Golf Settings
During a round, press , and select Settings to customize golf settings and features.
- Scoring
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Sets your scoring preferences and turns on statistics tracking (Scoring Settings).
- Driver Distance
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Sets the average distance the ball travels from the tee box on your drive.
- PlaysLike
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Sets preferences for the "plays like" distance feature, which shows adjusted distances to the green while playing golf ( PlaysLike Distance Icons).
- Map Type
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Switches between standard golf map graphics and aerial imagery (Managing Your Golf Maps)
NOTE: This feature requires a Garmin Golf™ subscription. - Contour Shading
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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
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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
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Changes the size of the numbers on the hole view screen.
- Tournament Mode
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Disables the PinPointer and PlaysLike distance features. These features are not allowed during sanctioned tournaments or handicap calculation rounds.
- Golf Distance
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Sets the unit of measure for distance.
- Golf Wind Speed
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Sets the unit of measure for wind speed while playing golf.
- Club Tracking
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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
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Sets the swing metric that appears on the hole information screen's data loop (Swing Metrics).
- Satellites
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Sets the satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings).
- Record Activity
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Enables activity FIT file recording for golf activities. FIT files record fitness information that is tailored for the Garmin Connect™ app.
- Pair Rangefinder
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Pairs the watch to your compatible rangefinder.
- Rangefinder
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Displays status information for your paired rangefinder.