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Hybrids, utility clubs, rescue clubs — by whatever name you want to use, for many golfers, these clubs could be called life savers. Of all the innovations in golf over…
I knew this review was going to be different the moment my wife picked up the bag. She’s a lefty. She golfs occasionally. And because I had my first-ever lefty-specific…
I’ve honestly been a little hard on Bushnell rangefinders lately. Not because they’ve made any bad products. They definitely haven’t. All of their rangefinders, including the options from the past…
Club Glove has long been the most recognized name when it comes to golf travel bags. They’re also among the most expensive bags out there? The question is, are they…
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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
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…
I honestly feel a little guilty writing this post. A few weeks ago, at the end of my trip to Nauka Golf Club in Mexico, I was chatting with one…
I’ve been to a lot of places where someone tells me “It’s the Bandon Dunes of [insert region here].” And I’ll be honest, almost none of them actually earn that…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
Is it the best golf tech product on the market? It very well might be.
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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Recently I reviewed my first ever pair of Footjoy shoes, the Footjoy Flex, and was…
The Bushnell Phantom 2 has recently been released. You can see our full review of…
It all started with a Google search “golf in the Maldives.” Naturally, I wasn’t expecting…
It’s Monday morning and I just returned from a week at the Lexus Champions for…
Over the last two years I’ve been fortunate enough to play a lot of really good golf…
We at Breaking Eighty have spent time reviewing golf balls before (everything from Noodle to…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
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…
I’ve been to a lot of places where someone tells me “It’s the Bandon Dunes of [insert region here].” And I’ll be honest, almost none of them actually earn that…
My earliest golf memory doesn’t come from a course, a range, or even a set of clubs. It came from a PC. When my dad brought home our first computer,…
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 knew this review was going to be different the moment my wife picked up…
Club Glove has long been the most recognized name when it comes to golf travel…
It’s been two years since Jones released an all-new bag. And I’ve definitely been waiting…
I’ve now played hundreds of rounds with Vessel golf bags. And I’m just going to…
Golf Shoe Reviews
I’ve been wearing Ecco golf shoes for a long time. The Biom Hybrid 2s. The…
I gotta be real. When this assignment landed in my lap, my first thought was:…
At some point in the last few years, I started building my golf wardrobe differently.…
I wasn’t familiar with Heathlander until a couple of months ago. That’s not entirely surprising…