Garmin Approach® S5

Garmin Approach® S5

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OVERVIEW 

Full Color Touchscreen Golf GPS Watch with CourseView

• Touchscreen, high-resolution, glove-friendly
• Full-color CourseView maps with green view and manual pin positioning
• Smart Notifications allow you to receive emails, texts and other alerts from your iPhone® or iPad®
• Precise distances for more than 39,000 international courses; no subscriptions or fees
• Tournament legal under PGA rules (may vary based on tournament)

The slim, lightweight Approach S5 GPS touchscreen golf watch features color CourseView maps and green view with manual pin positioning plus precise distances to the front, back and middle of the green so you can preview and adjust positioning from wherever you are on more than 39,000 international courses. It’s even PGA tournament legal.

CourseView Full Color Maps

S5 features full-color course views for more than 38,000 international courses you are playing, and a dedicated CourseView button to get you to the 2nd shot view quickly. Get hole-by-hole details before you play them. Preview doglegs, traps and water hazards, green shapes, and pin positioning from wherever you are on the course or clubhouse.

Touch and Move the Pin

Green view shows you the true shape and layout of the green even if you are behind it. Use the color touchscreen to manually drag-and-drop the pin to the day’s location. As you move the pin, your distance-to-the-pin numbers will change respectively. This is especially helpful on par 3’s where you’ll be able to dial in the distance you need to fire away with confidence.

Instant, Simple and Precise

Rugged and water rated to 50 meters, the Approach S5 displays yardages to the front, back and middle of greens on a high-resolution, glove-friendly color touchscreen. And, it lets you manually position pins, get distances to doglegs and layups, customize yardage points (mark traps and hazards) and print digital scorecards for Stroke play and Stableford.

Smart Notifications

Never miss another text, email or alert just because your smartphone is deep in your bag. Smart Notifications let you receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch. S5 receives the wireless signal from a compatible iPhone or Android™ smartphone¹ and let’s you know you have a message, displaying the text on its own screen whenever you’re ready to read it.

Longer Life Battery

S5 features more battery life for longer play or more rounds. Easily get in a weekend of GPS golf with up to 10 hours in full GPS and up to 14 weeks, depending on mode, before the lithium-ion battery needs to be recharged.

Preloaded Courses and Free Updates

The S5 may be one of our lightest, thinnest golf watches, but we've preloaded it with more than 39,000 international courses — without extra fees or paid subscriptions. In addition, you'll be able to download free course updates whenever they become available.

Customize Distances

S5 gives you distances to the front, back and center of the green, as well as distances to doglegs. It also allows you to input and save customizable yardage points — such as water hazards or bunkers — from anywhere on the course.

Keep Handicaps, Scores and Measure Shots

S5 has handicap scoring options for individual holes, player’s local handicap or index/slope method. Scoring options include Stroke play and Stableford, and you can save, review, share and print scorecards from your computer. Plus, when you hit a big one you can see how far it went with the Measure Shot feature.

Garmin Connect™ Golf

Garmin Connect is the online golf community that lets you play, then share and compare. Download your round and contrast it to your last round, track improvements to your handicap for every course you play. Garmin Connect Golf can even assemble your ideal round combining your best score for each hole to get your ideal 18 for that course.

An Everyday Watch With Style

By the way, the S5 even tells you the time. S5 features an odometer to see how far you walk. A round timer also is included to keep track of how long it takes you to play 18 holes.

FEATURES

CourseView

Get full-color hole-by-hole details for whichever of the more than 39,000 international courses you're nearest, even before you play them. Preview doglegs, hazards and green shapes from wherever you are on the course, or even from the clubhouse.

Precise Yardages

One glance at your wrist from any point on the course is all it takes to get yardages to the front, back and middle of greens with clear, easy-to-read numbering.

Green View

With Green View, you get a close up view of the green where you can drag the flag to position it where you see it, giving you more accurate yardage.

Layup Distances

Course management is key – especially if you haven’t played a course before. Layup distance shows you yardages to doglegs and other hazards on the course.

Smart Notifications

Receive emails, texts, alerts and more right on your watch. S5 displays whatever your compatible smartphone can display wirelessly via Bluetooth®¹.

Stat Tracking

Input strokes, putts per round, GIR and fairways hit while it’s still fresh on your mind. Then later,when you finish your round, access your Garmin Connecdt Mobile to check your scores and round statistics.

SPECS

Physical & Performance
Physical dimensions	1.8" x 1.8" x 0.56" x (4.5 cm x 4.5 x 1.42 cm)
Display size, WxH	1.0" (2.54 cm) diameter
Display resolution, WxH	180 x 180 pixels
Display type	High-res color touchscreen
Touchscreen
Color display
Weight	1.6 oz (46.6 g)
Battery	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	20 weeks (watch mode); 10 hours (GPS mode)
Water rating	5 ATM (50 meters)
GPS-enabled
High-sensitivity receiver
Interface	USB
Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)

Maps & Memory
Course maps	38,000 (preloaded)

Golfing Features
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)
Manual pin positioning (tap and drag flag on green for precise yardage)
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Tracks stats (putts per round, greens & fairways hit, average distance)
Digital scorecard	yes (scoring options include Stroke Play and Stableford for a single player)
Computer scorecard review (save and review scores on computer)
Save locations (mark course points of interest for future reference)

Additional
Additional	Dedicated GreenView button: yes

IN THE BOX  

• Approach S5
• Charging/Data clip
• Manual