Approach? S50
Approach? S50
WE’VE GOT YOUR GAME
Get all the features you need on the course — and beyond — with the Approach S50 GPS golf smartwatch.
BRIGHT AND COLORFUL 1.2-INCH AMOLED DISPLAY
43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF THE GREEN
PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
PRELOADED ACTIVITY PROFILES AND WELLNESS FEATURES
UP TO 15 HOURS OF BATTERY IN GPS MODE
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
COLORFUL AND CAPABLE
The stunning 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on 43,000+ courses.
PLAN YOUR SHOT
Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Plus, navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view.
ENHANCE YOUR GAME
With a Garmin Golf membership , get enhanced CourseView maps of every hole, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting for exact distance to any point on the hole.
PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
Know how far each shot is truly playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes.
PRELOADED ACTIVITY PROFILES
Improve your strength and mobility with preloaded activity profiles for strength, yoga, cardio and more so you can hit the ball farther and prevent injuries.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES
Get a more complete picture of your health with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery?energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more so you can perform your best on the course1.
PLAY
43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
Your watch comes preloaded with more than 43,000 color maps of golf courses around the world. Get enhanced full-color CourseView maps with a Garmin Golf membership.
CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBILITY
Pair with optional Approach?CT1 club tracking tags or Approach CT10 club tracking sensors (both sold separately) for shot-tracking capabilities and a clearer picture of your game.
GO GREEN
Quickly reference distances to the front, middle and back of the green so you have all the data you need for the perfect shot.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
MORNING REPORT
Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The Approach S50 smartwatch constantly samples your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day .
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy , and get exercise and nutrition education.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
MEDITATION
Help reduce stress, anxiety and more with guided meditation practices.
MINDFUL BREATHING
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
HYDRATION
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1.
GARMIN COACH
Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt training plans .
ACTIVITY TRACKING
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist1.
FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
WORKOUT CREATION
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, and send them directly to your watch.
VO2 MAX
See your current fitness level , and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more (not available in wheelchair mode).
CONNECT
BATTERY LIFE
Get up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in GPS mode.
MUSIC
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).
GARMIN PAY?CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers .
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone .
CONNECT IQ?STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
Switch up your style with a variety of accessory bands.
A better round of golf tees off here.
What You'll Love
Sleep score and insights
Battery life (smartwatch mode) : Up to 10 days
Pulse Ox blood oxygen : yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
Garmin Pay?
Music storage
Display type : AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen
Water rating : 5 ATM
General
Strap material : ComfortFit nylon band
Lens Material : Corning?Gorilla?Glass 3
Bezel Material : anodized aluminum
Quick Release bands : yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Physical size : 43 x 43 x 11.4 mmS/M version fits wrists with a circumference of 127-190 mm (Ivory)M/L version fits wrists with a circumference of 145-217 mm (Black)
Weight : 29 g
Display Size : 1.2"(30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution : 390 x 390 pixels
Color display
Large font option
Battery life : Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 daysGPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
Charging method : Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History : 4 GB
Clock Features
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Resting heart rate
Abnormal heart rate alerts : yes (high and low)
Respiration rate
Fitness age
Body Battery? energy monitor
All-day stress
Relaxation reminders
Relaxation breathing timer
Meditation
Breathwork
Sleep : yes (advanced)
Sleep coach
Nap detection
Hydration : yes (in Garmin Connect? and optional Connect IQ? widget)
Women's health : yes (in Garmin Connect? and optional Connect IQ? widget)
Health snapshot
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate? wrist heart rate monitor
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity : Bluetooth?, ANT+?, Wi-Fi?
Connect IQ? (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets 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
Calendar
Weather forecasts
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect? mobile
Controls smartphone music
Plays and controls watch music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
Pairs with Garmin Connect? Mobile
Smartphone compatibility : iPhone?, Android?
Passcode
Workout and Training Plans
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-screen workout muscle maps
Activity Profiles
Gym : Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing
Wellness : Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
Indoor running : Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running
Outdoor running : Running
Outdoor recreation : Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Golfing
Cycling : Biking, