Garmin · Golf
The Garmin Approach® S50 in the Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black ComfortFit Nylon Band configuration is a GPS golf smartwatch built for players who want clear yardages, easy course navigation, and everyday wellness tools in one wearable.
A bright 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen helps keep key distances and course details easy to read, while 43,000+ preloaded courses bring familiar CourseView mapping to the wrist. On and off the course, it supports multiple activity profiles plus health and wellness features such as wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, and advanced sleep monitoring. Battery life is rated up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in GPS mode (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing).
Approach S50 provides distance to the front, middle and back of the green, plus tools to help plan lines and landing areas. Use hazard view to navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups, and keep round information organized with features such as a digital scorecard, round timer/odometer, and key on-course stats tracking.
With a Garmin Golf membership, the watch adds upgraded CourseView mapping features designed for more precise planning. This includes enhanced full-color maps, touch-targeting to see distance to any point, green contour data, and PlaysLike distance. Full vector map and touch-targeting are available with Garmin Golf membership.
Beyond golf, the watch includes wellness and training support such as wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring, nap detection, and HRV status while you sleep. It also brings daily convenience with smart notifications when paired with a compatible smartphone.
A 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 390 x 390 pixels puts course information front and center. It’s designed to make it easier to reference key yardages to the green as well as hazards and layups across 43,000+ courses. The display type is AMOLED (optional always-on mode), pairing an easy-to-read color presentation with touch control for quick check-ins while playing.
Approach S50 includes PlaysLike distance to help show how far a shot is truly playing by adjusting yardage for elevation changes. Paired with yardage to the front, middle and back of the green and the ability to measure shot distance, it supports more confident club selection and smarter decision-making from tee to green.
This configuration features an anodized aluminum bezel, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 lens, and a Black ComfortFit nylon band. The watch is 43 x 43 x 11.4 mm and weighs 29 g, with quick release bands listed as yes (20 mm, Industry standard). With a 5 ATM water rating and up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, it’s built to stay on the wrist between rounds and workouts.
| Part Number | 010-03010-00 |
|---|---|
| Model | Approach® S50 |
| Configuration | Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black ComfortFit Nylon Band |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | Yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep) |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| Strap material | ComfortFit nylon band |
| 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; S/M version fits wrists with a circumference of 127-190 mm (Ivory); M/L version fits wrists with a circumference of 145-217 mm (Black) |
| Weight | 29 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 S50 GPS golf watch |
| Charging/data cable |
| Documentation |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing |
|---|---|
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running | Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Golfing |
| Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim | Pool Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow and winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| What You'll Love | Sleep score and insights, Garmin Pay™, Music storage, Touchscreen |
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| General | Color display, Large font option |
| Clock Features | Time/date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Sunrise/sunset times |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | Heart rate (constant, every second), Resting heart rate, Respiration rate, Fitness age, Body Battery™ energy monitor, All-day stress, Relaxation reminders, Relaxation breathing timer, Meditation, Breathwork and 3 more |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor |
| Daily Smart Features | Find My Phone, Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device), Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps), On-device Connect IQ™ Store, Smart Notifications, Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only), View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only), Morning report, Calendar, Weather forecasts and 5 more |
| Workout and Training Plans | Cardio workouts, Strength workouts, HIIT workouts, Yoga workouts, Pilates workouts, On-screen workout animations, On-screen workout muscle maps |
| 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™, Automatic rep counting |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | Customizable data pages, Downloadable training plans, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, % HRR, Recovery time, Auto max HR, HRV status and 10 more |
| Running Features | GPS-based distance, time and pace, Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute), Run workouts |
| 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 10 more |
| Cycling Features | Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
| Swimming Features | Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories), Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories), Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only), Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only), Auto rest (pool swim only), Time and distance alerts, Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
|---|---|
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
|---|---|
| Smartphone compatibility | IPhone®, Android™ |
| Full vector map | 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) |
Activity tracking accuracy.
This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety. Incident detection is unavailable when the watch is in wheelchair mode.
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