Playing Golf

NOTE: Some features are only available with a Garmin Golf™ subscription.
  1. Press Top button.
  2. Select Last golf symbol > PLAY GOLF.

    The device locates satellites, calculates your location, and selects a course if there is only one course nearby. If you select Skip before the device locates satellites, a course list may not appear.

  3. If the course list appears, select a course from the list.
    TIP: For a 9-hole course, you can select 9-hole to play a 9-hole round, or you can select 18-hole to play a 18-hole round by adding the back nine.
  4. Select Checkmark symbol to keep score.
  5. Select a tee box.

    The hole information screen for the hole nearest to your current location appears. If you are not near a hole, the first hole is displayed by default.


    Golf hole data with callouts

    1

    Current hole number.

    2

    Par for the hole.

    3

    Map of the hole.

    Colored dots indicate layup distances to the pin in meters or yards. Red is 100, white is 150, blue is 200, and yellow is 250.

    4

    Driver distance from the tee box.

    5

    Distances to the front, middle, and back 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.
  6. Select an option:
    • Tap the front, middle, or back distances to the green to view the PlaysLike distance ( PlaysLike Distance Icons).

    • Swipe up or down on the front, middle, or back distances to the green to view additional data, including your handicap rating and the PlaysLike factors.

    • Tap the map to view more detail or measure distance with touch targeting.

    • Tap the map and select Up arrow or Down arrow to view the location and distance to a layup or to the front and back of a hazard (Hazards and Layups).

    • Press Top button to open the golf menu (Golf Menu).

When you move to the next hole, the watch automatically transitions to display the new hole information. Directions to the tee box also appear unless it is nearby.

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October 2026