Best Golf GPS Watch with Slope/Hazards/Shot Tracking/Scorecard

Garmin Approach S62
Garmin Approach S60
Voice Caddie T9 Golf GPS Watch
Garmin Approach S20
Garmin Approach X40
Golf Buddy WTX
Callaway GPSy
Shot Scope V2
Garmin Approach S40
Bushnell Neo Ion 2
TomTom Golfer 2
Bushnell Excel
Garmin Vivoactive 3 (Heart Monitor)

Best Golf GPS Watch with Slope Adjustment – Garmin S62

The Garmin Approach S62 comes with slope compensation, a virtual caddie, a heart rate monitor, a pulse oximeter, hazard information, shot and club tracking, and a 20 hour battery life.

The best golf GPS watch with slope adjustment under $500 is the Garmin S62 because it has a virtual caddie with club recommendations, a wind gauge, a heart rate monitor, and a pulse oximeter.

The Garmin Fenix 7 is the best golf GPS watch with slope for all price ranges because it has most of the golf features of the Garmin S62, except for swing tempo training, and it also measures and calculates many more health and fitness metrics. However, it costs about $700 which is a lot more than most people are willing to spend.

The Apple Watch 7 has better health and fitness tracking features than the Garmin S62. However, if you want your Apple Watch 7 to have the same golf features as the Garmin S62, you will have to download an app to your watch. Also you will have to pay a monthly fee to access the more advanced golf features which is not as cost-effective as the one-time cost of the Garmin S62.

Garmin S62Learn MoreThe Garmin S62 is the best Garmin golf watch because it comes with many more fitness tracking and golfing features than any of their other golf watches, including slope compensation, distance information to any target, overhead 2D views of each hole, pinpointer blindshot directional compass, and golf swing tempo training. It also has apps for running, cycling, swimming, skiing, rowing, snowboarding, and paddleboarding.

It also has the longest battery life of any Garmin golf watch with slope, lasting about 20 hours per charge. The S62 will calculate distances to hazards, doglegs, layup markers, and the front, back, and middle of the green, and it also comes with shot and club tracking.

Slope Compensation – The slope compensation feature can save you a lot of strokes on a hilly course because it accounts for any elevation changes on the course and displays the adjusted distance right below the non-adjusted distance to the target. There is an up arrow displayed alongside if the distance plays longer than expected due to an elevation change and a down arrow if the distance plays shorter. If there is no elevation change and the distance plays as expected, then a negative sign will be displayed.

Hazard Information – The Garmin S62 has a convenient list of layup and carry distances to all of the major hazards of each hole.

List of Layup and Dogleg distances – The S60 will display a list of distances for the 100, 150, 200, and 250 (if available) yard layup markers and doglegs for each par 4 and 5 hole.

Pros – A ton of golf features including slope compensation, aerial views of each hole, color touchscreen, swing training features, shot tracking, club tracking, and touch targeting which gives you distance information to any hazard or any other location.

-Many fitness tracking features including a heart rate monitor, pulse oximeter, step counter, sleep monitor, and running app.

Cons – expensive (approximately $500)
-The Garmin S62 cannot play music because it has no music storage and no built-in speakers.

Garmin S60 Golf GPS Watch with Slope

The Garmin S60 comes with slope compensation, hazard information, shot and club tracking, and a digital scorecard.

Garmin S60Learn MoreThe Garmin S60 is the second best golf GPS watch with slope compensation because it does not have the virtual caddie, wind gauge, heart rate monitor, or pulse oximeter of the Garmin S62.

However, the Garmin S60 is about $150 cheaper than the S62 and it has many popular golf and fitness tracking features including slope compensation, distance information to any target, overhead 2D views of each hole, step counter, sleep monitor, and apps for running, cycling, and swimming.

It will also calculate distances to hazards, doglegs, layup markers, and the front, back, and middle of the green and it also comes with shot and club tracking.

It also has pinpointer blindshot assistance, swing tempo training, and apps for running, cycling, swimming, skiing, rowing, snowboarding and paddle boarding. However, it has a very short battery life because it will last for less than 10 hours per charge.

Hazard Information – The Garmin S60 does not have a list of layup and carry distances to the hazards like the S20 does. However, it will quickly get your location using GPS to show precise yardages to greens, hazards, doglegs, and layups on full-color course maps. If you want to get the hazard information on the S60, you will have to tap on the hazard on the screen to get that information which can be difficult for people with big fingers.

List of Layup and Dogleg distances – The S60 will display a list of distances for the 100, 150, 200, and 250 (if available) yard layup markers and doglegs for each par 4 and 5 hole.

Pros – aerial views of each hole, color touchscreen, swing training features, touch targeting gives you distance information to any hazard or any other location, step counter, sleep monitor, shot tracking, club tracking, running app

Cons – no list of layup and carry distances to hazards

Voice Caddie T9 Golf GPS Watch with Slope Compensation

The Voice Caddie T9 comes with slope compensation, hazard information, shot and club tracking, and green undulation.

