Latest Product Reviews
About 3 years ago I first learned about the Precision Pro R1 rangefinder. It made some big promises, in that it was one of the first traditional laser rangefinders to…
One of the best parts about being a golf blogger is that I have opportunities to review a lot of different products. And for whatever reason, golf rangefinders are one of the…
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Updated in May 2024 to add the Full Swing Kit. When it comes to the world of golf technology, I’m not sure there’s a single product segment that has evolved…
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
Kohanaiki Club in Kona, Hawai’i is a special place. In fact, if you’ve got the money it’s one of the best destination family clubs in the world. What makes it…
Valhalla Golf Club will be hosting the 2024 PGA Championship. It’s one of the best championship courses you’ll see, and should be a fantastic test of golf for the pros.…
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…
Reviewed: Launch Monitors
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Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
Updated March 2024 to add new video comparing Arccos, Garmin, and Shot Scope. Also added HackMotion. One of the most interesting tech developments in golf over the last few years…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
See MoreAbout 3 years ago I first learned about the Precision Pro R1 rangefinder. It made some big promises, in that…
Golf Club Reviews
Latest Posts
I originally played Trump Turnberry in September 2014. This was before more recent routing and…
When someone mentions the Ritz-Carlton, you likely get a certain image in your mind. For…
I’ll be the first to admit that before landing in Alberta for a week long…
Update: Unfortunately Nirwana Golf Club is now permanently closed. It’s too bad, as the beautiful…
It’s fitting that my first post about golf in the Canadian Rockies is about Banff…
For my first visit to Shanghai, I knew I wanted to stay someplace special. We…
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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
Over the last 5 years we’ve seen a ton of higher-end golf bags hit the…
Well, I didn’t see this coming. A cart golf bag… by Sunday Golf? If you…
OK, I’ll admit it, I was slightly skeptical about the potential for the Sunday Golf…
For the last 4 years, Vessel bags have continued to get my pick as the…
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…