Garmin Golf GPS Reviews

It’s not secret that Garmin is the leader in golf GPS. Below is a summary of each of our Garmin golf GPS reviews with links to the full reviews and lowest prices.

Garmin Golf GPS Current Models
Garmin Approach S10 - Read Full Review

The Garmin Approach S10 is the one we've been waiting for! It's small, lightweight, and simple to use. It doesn't try to be a multi-sport watch or a smartwatch. It puts the focus squarely on golf. On the main screen, you will see distances to the front, middle, and back of the green, plus the hole number and par. The shape of the green is also right there on the same screen. Many golfers will never even need to touch the watch after starting a round. If you need hazard information, it's one screen away. You can also keep score on this watch and upload your scores to Garmin Express so your playing history is always available. Although this golf watch has all the features most golfers want, for those looking for stats or hole views, Garmin has other golf watches you will want to check out.

Rating: 4.56  
Weight: 1.2 oz.   Legal: Yes		Garmin Approach S10
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Garmin Approach G12 - Read Full Review

As expected, Garmin impressed us with this feature-pack golf GPS device. The most exciting thing about the Garmin G12 is the 30-hour battery life! That doubles the battery life of the Garmin G10 and it's 10 hours more than the Bushnell Phantom 2. At this price point, this will be the deciding factor for many golfers. Others will choose this model to use with the Garmin Approach CT10 Club Tracking System. The Garmin Approach G12 matches or exceeds the features of other golf GPS units in the same category. The price is a little bit higher, but if it's in your budget, the battery life, stat tracking, and analysis tools, make this worthy of your shortlist!

Rating: 4.48
Weight: .9 oz.   Legal: Yes
Garmin Approach S60 - Read Full Review

Garmin's newest golf watch looks to be a sophisticated golf watch, fitness watch, and smartwatch. It will be released in the summer of 2017 and we look forward to exploring all the features here very soon!

Rating: 3.86  
Weight: 1.8* oz.   Legal: Yes		Garmin Approach S60
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Garmin Approach G30 - Read Full Review

We are excited about the Garmin Approach G30, Garmin's newest handheld golf GPS! This full-featured unit provides full hole views, touch targeting to any point on a hole (including the pin position), a scorecard for up to four people, and stat tracking. You can also set it up to get notifications from your smartphone during your round. Using the Garmin Connect app, you can have detailed game analysis on your phone or your computer. This model is a little smaller than previous Garmin handhelds, making easy to carry in your pocket or clip to your belt or golf bag. It also has a 'Big Numbers' mode for distances to the front, middle, and back of the green.

Rating: 4.38  
Weight: 2.5 oz.   Legal: Yes		Garmin Approach G30
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Garmin Golf GPS Watches

There’s quite a collection of Garmin Golf GPS watches and for the most part, nobody does it better than Garmin. When it comes to basic golf watches, we probably lean toward Bushnell, but for slick, feature-rich golf GPS watches, Garmin is definitely the leader.

Here’s the rundown of currently available Garmin GPS Golf Watches!


Best Garmin Golf GPS Watches
Garmin Approach S10 - Read Full Review

We are thrilled that Garmin finally has a new basic golf watch. We think this will be the best-selling golf watch on the market for awhile to come. Why? Because it does everything most golfers want in a golf watch and it's lightweight and compact. On the main screen, you will see distances to the front, middle, and back of the green, plus the hole number and par. The shape of the green is also right there on the same screen. If you need hazard information, it's one screen away. Many golfers won't ever touch the watch after starting a round. A simple glance will tell them what they need to know. You can also keep score on this watch and upload your scores to Garmin Express so your playing history is always available. It doesn't offer a way of tracking your stats, so if you are looking for that feature, check out Garmin's other golf watches.

Rating: 4.56  
Weight: 1.2 oz.   Legal: Yes		Garmin Approach S10
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Garmin Approach S60 - Read Full Review

Garmin's newest golf watch looks to be a sophisticated golf watch, fitness watch, and smartwatch. It will be released in the summer of 2017 and we look forward to exploring all the features here very soon!

Rating: 3.86  
Weight: 1.8* oz.   Legal: Yes		Garmin Approach S60
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Garmin S4 Golf Watch Review

The Garmin S4 Golf Watch has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..

UPDATE: Our Garmin S4 Golf Watch Review is a little bit dated. We still think this is a great watch, but there are newer Garmin Golf Watches that outperform the S4 and cost less. The new Garmin golf watches provide distances to hazards, where the S4 only includes layups and doglegs. The Garmin S4 is a solid golf watch, but the price would need to around $100 to make it a good value.

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We’ve read dozens of user reviews and put the S4 to the test on several golf courses. First, let’s just say this is the slickest golf watch on the market and it does so many things well that it is our top pick in the golf watch category.

Garmin S4 Golf Watch User Rating: 4.06 Stars 4.06 out of 5 (276 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

For all it’s features, it is remarkably simple to navigate. The screen is easy to see and one touch will get you layup distances to the 50, 100, 150 and 200-yard markers. The touchscreen is perfectly responsive (once you realize it’s not supposed to be quite as sensitive to touch as your smartphone), the green view, scorecard and shot measuring features couldn’t be easier with dedicated buttons on the side of the watch. To move the pin, you press the green view button and press and drag your finger to the pin location and the distance will adjust. To enter your score, press the scorecard button and adjust the number of shots and easily add putts and fairways if you want. The watch calculates greens in regulation for you. If you use the scorecard on the first hole, it automatically pops up at the end of each hole, making it even more convenient. For all of that, the Garmin S4 is perfect!