Voice Caddie T9Learn MoreThe Voice Caddie T9 golf GPS watch costs about $150 less than the Garmin S62 because it has fewer fitness tracking and golfing features. The Voice Caddie T9 does not have the virtual caddie, wind gauge, heart rate monitor, or pulse oximeter of the Garmin S62.

However, it does have automatic slope calculations using its proprietary V-Algorithm, distance information to any location, overhead 2D views of each hole, and swing tempo training. It also has apps for running, cycling, and swimming.

It also calculates distances to hazards, doglegs, layup markers, and the front, back, and middle of the green and it also comes with shot tracking, and club tracking.

Besides the lower price, there are two reasons to purchase this golf watch instead of the Garmin S62 or S60: Green Undulation View and Putt View. Green Undulation View will show you the high and low points in the putting green and Putt View will display directional arrows that will show you which direction your putt will break.

Pros – slope adjusted distances, aerial views of each hole, color touchscreen, swing training features, touch targeting for distance information to any hazard or any other location, step counter, sleep monitor, shot tracking, club tracking, running app

Cons – no heart rate monitor, no virtual caddie with club recommendations, fewer sports apps than the Garmin S62 and S60

Cheapest Golf GPS Watch with Hazards, Shot Tracking and Scorecard – Garmin S40

The Garmin S40 is the best affordable golf GPS watch with distances to hazards, doglegs, and layup markers, shot tracking and club tracking. This is because it comes with the longest battery life (15 hours or 3 rounds per charge) and is the cheapest of any of these types of golf watches. On the course, you’ll see precise distances to the front, back and middle of the green, doglegs, layup markers, as well as layup and carry distances to hazards. However, it will only show one hazard at a time so you will have to press the up or down button to look at the next one. The layup information will help you make a better decision on which of your irons to use.

The Garmin Approach S40 also comes with club tracking but it does not come with slope compensation.

Garmin S40 Hazard DistancesLearn MoreThe S40 has a beautiful color touchscreen and it comes with touch targeting so you can get the distance information to any location on the course like you could with the more expensive Garmin S60. This watch will also keep track of your shot locations and distances along with the clubs you used for each shot. It also has a step counter (pedometer), sleep monitor and inactivity alert. However, it does not have any apps to track your running activities or any other sport.
List of Hazard distances – The Garmin S40 will display the layup and carry distances to the front and back of all water hazards and sand traps for each hole. Only one hazard will be displayed at a time. You can see the other hazards for each hole by pressing a button.
List of Layup and Dogleg distances – The S40 will display a list of layup and dogleg distances for each par 4 and 5 hole. Layup distances to the pin are given for the 250 (if available), 200, 150 and 100 yard markers.
Pros – affordable, color touchscreen, touch targeting, distance information to any location, list of layup and carry distances for hazards, step counter, sleep monitor, shot tracking, club tracking
Cons – no slope compensation, no running app, no aerial views of each hole, no swing training features

Garmin Approach X40 (Includes Hazards, Shot Tracking, Scorecard; No Slope Compensation)

The X40 is slightly more expensive than the S20 because it comes with more fitness tracking features, including a wrist-based heart rate monitor, and it has the same slim design as a Fitbit. However, it has a shorter battery life than the S20. Like the S20 and S60, the X40 will calculate distances to hazards, doglegs, layup markers, and the front, back and middle of the green and it also comes with shot tracking and club tracking.
List of Hazard distances – The Garmin X40 will display the layup and carry distances to the front and back of all water hazards and sand traps for each hole. Only one hazard will be displayed at a time. You can see the other hazards for each hole by pressing a button. You can view distances to hazards along the fairway for par 4 and 5 holes. Your device displays hazards that affect shot selection individually or in groups to help you determine layup or carry distances. It will show you the hazard name, distance to the back of the hazard, distance to the front of the hazard, green location, center of the fairway, approximate location of the hazard in relation to the fairway. You will have to swipe up or down to view other hazards for the current hole because it will only show one hazard at a time.
List of Layup and Dogleg distances – The X40 will display a list of layup and dogleg distances for each par 4 and 5 hole.

TomTom Golfer 2 (Includes Hazards, Shot Tracking, Scorecard; No Slope Compensation)

The TomTom Golfer 2 is much bulkier than the Garmin S20, more expensive and has a much shorter battery life than the Garmin S20.
List of Hazard distances – It will allow you to view unique green and hazard graphics before you take your shot. See precise distances to the front and back of individual hazards along with distances to the front, center and back of the green.
List of Layup and Dogleg distances – The TomTom Golfer 2 will display a list of layup and dogleg distances for each par 4 and 5 hole.

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