No GPS in Bubba Watson’s Golf Watch

No GPS in Bubba Watson's Golf Watch photo
Photo credit: Hone Morihana

Since Bubba Watson’s win at The Masters, everything he says, does and wears gets a whole lot of extra attention, including his Richard Mille watch, said to be worth $525,000. At that price, can you believe there is no GPS in Bubba Watson’s golf watch? So what makes it so pricey and what makes it a golf watch?

First of all, it’s designed by luxury watchmaker Richard Mille. The RM 038 Tourbillon is able to work in golf’s extreme conditions with 3 specifications: lightness, extreme shock resisĀ­tance and comfort. The baseplate, bridges and balance cock are made of grade 5 titanium, which allows the whole assembly to be given great rigidity, as well as precise surface flatness. It’s also a limited edition – rumor has it only 38 will be made.

It’s an interesting looking watch for sure, but my needs and budget are better suited to the golf watch Bubba promotes in commercials… the MOTOACTV Golf Watch!

MOTOACTV Golf Watch Review

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The new Motorola Golf Watch is jam-packed with features and we’re looking forward to seeing how users respond in our upcoming MOTOACTV Golf Watch Review. This latest entry into the GPS Golf Watch competition goes well beyond providing distances to the front, middle and back of the green, which is all that is offered on the very popular Garmin S1 Golf Watch.

MOTOACTV Golf Watch User Rating: 3.92 Stars 3.92 out of 5 (48 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

Here are the most notable features of the MOTOACTV Golf Watch:

  • Distances to front, middle, back of greens
  • Distances to hazards
  • Preloaded with 20,000 golf courses
  • Scorecard feature – tracks your relationship to par
  • Track data like total steps taken, distance covered and calories burned on the course
  • Tracks key stats (putts, greens in regulation etc.)
  • Tracks the clubs you hit and can be customized to show only the clubs in your bag
  • Wirelessly uploads your rounds
  • Online, you can see a virtual representation of your round using a satellite view of the course and get the details of every shot you played
  • Keeps scorecards online for reference
  • Allows sharing the details with friends

Compare the MOTOACTV Golf Watch with the Garmin S1 and the Expresso WR62.

Our only question… Is it too much? Simplicity may be the biggest contributing factor the high ratings of the Garmin S1. Often, the more features there are, the more problems to be had. We’ll let you know when the user reviews start coming in.

MOTOACTV Golf Edition Features and Specifications
MOTOACTV Golf Watch
Course Download Fees No
Pre-loaded with Courses Yes
Full Hole Views Yes
Slope / Elevation No
Battery Life 9 hrs w/ GPS on
Battery Li-ion recharge
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 1.8 in. x 1.8 in. x .38 in.
Measure Shot Distance Yes
Screen Size 1.6
Resolution 176x220
Display Type Color (QCIF+)
Weight 1.23 oz.
Rainproof rain resistant
Touch Screen Yes
Touch Targeting N/A
Manual Pin Positioning N/A
Stat Tracker Yes
Digital Scorecard Yes
Computer Analysis Tools Yes
Ground Verified No
Alternate Targets Yes
Green Rotates to your shot angle N/A
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
Notes Syncs wirelessly to MOTOACTV.com and provides virtual representation of your round using satellite course view. Can display texts and calls from your smartphone. Tracks heart rate*, pace, distance and calories burned.
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