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I just got back from Bandon Dunes, where the very first thing the caddie does after you meet them is try to make the golf bag you brought as light…
I play a lot of golf with a lot of different types of players. And from what I can observe, fairway woods, more than any other type of golf club,…
Look, when I first heard about the Stix Nicklaus Collection, I wasn’t exactly fired up. Not because I don’t respect the Golden Bear. Quite the opposite. Jack Nicklaus is arguably…
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…
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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I hate to admit this, but at 38 years old, I’m finally starting to feel,…
There’s a good chance if you’re a regular reader of Breaking Eighty, that you know…
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…
Updated in April 2023 to include references and commentary on the new Bushnell Tour V6…
Playing a course that’s hosted numerous major championships is always a treat. It’s even more…
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
I just got back from Bandon Dunes, where the very first thing the caddie does…
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…
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…