Garmin · Golf
The Garmin Approach® S72 – 47 mm in the Silver/Citron Titanium Bezel with Fog Gray/Citron ComfortFit Fabric Band configuration is a premium GPS golf smartwatch built for golfers who want richer course information, smarter practice tools, and everyday wearability.
A bright AMOLED display keeps key numbers easy to read, while golf features like 43,000+ preloaded courses, Virtual Caddie guidance, and detailed swing metrics help dial in decisions and consistency. Off the course, it supports training insights, built-in mapping for running or trails, and connected conveniences such as smart notifications and on-wrist calling when paired to a compatible smartphone. Battery life is rated up to 16 days in smartwatch mode.
With a titanium bezel, sapphire crystal lens, and ComfortFit fabric strap, this 47 mm Approach S72 is designed for comfortable all-day wear. The AMOLED display supports an optional always-on mode, and the watch carries a 5 ATM water rating for playing in changing conditions.
During range sessions and after a round, the watch helps quantify feel with swing metrics including hand speed, backswing length, and wrist rotation. The dedicated driving range activity tracks metrics for each swing, making it easier to spot tendencies and work toward more repeatable results.
The built-in speaker and microphone enable making and taking phone calls when paired to a smartphone, and voice control supports hands-free interactions. Smart notifications deliver emails, texts, and alerts when paired with a compatible iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
Approach S72 comes preloaded with 43,000+ courses worldwide and provides essential at-a-glance golf views, including distance to the front, middle, and back of the green plus Hazard View for critical avoidance numbers. Green View displays the shape of each green and supports manually setting the pin position. For blind shots, PinPointer indicates the direction of the pin. Next Hole Navigation adds pop-up guidance to help reach the correct tee box.
For select courses, Green Reading uses green contour data to help find a line once the pin location is set. Aerial imagery provides an enhanced look at the shot ahead to support smarter strategy choices such as layups and miss zones. Green Contours, Green Reading, and Aerial Imagery are available with a Garmin Golf membership, and features that rely on membership are noted as such in the watch’s golf tooling.
Beyond golf, this smartwatch supports wellness and performance tools such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, HRV status, stress tracking, and wrist-based heart rate with alerts for limits selected by the user. It also offers training readiness, training status, and Garmin Coach running plans. For moving beyond the course, full-color built-in mapping supports navigating city streets or densely covered trails, backed by ABC sensors including an altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis electronic compass.
| Part Number | 010-04148-01 |
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| Model | Approach® S72 – 47 mm |
| Configuration | Silver/Citron Titanium Bezel with Fog Gray/Citron ComfortFit Fabric Band |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 16 days |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep) |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| Strap material | ComfortFit fabric |
| Lens material | Sapphire crystal |
| Bezel material | Titanium |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible | Yes (22 mm) |
| Physical size | 47 x 47 x 13.5 mm; Fits wrists with a circumference of 154-229 mm |
| Weight | 1.7 oz (48 g) with ComfortFit band |
| Display Size | 1.4" (35.41 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 454 x 454 pixels |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life (Golf Activity Mode) | Up to 20 hours (using default settings) |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 64 GB |
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| Gym | Strength, Cardio, HIIT, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping |
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| Multisport | Triathlon, Swimming/Running |
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility, Meditation, Breathwork |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing, Adventure Racing |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Rucking, Mountaineering, Expedition, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sailing Expedition |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow and winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, 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 |
| Other activity profiles | Inline Skating, Gaming |
| What You'll Love | Sleep score and insights, Built-in mapping, Garmin ECG app, LED flashlight, Garmin Pay™, Multi-band GPS, Music storage, Make calls and send texts via voice, Training readiness, Training status and 1 more |
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| General | Built-in speaker/microphone, Color display, Large font option |
| Clock Features | Time/date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Smart wake alarm, 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 10 more |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ™ technology, Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Barometric altimeter, Compass and 4 more |
| Daily Smart Features | Find My Phone, Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device), Find My Phone during GPS activity, 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, Evening report and 16 more |
| Workout and Training Plans | Daily suggested workout - Running (pace and heart rate based), Daily suggested workout - Cycling (pace and heart rate based), Garmin running coach, Garmin running coach experts, Garmin cycling coach, Garmin Coach - Prebuilt cycling plans, Garmin Coach - Strength, Garmin triathlon coach, Multisport workouts, Cardio workouts and 6 more |
| Safety and Tracking Features | Incident detection during select activities, Incident detection alert on phone for wearables, Assistance, Live event sharing |
| Tactical Features | Dual grid coordinates |
| Activity Tracking Features | Step counter, Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity), Move alert movement options, Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal), Calories burned, Floors climbed, Distance traveled, Intensity minutes, TrueUp™, Move IQ™ and 1 more |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection), Customizable data pages, Downloadable training plans, Course guidance, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, % HRR, Recovery time and 45 more |
| Running Features | GPS-based distance, time and pace, Running dynamics, Vertical oscillation and ratio, Stride length (real time), Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute), Running tolerance, Running power, Grade-adjusted pace, Performance condition, Lactate threshold and 9 more |
| 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™, Full vector map, Auto CourseView updates and 28 more |
| Outdoor Recreation | UltraTrac mode, Elevation profile, Distance to destination, Barometric trend indicator with storm alert, Vertical speed, Total ascent/descent, Rest timer (ultra run only), Auto rest, Future elevation plot, GPS coordinates and 5 more |
| Mapping & Navigation | Point-to-point navigation, Bread crumb trail in real time, Back to start, TracBack®, Explore Nearby, Up Ahead, ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner, NextFork™ navigation, Preloaded road and trail maps, Downloadable cartography support |
| Cycling Features | Courses, Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor), Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories), Power curve and % FTP workouts, Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map), MTB Grit & Flow, Advanced cycling dynamics, Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters), Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display), Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) and 4 more |
| 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), Drill logging (pool swim only), Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only), "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only), Auto rest (pool swim only), Time and distance alerts, Pacing alerts (pool swim only), Countdown start (pool swim only) and 3 more |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
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| 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™ |
| Step speed loss | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
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| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Running economy | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Multi-player scorecards | Yes (2) |
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| Tournament legal | Yes (with tournament mode enabled) |
Requires an active Garmin Golf membership plan
Activity tracking accuracy
When paired with your smartphone
The ECG app is only available on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; see Garmin.com/ecg for availability. The ECG app is only intended for adults aged 22 years and over. The ECG app is capable of recording an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.
This is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosing or monitoring any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox is required and not available in all countries.
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When paired with your smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
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