Garmin Approach S44 GPS Golf Watch

Garmin Approach S44: Lightweight AMOLED GPS Golf Smartwatch

The Garmin Approach S44 gives you the essential golf features you need to lower your score in a light, comfortable smartwatch. A bright 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen makes it easy to see distances to the front, middle and back of the green, plus hazards and layups, on 43,000+ preloaded courses. Keep score on the watch, upload rounds to the Garmin Golf app for stats and handicap tracking, and get smart notifications on your wrist.

Key Features

• 1.2" AMOLED color touchscreen (390 x 390 pixels) with optional always-on mode and a large font option
• 43,000+ preloaded courses with automatic CourseView updates
• Distances to the front, middle and back of the green, plus bunkers, water hazards, layups and doglegs
• Green View with manual pin position and PinPointer for blind shots
• Digital scorecard with handicap scoring; upload to the Garmin Golf app for advanced stats
• Garmin AutoShot measures shot distances automatically; swing tempo
• Compatible with Approach CT10 and CT1 club tracking (sold separately)
• Enhanced CourseView maps, green contours, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting with a Garmin Golf membership
• Smart notifications, weather, calendar and smartphone music controls
• Incident detection and assistance features
• Up to 15 hours in GPS mode and up to 10 days in smartwatch mode
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3 lens, anodized aluminum bezel, 5 ATM water rating; tournament legal (with tournament mode)

Everything You Need on the Course

Colorful and Capable Display

The 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on 43,000+ courses, even at a glance between shots.

Plan Your Shot

Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view, and use PinPointer to find the flag on blind approaches.

Enhance Your Game with Garmin Golf

With a Garmin Golf membership, get enhanced CourseView maps of every hole, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting for the exact distance to any point on the hole.

Track Your Clubs

Pair with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors or CT1 tags (sold separately) for automatic shot tracking, so you can see which parts of your game need work.

Keep Score

Keep score as you play, then upload to Garmin Golf for advanced stat tracking and handicap calculation. Stats include strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit.

Smart Features for Every Day

Leave your phone in the cart and get emails, texts and alerts on your wrist when paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone. The Approach S44 also has weather forecasts, a calendar, music controls, Find My Phone and Find My Garmin. Activity tracking counts steps, calories and intensity minutes, and activity profiles cover running, indoor track running, biking and indoor biking. Incident detection during select activities can send an alert through your paired phone.

Approach S44 vs. Approach S50

Both watches share the same 1.2" AMOLED display, case size, golf maps and battery life. The S50 adds PlaysLike Distance without a membership, wrist heart rate, advanced health tracking, music storage and Garmin Pay.

Want the extra health and smart features? Shop the Garmin Approach S50.

Colors

• Silver Aluminum Bezel with Black Silicone Band (Garmin part number 010-03009-00)
• Silver Aluminum Bezel with Twilight Silicone Band (Garmin part number 010-03009-01)

Specifications

Complete Garmin Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Approach S44 need a subscription?

No. The preloaded courses, front/middle/back yardages, hazards, scoring and smart features work without one. Enhanced CourseView maps, green contours, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting need a Garmin Golf membership.

What is the difference between the Approach S44 and S50?

They share the same display, case size and golf maps. The S50 adds PlaysLike Distance without a membership, wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, sleep and stress tracking, music storage, Garmin Pay and Wi-Fi.

Is the Approach S44 tournament legal?

Yes, with tournament mode enabled.

Does it work with Garmin CT10 sensors?

Yes. It is compatible with Approach CT10 sensors and CT1 tags (sold separately).

How long does the battery last?

Up to 15 hours in GPS mode and up to 10 days in smartwatch mode, using default display settings.

Enhanced CourseView, green contours, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting require an active Garmin Golf membership. Some smart features require a paired compatible smartphone; text replies and notification images are Android only. Incident detection requires a paired compatible smartphone.