Garmin · Golf
The Garmin Approach® S44 in the Silver Aluminum Bezel with Twilight Silicone Band is a GPS golf smartwatch built to deliver key course distances and on-wrist scoring in a lightweight, everyday-wear design. Its 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen makes yardages and course details easy to read while playing.
With 43,000+ preloaded courses, it provides distance to the front, middle and back of the green, plus tools for navigating hazards and layups. After the round, scores can be uploaded to the Garmin Golf™ app for deeper stats and handicap calculation. Battery life supports both daily wear and time on course, with Up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours of battery in GPS mode.
Display
A bright 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen presents key golf information at a glance, including yardages to the green, hazards and layups. The color display also supports a large font option, helping keep critical numbers clear and readable during play.
Navigation
Approach® S44 comes preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide and provides distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Features such as hazard view, Green View with manual pin position, PinPointer and shot distance measurement help plan smarter decisions on each hole.
Connectivity
When paired with a compatible iPhone® or Android™ smartphone, the watch can show smart notifications including emails, texts and alerts. Bluetooth® LE connectivity also supports features such as Find My Phone, weather forecasts, calendar, realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile, and smartphone music controls.
On the course, the digital scorecard makes it simple to keep score as you play. Afterward, rounds can be uploaded to the Garmin Golf app for advanced stat tracking and handicap calculation. Golf-focused tracking includes stats such as strokes, putts per round, and greens and fairways hit, helping turn each round into actionable information.
With a Garmin Golf membership, Approach® S44 can unlock expanded golf mapping and targeting tools. These include enhanced CourseView maps, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance, touch targeting for distance to any point on the hole, and full vector map support. Membership requirements apply to these features and are needed to access them.
Designed for all-day comfort, the watch weighs 42 g and features a Silver anodized aluminum bezel, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 lens, and a silicone band. It also supports Quick Release bands with a 20 mm, Industry standard fit. A 5 ATM water rating and an ambient light sensor round out a design intended for regular use on and off the course.
| Part Number | 010-03009-01 |
|---|---|
| Model | Approach® S44 |
| Configuration | Silver Aluminum Bezel with Twilight Silicone Band |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | Anodized aluminum |
| Quick Release bands | Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size | 43 x 43 x 11.4 mm; Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm |
| Weight | 42 g |
| Display Size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Battery life (GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings) | Gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing) |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 4 GB |
| Approach S44 GPS golf watch |
| Charging/data cable |
| Documentation |
| Indoor running | Indoor Track Running |
|---|---|
| Outdoor running | Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Golfing |
| Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking |
| What You'll Love | Touchscreen |
|---|---|
| General | Color display, Large font option |
| Clock Features | Time/date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Sunrise/sunset times |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor |
| Daily Smart Features | Find My Phone, Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device), Smart Notifications, Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only), View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only), Calendar, Weather forecasts, Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile, Controls smartphone music, Pairs with Garmin Connect™ mobile and 1 more |
| Safety and Tracking Features | Incident detection during select activities, Incident detection alert on phone for wearables, Assistance |
| Activity Tracking Features | Step counter, Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity), Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal), Calories burned, Distance traveled, Intensity minutes, TrueUp™, Move IQ™ |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | Customizable data pages, GPS speed and distance, Auto Pause® automatic timer halt, Auto Lap® interval tracking feature, Touch and/or button lock |
| Running Features | GPS-based distance, time and pace, Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) |
| Golfing Features | Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide, Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green), Yardage to layups/doglegs, Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course), Digital scorecard, Custom targets, Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit), Garmin AutoShot™, Auto CourseView updates, Green View with manual pin position and 9 more |
| Cycling Features | Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® LE |
|---|---|
| Smartphone compatibility | IPhone®, Android™ |
| Full vector map | Yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
|---|---|
| PlaysLike distance | Yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | Yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Tournament legal | Yes (with tournament mode enabled) |
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