Garmin realised the gap they left in the market and introduced a high performing budget friendly watch called the Garmin Approach S20. It’s half the cost of the amazing Garmin S60. But how does it differ? Is it worth buying? Here’s my full Garmin Approach S20 Review.

Garmin is a power house name in the world of GPS watches. Why so? Well they make amazing golf GPS watches for one. Every year they seem to stay ahead of the competition with the newest innovative tech or take something that’s already been done and make it better again.

However, usually all of this comes at a cost. Although they might be the most desirable, they are usually the most expensive.

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Garmin S20 Review

First Impressions

I thought it was quiet clever for Garmin to release are more budget friendly watch like S20. A watch golfers can buy to test the waters of GPS watches and later upgrade to more premium models if needed.

(SP) watch are good. It’s light, looks stylish and also comfortable to wear. Personally I hate chunky and block style golf GPS watches. They are still being made and usually on the lower priced end of the spectrum.

That’s why I was delighted when I got my hands on this. You really notice its sleek compact design. Fair enough, it’s not the best looking in world but the best looking in this price range I think.

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Garmin Approach S20 Review – On The Course

I turned up at my local club and it picked up my course pretty quickly. I was ready to go and start my round. The Garmin 010-03723-01 Approach S20, GPS Golf Watch with Step Tracking, Preloaded Courses, Black (SP) was off to a good start.

Yardages

I found like most Garmin watches, the Approach S20 was extremely accurate. Providing me with yardages to the front, middle and back of the green.

Simply press the button on the left side of the S20 to scroll between holes. I really liked the information you get from the S20. You get the yardages, hole number and a green outline.

Pin Locations

The Garmin 010-03723-01 Approach S20, GPS Golf Watch with Step Tracking, Preloaded Courses, Black (SP) really is a good looking watch, especially the one with the black strap. It performs really well with accurate yardages, green view and pin movement options available for deadly accurate yardages.

The layup feature is a good idea, and looks great. However, it’s not executed very well. It requires too many button clicks which is a little disappointing. I do like the hazard info, I like how you are given yardages to the front and back of the hazard so you know how much club you need to carry.

I mentioned the auto shot detection wasn’t the best, but at the the same time this is Garmin’s budget or entry model. It’s not going to have all the bells and whistles the S60 will have.

For the Money you are paying, the Garmin Approach S20 is a brilliant GPS watch. If you are looking for a golf GPS watch that offers accurate yardages, looks great and can be used as an everyday smartwatch; the Garmin S20 should be considered.

In fact I recommended the Garmin S20 is my ‘Best Golf GPS Watches’ Review last year. You can check that out for other GPS watches I recommended in that post.

4/5 Stars From The Golfing Lad

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