Golf Settings

During a round, press Top button, and select Settings to customize golf settings and features.

Scoring

Sets your scoring preferences and turns on statistics tracking (Scoring Settings).

Driver Distance

Sets the average distance the ball travels from the tee box on your drive.

PlaysLike

Sets preferences for the "plays like" distance feature, which shows adjusted distances to the green while playing golf ( PlaysLike Distance Icons).

Map Type

Switches between standard golf map graphics and aerial imagery (Managing Your Golf Maps)

NOTE: This feature requires a Garmin Golf™ subscription.
Contour Shading

Enables elevation or slope contour shading for the greens on courses with Green Contour data (Green Contours).

NOTE: This feature requires a Garmin Golf subscription.
Virtual Caddie

Enables automatic or manual virtual caddie club recommendations. Appears after you play five rounds of golf, track your clubs, and upload your scorecards to the Garmin Golf app.

Big Numbers

Changes the size of the numbers on the hole view screen.

Tournament Mode

Disables the PinPointer and PlaysLike distance features. These features are not allowed during sanctioned tournaments or handicap calculation rounds.

Golf Distance

Sets the unit of measure for distance.

Golf Wind Speed

Sets the unit of measure for wind speed while playing golf.

Club Tracking

Sets up your compatible Approach® club tracking sensors. The Club Prompt setting prompts you to enter which golf club you used after each detected shot to record your club statistics (Recording Statistics).

Favorite Swing Metric

Sets the swing metric that appears on the hole information screen's data loop (Swing Metrics).

Satellites

Sets the satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings).

Record Activity

Enables activity FIT file recording for golf activities. FIT files record fitness information that is tailored for the Garmin Connect™ app.

Pair Rangefinder

Pairs the watch to your compatible rangefinder.

Rangefinder

Displays status information for your paired rangefinder.

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October 2026