Most Accurate GPS Watch

What’s the most accurate GPS watch for golf? It’s a question we’re hearing a lot lately as golf watches have become incredibly popular.

We believe all of our top picks have excellent satellite receivers that are quite capable of getting the job done. There are other factors that affect GPS, and on the golf course, trees seem to be the biggest interference.

The question of how accurate the course maps are, is tricky as well. If you’re using a GPS for golf, you will eventually run into some distances that are off. However the feedback we’ve seen on our favorite GPS golf watches is extremely positive with regards to accuracy. Of course there’s almost always at least one complaint. Whether the blame should go to the maps or the trees is hard to say.

The GolfBuddy VT3 watch and SkyCaddie golf watch use maps that have been ground-verified, meaning that someone has actually been to every course and verified the distances. Whether or not this makes those models more accurate is uncertain, however the SkyCaddie watch charges annual fees and doesn’t get reviews that measure up to the competition. GolfBuddy doesn’t charge additional fees on any of their golf GPS products, so we will keep a close eye on the VT3 reviews.