Latest Product Reviews and Updates
I’ve tested a lot of golf hoodies over the years. Some look great but don’t perform. Others are functional but boring. And most fall somewhere in the middle: good enough,…
Golf apparel is in a very different place than it was even five years ago. The old choice was essentially between a baggy country-club polo and whatever Nike happened to…
When I first purchased an Ooler sleep system about six years ago, I was blown away. It was far from perfect, but being able to heat—and more importantly, cool—my bed…
You’ve been comparing these two for a while now, haven’t you? I’ve used Eight Sleep for four years. I’ve now tested the Chilipad 2.0 for the past month, and I…
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
Few things get me more excited than a truly great hotel. Growing up, one of my dad’s best friends managed a hotel in Utah. We’d visit every winter to stay…
Sign up and get the full details on the “Fall into Reynolds Lake Oconee” sweepstakes here. I first visited Reynolds Lake Oconee about 5 years ago. I didn’t know much…
There are exclusive golf courses, and then there’s Canyata. For most of its existence, this course hidden in the cornfields outside Marshall, Illinois, had no members. It wasn’t part of…
Second to Merion, Aronimink Golf Club is probably the club I was most familiar with before heading to Philadelphia. It’s often on the back end of some of America’s top…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
I’ve spent plenty of time using Garmin golf watches over the years, and after testing the new Garmin Approach S72, I can confidently say it’s a fantastic golf watch. But…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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Of all the rabbit holes I’ve gone down over the past few years, none of…
Voice Caddie has been putting out some wonderful products over the last few years that…
When the Garmin Approach R10 came out in 2021 it was sold out for months.…
The last time I got properly fit for irons, I was fit for the Mizuno…
Over the last decade we’ve seen a number of completely new categories pop up for…
Current Blue Tees discount code: Use code BREAKINGEIGHTY10 to save 10% on eligible new Blue…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
Few things get me more excited than a truly great hotel. Growing up, one of my dad’s best friends managed a hotel in Utah. We’d visit every winter to stay…
Sign up and get the full details on the “Fall into Reynolds Lake Oconee” sweepstakes here. I first visited Reynolds Lake Oconee about 5 years ago. I didn’t know much…
Two years ago, I spent three days at Sensei Porcupine Creek, and it ended up being one of the most memorable travel experiences I’ve ever had. Not just because of…
Manele is a rare golf course. It shows up on all the lists. One of the most beautiful courses in the country. Consistently ranked as one of the two best…
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
We’re now onto the fourth generation of Vessel’s Player series that I’ve reviewed. When I…
For the last few years, Sun Mountain has been making some of the best-looking bags…
The Sun Mountain Club Glider Meridian is one of those rare products where I hardly…
Right now, as I write this, I’m sitting in the Chase Sapphire Lounge in San…
Golf Shoe Reviews
I said something in a recent Payntr video that I’ll stand by here: a lot…
I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of TRUE’s OG line. That wide…
Considering buying a pair of Payntr golf shoes? No surprise, they are one of the…
I’ll admit it, I slept on the original G.112 for way too long. While I…