The Garmin Golf™ app provides the information you need to track your game stats and scores to help measure improvement. Use on your compatible smartphone, tablet or desktop. Whatever device you use, the tools needed to improve your game are all in one app. See how far you've come — with stats from all your rounds.
Downloading Golf Courses to Your Watch Using the Garmin Connect App
- From the Garmin Connect app access the menu: Android: Select.
- Select Download Golf Courses.
- Select + (upper right corner)
- Search for a specific course by name.
- Select next to the desired course.
The golf features are essentially the same across all Garmin watches and so is the accuracy. I wouldn't say the Venu was as accurate or advanced as the Garmin S60 (golf-specific watch) but it was always within 5 yards of it. The Venu isn't going to last as long as the Fenix 5 or 6 but it was good enough for me.
It had all the advanced golf features we would expect from a premium GPS watch and the battery was much improved from the S60. And the Fenix 6 was a great basic golf watch too but the Garmin Approach S62 had more features for the serious golfer.
The best golf watches, in order of preference
- Garmin Approach S40. The best overall GPS golf watch.
- Bushnell ION2 Golf GPS. Best cheap golf watch – keeps things nice and simple.
- Garmin Approach S62. Best premium golf watch.
- Shot Scope V2.
- Garmin MARQ Golfer.
- Callaway GPSy Sport Watch.
- Golf Buddy WTX.
- Bushnell Neo iON GPS Watch.
The best golf watches, in order of preference
- Garmin Approach S40. The best overall GPS golf watch.
- Bushnell ION2 Golf GPS. Best cheap golf watch – keeps things nice and simple.
- Garmin Approach S62. Best premium golf watch.
- Shot Scope V2.
- Garmin MARQ Golfer.
- Callaway GPSy Sport Watch.
- Golf Buddy WTX.
- Bushnell Neo iON GPS Watch.
Garmin Golf- Forerunner 945 GPS Smartwatch.
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The app, which is available for Android, Apple, Apple Watch, and Android Wear, has both free and Pro features. The free version features use GPS and your input to track each shot you hit on the course and which club you were using—great data for personal improvement.
Top choice: Garmin Fenix 6 ProThe watch built for the outdoors features modes to track hiking, climbing, cross country skiing, regular skiing, cycling, swimming, open water swimming, running, trail running, indoor workouts, triathlon, golf and more.
Many pro and hobby golfers do wear a watch while playing. Smartwatches are becoming more popular among golfers with the use of golf-specific apps and GPS.
With the Golf Pad app, your Apple Watch becomes a useful GPS rangefinder. Next, open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone, scroll down until you see Golf Pad and turn on the 'Show App on Apple Watch' toggle. Finally, start a golf round on the phone. You'll see the GPS rangefinder distances (and more) right on the watch.
Yes, Garmin watches do sync with iphones. There are some minor difference with how notifications work with iOS compared to Android but otherwise it is all the same.
Here are the best fitness trackers for cyclists
- Polar Grit X: Best-value multisport watch for cycling.
- Garmin Fenix 6 Pro: The best watch if money is no object.
- Wahoo Elemnt Rival: the best minimalist tri-sport GPS watch.
- Coros Apex Pro: the best newcomer.
- Garmin Forerunner 945: Best sports watch for triathletes.
Golf GPS watches were typically accurate to within 3-5 metres, which isn't bad, but at the top end of that scale could mean the yardage given was 16 feet higher or lower than the reality. That could be the difference between finding the green or a greenside bunker.
