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I firmly believe that a golf GPS sys­tem can improve your golf game. I cre­ated this site to share infor­ma­tion and on-course reviews of golf GPS Sys­tems. My hope is that the infor­ma­tion will assist you in pur­chas­ing the golf GPS sys­tem that best suits your needs.

Golf GPS sys­tems come in all capa­bilites and prices. Gen­er­ally the more you pay, the more you get. Be sure to research the annual sub­scrip­tion fees. Lower priced units tend to require annual sub­scrip­tion fees depend­ing on how many courses you want while higher priced units give you more courses for no annual sub­scrip­tion fee.

The Izzo Swami 1500 Golf GPS shows the dis­tance to the front, cen­ter and back of every green. It holds 10 courses and auto­mat­i­cally knows the course you are on after pow­er­ing up. Choose from over 12,000 courses with a low $9.99 annual subscription.

Dis­play: 1.75 x 1.00 inch B/W LCD Bat­tery: Recharge­able Lithium

Hole Lay­out: No Last Shot Dis­tance: No

Course Capac­ity: 10

Sub­scrip­tion: $9.99/yr

The Bush­nell neo Pock­et­size Golf GPS is one of the least expen­sive golf GPS sys­tems avail­able. It dis­plays the dis­tance from the front, cen­ter and back of every green. You can also add up to four points of your own for every hole. Map the dis­tances of your courses and/or down­load courses with an annual subscription.

Dis­play: 80 x 120 pixel B/W LCD Bat­tery: Lithium-Ion

Hole Lay­out: No Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 10

Sub­scrip­tion: $34.95/yr

The GolfLogix GPS-8 by Garmin is one of the most user-friendly golf GPS sys­tems avail­able today. It shows you the dis­play to the front, cen­ter and back of every green. It also dis­plays dis­tances to haz­ards. The GolfLogix GPS-8 will also tell you how far you hit your last shot and auto­mat­i­cally knows what course you are on!

Dis­play: 1.25 by 2.25 inch B/W LCD Bat­tery: 2 AA

Hole Lay­out: No Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 20

Sub­scrip­tion: $29.95/yr

The Sky­Cad­die SG2.5 is a golf GPS sys­tem from one of the lead­ers, Sky­Golf. It dis­plays the dis­tance from the front, cen­ter and back of every green. It also shows the green lay­out from a fair­way view. Sky­Cad­die per­for­mance at a great price!

Dis­play: 120 x 80 pixel B/W LCD Bat­tery: Lithium-Ion

Hole Lay­out: No Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 10

Sub­scrip­tion: 3 avail­able plans – $29.95 to $59.95 per year

The Sono­cad­die V300 fea­tures a color dis­play which shows a 3-D rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the lay­out of each hole. It dis­plays dis­tances to the front, cen­ter and back of every green along with bunkers and water harzards. Way­points can also be added to each hole. A dig­i­tal score­card and game analy­sis round out the features.

Dis­play: 2.2 inch Color LCD Bat­tery: Rechargeable

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 30

Sub­scrip­tion: First 5 Courses Free then $5 per course or life­time fee of $29 or $49

The Sky­Cad­die SG5 will improve your game! All of the courses on your Sky­Cad­die are walked to insure accu­rate dis­tance read­ings. This insures you are get­ting the most accu­rate dis­tances pos­si­ble from Sky­Cad­die!, one of the old­est and most trusted golf GPS manufacturers.

Dis­play: 2.2 inch Color LCD Bat­tery: Rechargeable

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 10

Sub­scrip­tion: 3 avail­able plans — $29.95 to $59.95 per year

The Garmin Approach G3 has a 2.6 inch color touch­screen . It dis­plays dis­tances to the front, cen­ter and back of every green. Touch any­where on the screen and get the exact yardage to that point! Drag the pin around the green for accu­rate yardages. Comes pre­loaded with thou­sands of US courses.

Dis­play: 2.6 inch Color Touch­screen Bat­tery: 2 AA

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: Thou­sands pre­loaded. Updates avail­able from Garmin.com

Sub­scrip­tion: None

The GPS Golf Guru 4 fea­tures a 3.5 inch touch­screen and is also the first multi-functional device in golf. It plays movies and music, dis­plays pic­tures and is road nav­i­ga­tion capa­ble with optional soft­ware! Move the flag around the green to pin­point any pin loca­tion. Add club and lie remarks to each of your shots.

Dis­play: 3.5 inch Color Touch­screen Bat­tery: Rechargeable

Hole Lay­out: Yes (with AerVu Courses) Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 40

Sub­scrip­tion: None. Stan­dand Courses are free. As low as $7 per AerVu course.

The Call­away uPro uses actual satel­lite and aer­ial pho­tographs to show hole fly­overs and lay­outs. Down­load the Pro­Mode courses to unlock fea­tures such as Any­Point tech­nol­ogy which allows you to mea­sure the dis­tance to any point on the course.

Dis­play: 2.2 inch 320 x 240 Color Bat­tery: Recharge­able Lithium Ion

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 50

Sub­scrip­tion: None. First Pro­Mode course down­load free than as low as $1.20 per download.

The Garmin Approach G5 has a large 3 inch touch­screen . It dis­plays dis­tances to the front, cen­ter and back of every green. Touch any­where on the screen and get the exact yardage to that point! Drag the pin around the green for accu­rate yardages. Comes pre­loaded with thou­sands of US courses.

Dis­play: 3 inch Color Touch­screen Bat­tery: 2 AA

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: Thou­sands pre­loaded. Updates avail­able from Garmin.com

Sub­scrip­tion: None

The OnPar Touch­screen Golf GPS has a large 3.5 inch touch­screen . View the yardage to any tar­get with a touch of the screen. The OnPar also allows exten­sive shot and sta­tis­tic tracking.

Dis­play: 3.5 inch Color Touchscreen

Hole Lay­out: Yes Last Shot Dis­tance: Yes

Course Capac­ity: 300

Sub­scrip­tion: None