the last 4 years I’ve played over 150 rounds with Vessel golf bags. The…
Golf Shoe Reviews
Over the last 3 years, Payntr has been (not so) quietly making a name for…
I’ve reviewed dozens of pairs of golf shoes over the years at Breaking Eighty -…
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At this point, it’s fair to say that G/FORE has won me over with their…