Playing Golf

Before you play golf for the first time, you must download the Garmin Golf™ app from the app store on your phone (Garmin Golf App).

Before you play golf, you should charge the watch (Charging the Watch).

  1. Press Line drawing of the watch with a top button callout.
  2. Select Golf.

    The device locates satellites, calculates your location, and selects a course if there is only one course nearby.

  3. If the course list appears, select a course from the list.

    Courses are updated automatically.

  4. Press Line drawing of the watch with a top button callout.
  5. Select Checkmark symbol to keep score.
  6. Select a tee box.

    The hole information screen appears.


    Golf hole data with callouts

    1

    Current hole number

    2

    Distance to the back of the green

    3

    Distance to the middle of the green

    4

    Distance to the front of the green

    5

    Par for the hole

    6

    Map of the green

    NOTE: Because pin locations change, the watch calculates the distance to the front, middle, and back of the green, but not the actual pin location.
  7. Select an option:

When you move to the next hole, the watch automatically transitions to display the new hole information.

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November 2025