Golf Buddy Platinum Review
Our Golf Buddy Platinum Review is based on the analysis of over 40 user reviews. As of the time of this review, the Golf Buddy World Platinum has the highest rating of any full-featured GPS rangefinder in our lineup of GPS Reviews and Scores.
“Golf Buddy World Platinum”
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):
- Easy to use
- Accurate
- No fees
- Good Customer Service
- Good value
- Easy to read
- Quality/durability
- Hole Layout View
- Scorecard for up to four players
- Stat tracking
- Shot Measuring
- Auto course recognition
- Auto hole advance
- Fast
- Easy computer updates to add new courses and update courses
- Preloaded with courses
- Graphics
- Worldwide courses available in database
- Alternate targets
- Lots of courses available
- Speeds up play
- Size
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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