Global Course Coverage With Interactive Maps

Garmin’s Approach S70 is designed as a premium golf GPS watch that doubles as a full-featured smartwatch.

With a bright, high-resolution AMOLED touchscreen available in 42 mm and 47 mm sizes, it’s easier to read in sunlight than the transflective screens found on older models, and the larger display makes maps and data more usable during a round.

Preloaded with over 43,000 full-color golf course maps from around the world, the S70 lets you zoom and pan for precise yardages and hazard detail without pulling out your phone. Combined with Garmin’s CourseView, the visuals feel more like a handheld GPS than a tiny watch screen.

Its Virtual Caddie feature takes the data a step further, using your historical shot-dispersion records plus elevation, wind, and temperature to suggest the right club for each shot. This gives the watch a true decision-support role on the course rather than just acting as a digital yardage book.

Full Health and Fitness Tracking Beyond Golf

Beyond basic yardages, the Approach S70 adds tools aimed at helping you plan and execute shots more intelligently. Green contour data shows slopes and undulations so you can read putts and approaches more effectively, while PinPointer gives you the flag direction on blind shots.

Some of these advanced features, like detailed green contours, require a Garmin Golf subscription, but they add a layer of course knowledge that used to be limited to handheld devices or apps.

Off the course, the S70 doubles as a full-featured fitness and health tracker. It monitors heart rate, sleep, stress, and Body Battery energy levels around the clock, and it supports a wide range of activity profiles beyond golf—including running, cycling, and gym workouts—making it a capable everyday smartwatch as well as a golf companion.

Final Thoughts

The Approach S70 combines a bright AMOLED display, massive course database, and data-driven tools like Virtual Caddie with the build quality and health tracking of Garmin’s top-tier wearables.

Battery life runs up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and about 15 hours with GPS on the course, enough for multiple rounds before charging. Its ceramic bezel, 5 ATM water resistance, and mix of touchscreen and buttons give it a premium yet durable feel.

The high price and subscription requirement for some advanced features may limit its appeal to casual players, but for golfers who want a single device that handles on-course strategy and off-course wellness, the S70 stands at the top of the dedicated golf watch market.