There is one issue and it may be a factor for a few buyers. The S4 has the ability to connect to your iPhone via Bluetooth and display your text messages, emails, and other notifications right on the watch. It’s easy to pair the watch with your phone and amazingly unobtrusive. A small box displays the number of new messages on the screen when there are new messages. You can tap it to view the messages. The font for the messages is quite small, but you can adjust it by pressing the face once or twice and then scroll to read the whole message. You can easily go back and forth between your distances and your notifications. So what’s the issue? If you get too far away from your phone, the Bluetooth sometimes disconnects and does not always automatically reconnect. It won’t happen if you keep your phone in your pocket or clipped to your belt, but it happened way too often when the phone was left in the cart. Reconnecting wasn’t difficult, but it meant getting the phone out and turning the Bluetooth off and then back on. That defeats the purpose of having notifications in the first place, so for those who would use it with the intention of leaving it in a golf cart, don’t count on that feature. We reached out to other users and those who walked with their clubs and they had not experienced the problem. Even with this issue, we still think this coolest golf GPS watch on the market.

Garmin S4 Noteworthy Features
  • can display text and email messages and other notifications from your iPhone.
  • high resolution touchscreen easily readable even in bright sunlight
  • provides distance to the front, middle and back of every green, plus layups and doglegs.
  • dedicated “green view” button for easy access to manual pin positioning
  • detailed stat tracking
  • preloaded with over 30,000 golf courses
  • battery life lasts up to 10 hours in GPS mode.
  • waterproof to 10 meters
  • allows the creation of custom yardage points
Garmin S4 Golf Watch Specifications
Garmin S4 Golf Watch
Course Download Fees No
Pre-loaded with Courses Yes
Full Hole Views Yes
Slope / Elevation N/A
Battery Life 10 hrs GPS / 6 wks
Battery rechargeable Li-ion
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 2.41 in. x 1.83 in. x .58 in.
Measure Shot Distance Yes
Screen Size 1
Resolution 128 x 128
Display Type hi-res touchscreen
Weight 2.06 oz.
Rainproof Yes (10 meters)
Touch Screen Yes
Touch Targeting No
Manual Pin Positioning Yes
Stat Tracker Yes
Digital Scorecard Yes
Computer Analysis Tools Yes
Ground Verified N/A
Alternate Targets Yes
Green Rotates to your shot angle N/A
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
Notes Can receive email, text messages and notifications from smartphone. You can also print your scorecard from you computer after your round.
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Garmin vs Bushnell Golf Watch 2022

Garmin vs Bushnell Golf WatchOnce upon a time, the Garmin vs Bushnell Golf Watch conversation was worth having. Although Bushnell does still offer a golf watch, the ratings are lousy and we just cannot recommend it.

Garmin on the other hand, has continued to dominate the golf watch category. While most of their watches are high-end and feature-rich, they also offer a more affordable option in the Garmin Approach S12, which is no slouch when it comes to features.

When it comes to feature-loaded golf watches, Garmin has nailed it…(Keep reading below)

Keep in mind that Garmin has been doing sports watches for a very long time and it’s no surprise how well they balance features with ease of use, not to mention they have some of the best-looking golf watches we’ve seen.

Most if not all of the currently available Garmin golf watches have a scorecard and stats feature. They have made recording your putts, fairways hit, and greens in regulation, an easy thing to do. Even better, you can access analysis of this information on your computer or an app on your smartphone. If you are looking to find the weak spots in your game, this can be very helpful.

Several of the Garmin golf watches allow touch targeting of the pin location and some even have touch targeting on fairway views. There are even Garmin golf watches that measure distance and record shot locations for post-round analysis.

Beyond the golf features, many of these watches are adding smartwatch features. Smartphone notifications, fitness tracking, sleep tracking, and more have been smoothly integrated into Garmin’s line of golf watches. Garmin even has a few multi-sport watches that include golf, which is a real bonus for multi-sport athletes.

There’s not really enough praise to heap on Garmin for the variety of choices and outstanding implementation. Check out our complete list of Garmin Golf Watch summaries .

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Garmin Approach S2 Review

The Garmin Approach S2 has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..

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Our Garmin Approach S2 Review will be available as soon as we get some customer feedback on the latest golf watch from Garmin. If the success of the previous two offerings from Garmin are any indication, the Approach S2 is likely to be found on or near the top of our ratings leaderboard in no time.

Garmin Approach S2 User Rating: 4.41 Stars 4.41 out of 5 (924 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

The Garmin Approach S2 should hit the sweet spot with both price and features for many users. Like the Garmin S3, the S2 will have distances to doglegs and layups, as well as the digital scorecard. It does not include the touchscreen or manual pin positioning, but the price difference will make that an easy choice for many golfers.

Garmin Approach S2 Features and Specifications
Garmin Approach S2
Course Download Fees No
Pre-loaded with Courses Yes
Full Hole Views Yes
Slope / Elevation N/A
Battery Life 8 hrs / 3 wks
Battery rechargeable Li-ion
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 2.7 in. x 1.8 in. x .6 in.
Measure Shot Distance Yes
Screen Size 1"
Resolution 64 x 32
Display Type monochrome LCD
Weight 1.8 oz.
Rainproof waterproof to 10 meter
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 N/A
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
Notes Available in several colors. Clock and alarm, plus odometer when in GPS mode.
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