Golf Buddy Tour Review

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'Golf Buddy Tour'

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For our Golf Buddy Tour Review Summary, we’ve compiled information from 149 reviews on multiple websites to come up with a ratings score and to give you some consistently mentioned pros and cons of this unit.

Golf Buddy Tour User Rating: 4.27 Stars 4.27 out of 5 (149 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.
Most Mentioned Pros:
  • No Annual membership fees
  • Courses are preloaded
  • Easy to use
  • Accurate – this will also appear in the Cons list, but we noted more mentions of good accuracy than bad
  • Good battery life & ability to use alkaline
  • Shot measurement
  • Score tracking
  • Good graphics / easy to see
  • Ability to add targets
Most Mentioned Cons:
  • Slow to locate course
  • Slow to settle on yardage
  • Inaccurate – Although we noted more mentions of good accuracy with this unit, a number of users felt the accuracy was a major problem
  • User manual did not include information about several listed features
  • Customer service availability – several users had problems either reaching customer service or getting issues resolved. However, we also noted a few good experiences with customer service.
Golf Buddy Tour Features and Specifications
Golf Buddy Tour
Course Download Fees No
Pre-loaded with Courses Yes
Full Hole Views Yes
Slope / Elevation No
Battery Life 14 hrs
Battery Li-poly or AAA
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 4.25 in. x 2.25 in. x 1 in.
Measure Shot Distance Yes
Screen Size 2"
Resolution high
Display Type Color LCD/LED Backlt
Weight 4.23 oz.
Rainproof water resistant
Touch Screen No
Touch Targeting No
Manual Pin Positioning No
Stat Tracker No
Digital Scorecard Yes
Computer Analysis Tools No
Ground Verified No
Alternate Targets Yes
Green Rotates to your shot angle Yes
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
Notes -
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