Garmin Approach S12, 44mm GPS Golf watch, essential on course features, pre loaded with 43,000 courses, up to 30 hours in GPS
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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We track Garmin Approach S12, 44mm GPS Golf watch, essential alongside 45 other gps, finders & accessories products, comparing it on rating, how many people have rated it and what it currently costs. According to the listing: More than 42,000 golf courses preloaded from around the world. Provides yardages to the front, back and middle of the green, as well as to hazards and doglegs. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.6 out of 5 from 1,978 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Garmin
- Amazon rating
- 4.6 / 5 from 1,978 ratings
- vs GPS, Finders & Accessories
- 0.1 above the category median of 4.5
- Rank in category
- 8 of 46 rated gps, finders & accessories we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £2.99 to £141)
- How proven
- Moderate review volume
How it compares in GPS, Finders & Accessories
Across the 46 rated gps, finders & accessories products we track, the typical score is 4.5 out of 5. This one sits at 4.6, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 1,978 ratings against a category median of 1,457. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £2.99 to £141, where the midpoint is about £14.44. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
Worked out from the 46 gps, finders & accessories products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- New round watch design with a high-resolution sunlight-readable display
- More than 42,000 golf courses preloaded from around the world
- Provides yardages to the front, back and middle of the green, as well as to hazards and doglegs
- Keep score right on the watch and upload directly to the Garmin Golf app to participate in weekly leaderboards
- Automatically keep track of your score and how far you hit with each club with compatible Approach CT10 club tracking sensors (sold separately)
