"How do you break 80?" is one of the most common questions in amateur golf. If you’re consistently shooting in the low 80s, the easiest way to shoot in the 70s probably isn’t making more birdies. It’s avoiding double bogeys, improving your golf course management and making smarter decisions from tee to green. In this episode of The Game Plan, Golf Digest’s Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down how to break 80 using golf statistics, shot-pattern data and simple course-management strategies that can help golfers shoot lower scores without changing their golf swing. Breaking 80 can feel like a huge jump, but the math is actually pretty simple. You don’t need to make a single birdie. The biggest difference between golfers who regularly break 80 and golfers who shoot in the 80s is often avoiding the mistakes that lead to double bogeys and worse. Using data from Arccos, research from golf statistician Lou Stagner, insights from top golf coaches and players, and real scoring patterns from differen...