• Golf Buddy World – These two models are remarkably similar. The Golf Buddy World has added a few new physical buttons that may make use easier for some. It is a little smaller than the Platinum model and also carries a slightly smaller price tag. The opposite is true of customer reviews, as the Golf Buddy World scores are better than the Platinum. Read our Golf Buddy World review.

• Golf Buddy World Platinum – The very popular predecessor to the Golf Buddy World. The screen size may be one reason for the popularity and would be the only reason we would ever consider this unit over the newer model. Read our Golf Buddy World Platinum Review.

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“GolfBuddy World”

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Although our Golf Buddy World review won’t be available until it’s been field tested by real users, this latest release from GolfBuddy looks very promising. The reason we say that is that it appears from the specs, that the only differences between the Golf Buddy World and its predecessor the Golf Buddy World Platinum are the size and the price. Both are smaller on the new Golf Buddy World! Here is the side by side comparison.

Model	Golf Buddy World Platinum	Golf Buddy World
Type	GPS	GPS
Height	4.3 in.	4.1 in.
Width	2.4 in.	2.2 in.
Depth	1 in.	.07 in.
Screen Size	3 in.	2.7
Resolution	240×400	240×340
Display Type	Color TFT LCD	Color TFT LCD
Weight	5.15 oz.	4.2 oz.
Battery	Li-poly	rechargeable
Battery Life	10 hrs	10 hrs
Rainproof	No	N/A
High Sensitivity Receiver	Yes	Yes
Pre-loaded with Courses	Yes	Yes
Course Capacity	40,000	40,000
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
Touch Targeting	Yes	Yes
Manual Pin Positioning	Yes	Yes
Stat Tracker	Yes	Yes
Digital Scorecard	Yes	Yes
Computer Analysis Tools	No	No
USGA Compliant (local rule)	Yes	Yes
Ground Verified	No	N/A
Alternate Targets	Yes	Yes
Aerial Hole View	Yes	Yes
Green Rotates to your shot angle	Yes	Yes
Measure Shot Distance	Yes	Yes
Magnify Hole View	Yes	Yes
Slope	No	No
# of Available Courses	35,000+	35,000+
Add Courses Manually	N/A	N/A
Compatibility	Windows/Mac*	Windows/Mac*
Course Download Fees	No	No
We work very hard to obtain the correct information about product features, but cannot make any guarantees about the accuracy. Please double check with the merchant or manufacturer before making a purchase.

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We’re talking about golf GPS devices with hole views, alternate targets, scorecards, stats and more. You’ll find that the top scores generally go to the more basic GPS rangefinders that provide distance to the front, middle and back of the green and little more. The reason for that is likely that the learning curves and expectations are lower for those models. The Golf Buddy Platinum is the first full-featured device we’ve reviewed that cracked the top five in our ratings list and it has landed at #3.

Golf Buddy Platinum GRS Score: 7.81 out of 10 (114 reviews)

The biggest complaint may be fast fading away and may not be relevant to you at all. A fair number of reviewers were disappointed to find that some courses did not have full layout view available. It would be understandable to be upset if the courses you played the most, only displayed front, middle and back yardage when you expected hole views and touch targeting. However it’s important to understand that Golf Buddy has been adding full layout view courses at a very fast pace. You can check out their website to see if the courses you play are available in full layout view. If they are and you’re looking for a full-featured GPS golf rangefinder, take a close look at the Golf Buddy World Platinum. Ease of use, accuracy and no fees were the top compliments by paid by reviewers.

Most Mentioned Pros (in order of mentions high to low):

Most Mentioned Cons (in order of mentions high to low):

• Not enough courses in full layout view (see our comments above)
• battery life (2 rounds or less reported by several users)
• Needed to update on computer to get full layout view of some courses
• Problems with accuracy
• Limited alternate targets (Note: on courses with hole layout view, you can use touch targeting to anywhere)
• Difficulty using touchscreen
• Poor technical support

Golf Buddy World Platinum Features and Specifications

Model	Golf Buddy World Platinum
Type	GPS
Height	4.3 in.
Width	2.4 in.
Depth	1 in.
Screen Size	3 in.
Resolution	240×400
Display Type	Color TFT LCD
Weight	5.15 oz.
Battery	Li-poly
Battery Life	10 hrs
Rainproof	No
High Sensitivity Receiver	Yes
Pre-loaded with Courses	Yes
Course Capacity	40,000
Touch Screen	Yes
Touch Targeting	Yes
Manual Pin Positioning	Yes
Stat Tracker	Yes
Digital Scorecard	Yes
Computer Analysis Tools	No
USGA Compliant (local rule)	Yes
Ground Verified	No
Alternate Targets	Yes
Aerial Hole View	Yes
Green Rotates to your shot angle	Yes
Measure Shot Distance	Yes
Magnify Hole View	Yes
Slope	No
# of Available Courses	35,000+
Add Courses Manually	N/A
Compatibility	Windows/Mac*
Course Download Fees	No
We work very hard to obtain the correct information about product features, but cannot make any guarantees about the accuracy. Please double check with the merchant or manufacturer before making a purchase.

Golf Buddy World Platinum – $239.99

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