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If you’re a golf hardcore, you’ve without question dreamed of a home golf simulator setup. I mean, is there anything cooler than the idea of being able to play golf…
Alright, one thing to get out of the way right up front: The Garmin Fenix 8 is an insanely good golf watch. Like, when I started wearing this watch and…
There’s no question Garmin makes some of the best golf watches on the market. Overall, when we’re talking about a complete line of products, nobody’s got the golf watch sector…
Let’s start with a baseline. I think the FlightScope Mevo+ is the best golf launch monitor value for most people. For the price, it’s really tough to beat. And one…
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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
Yes, this is a golf blog. And no there is no golf course attached to the Park Hyatt River Thames. But along with fine cocktail bars and world class golf…
There’s something about the ultra-remote golf club. You know the ones: Bandon Dunes. Silvies Valley Ranch. Barnbougle. When you go to these places, you really go. They’re not “on the…
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…
The last time I was at Brasada Ranch was in 2013, back when I attended two weddings there just three weeks apart. At the time, it felt like one of…
Buying Guides
Reviewed: GPS Golf Devices
Alright, one thing to get out of the way right up front: The Garmin Fenix 8 is an insanely good golf watch. Like, when I started wearing this watch and…
Golf Rangefinder Reviews
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If you’re a golf hardcore, you’ve without question dreamed of a home golf simulator setup.…
Alright, one thing to get out of the way right up front: The Garmin Fenix…
Yes, this is a golf blog. And no there is no golf course attached to…
There’s no question Garmin makes some of the best golf watches on the market. Overall,…
There’s something about the ultra-remote golf club. You know the ones: Bandon Dunes. Silvies Valley…
Let’s start with a baseline. I think the FlightScope Mevo+ is the best golf launch…
Hotels and Golf Resorts
Yes, this is a golf blog. And no there is no golf course attached to the Park Hyatt River Thames. But along with fine cocktail bars and world class golf…
The last time I was at Brasada Ranch was in 2013, back when I attended two weddings there just three weeks apart. At the time, it felt like one of…
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…
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
A solar-powered phone charger. A built-in filming station for your swing. A custom, hand-painted design…
It might seriously be time for American golfers to start paying attention to Big Max.…
Trying to find the best golf bag for you can often be just as difficult as buying…
Sunday Golf has been doing a fantastic job of filling out it’s product line over…
Golf Shoe Reviews
FootJoy has never really been my go-to when it comes to golf shoes. Not because…
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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