In the game of golf having the right equipment could make the difference between coming in under par – or playing a dreaded round of “bogey golf”.
Wouldn’t it be great to have a single resource for not only keeping score, but also assisting you during and after your round? Did you say “Yes!”?
Well, good because such a resource exists – in the Garmin Golf smart device App.
You’ll be able to find the Garmin Golf app on both Apple and Android platforms – for free.
This free app provides numerous benefits – some of which include digital scorecards and reviewing performance stats or shot history.
And, with the release of the Approach R10 Launch Monitor you now have the choice of a Garmin Golf Membership – providing additional features like green contours and virtual round options.
But first, let’s talk about what you can get without the Garmin Golf Membership.
The Garmin Golf App takes scorekeeping into the digital age – by letting you keep score with live updates as you play.
Hole after hole, keep your scorecard for the round in sync between the app itself and your compatible Garmin device.
As you’re unwinding at the club house you can upload the final scorecard directly to the app, where you can compete in weekly leaderboards, host tournaments, review stats,
and even view historical scorecards from previous rounds - so you can monitor your improvements.
And let’s face it, there are a lot of courses out there, so it can be difficult to remember all of your matches.
Well, within the Garmin Golf App you’ll have access to a library of over forty-two thousand courses worldwide.
With Course Stats you can not only easily view your average score for each course you’ve played – but view your data like fairway hits, greens in regulation, and putts per hole.
After using select Garmin devices, you can sync and view shots on the course maps with Shot Maps, allowing for more analysis of your rounds or just simply reliving some of your greatest shots.
Dig deeper than that divot you accidentally dug out back on Hole 11 – with Performance Stats.
This additional analytic shows accuracy to the fairway or green, broken down separately for drives, approach shots, chips, and putts.
After syncing your compatible Garmin device, get further insight into your game with Strokes Gained,
a way to measure up each shot to how a professional player, or those with a similar handicap to yours, would have handled that distance and lie on average.
Strokes Gained is used to measure performance in various areas of the game – like drives, chips, putts, and even bunker shots.
None of this information would even be possible if it wasn’t for the obvious tools of the trade – your clubs.
That’s why with the Garmin Golf app you can track Club Stats – averaging how far, or even the maximum distance, you’ve hit each club.
This information can be entered manually, or pair your compatible Garmin device with your Approach CT10 golf club tracking system to take advantage of automatic club tracking.
Already that sounds like quite the collection of features to help enhance, and improve your game - so what does the Garmin Golf Membership currently have to offer?
Well first, depending on how frequently you get out to play you have the choice between a Monthly, or an Annual, subscription.
For details on pricing please visit garmin.com/GolfApp. Once subscribed you’ll gain access to the following features.
Something that’s just as important as the distance a ball is hit down the fairway, is where it lands.
And this is particularly true as you make your approach for the best possible putting situation. That’s where new Green Contours come in.
On select courses, view the contours of the green in your preferred choice of Elevation, or Slope Shading.
If you want to make sure your favorite courses have this feature before subscribing all you need to do is go to the address on your screen to conduct your search.
Let me give you a quick rundown on how to view Green Contours on your compatible Garmin device.
Once you have an active subscription simply go to the course you intend to play that day – select the course on your Garmin device and Start the Round.
If contours are available for that course they will load directly to the device if compatible – and once loaded, this data will remain for up to 5 of your most recently played courses.
But what if you don’t have a compatible Garmin device, and would love to use the contours?
Guess what. You can.
You can view Green Contours directly on the Garmin Golf app while playing the round, whether you have a device or not.
These last items are available only when paired with your new Approach R10 launch monitor.
If this is your first time hearing about this product, be sure to check out the videos we posted during the summer of 2021.
First off, after recording your swing with the Garmin Golf app, while using the R10, you’ll then be able to view those clips from any device when you’ve logged into your Garmin Golf Membership account.
But what’s likely to become your favorite part of the subscription is the ability to play virtual rounds of golf in Home Tee Hero.
With this simulator you can choose from any of our 42,000 plus courses worldwide.
Up to four players can compete for bragging rights with the ability to view each player’s position, and ball flight on 3D course maps.
So there you have it – the Garmin Golf App gives you the tools to help you improve your game, even when off the course.
And, if you’re intriqued about the Premium features, but want to try before you buy – make sure you have the latest version of the Garmin Golf app downloaded to access a 30-day free trial.
Thanks for stopping by and learning a little more about the Garmin Golf App, and the Garmin Golf Membership.
This is Matt with Garmin, hoping that as you make your way down the fairway – we’ve helped you Beat Yesterday.