Garmin
Garmin Approach S50
Yardages to the front, middle and back of the green on his wrist, and a normal smartwatch off the course. The catch: the full color hole maps need a paid Garmin Golf membership.
- Buy it if
- A golfer who wants distances without pulling out his phone or a rangefinder.
- Skip it if
- He already wears a Garmin, Apple Watch or other watch with a golf app he likes.
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Who we pick it for
- For the guy who'd rather glance at his wrist than pull out a phone. Front, middle and back of the green on 43,000+ preloaded courses, and it's a normal smartwatch the rest of the week. A paid Garmin Golf membership adds full hole maps and green contours, but he doesn't need it. Golf gifts for a husband who plays every Saturday and 'needs nothing' →
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