Garmin · Golf
The Garmin Approach® S50 in the Cream Gold Aluminum Bezel with Ivory ComfortFit Nylon Band is a GPS golf smartwatch built for players who want clear course info on the wrist, plus everyday wellness and training tools off the course.
A bright 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen pairs with 43,000+ preloaded courses and key golf features such as distance to the front, middle and back of the green, hazards and layups, and PlaysLike distance. Beyond golf, it adds preloaded activity profiles, wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, and smart features like music, Garmin Pay™ and smart notifications when paired with a compatible smartphone.
Display
A 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display presents essential on-course information in a bright, easy-to-read format. From yardages and course targets to quick interactions on the watch, the color display is designed to keep key details visible at a glance while playing and throughout the day.
Navigation
Approach® S50 comes preloaded with more than 43,000 courses worldwide and provides distance to the front, middle and back of the green, along with hazards, course targets and PlaysLike distance. It also supports features such as a digital scorecard, stat tracking and Garmin AutoShot™ for round details.
Battery
For daily wear, the watch offers up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. On the course, it delivers up to 15 hours in GPS mode using default display settings, with gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing, helping keep rounds and practice sessions moving.
Navigation
On the course, Approach® S50 provides fast access to key distances and targeting tools. Golfers can reference yardage to the front, middle and back of the green, check hazards and course targets, and use options like Green View with manual pin position and PinPointer. For expanded mapping, enhanced CourseView maps, touch-targeting, full vector map, and Green Contours require a Garmin Golf membership.
Health
Approach® S50 supports everyday wellness insights with wrist-based heart rate sampling, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring, and Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitoring (spot-check and optionally in sleep). It also includes Morning Report, nap detection, HRV status while you sleep, and hydration and women’s health tracking features through Garmin Connect™ with optional Connect IQ™ widgets.
Training
Away from the course, preloaded activity profiles support strength, yoga, cardio and more, alongside training tools such as Garmin Coach plans and workout creation in the Garmin Connect™ app with workouts sent to the watch. For daily convenience, it supports smart notifications when paired with a compatible smartphone, Garmin Pay™ contactless payments with participating providers, and on-device music. Music downloads are supported from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music or YouTube® Music accounts (subscription may be required).
| Part Number | 010-03010-01 |
|---|---|
| Model | Approach® S50 |
| Configuration | Cream Gold Aluminum Bezel with Ivory 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 |
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| 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® |
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| Smartphone compatibility | IPhone®, Android™ |
| Full vector map | Yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
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| 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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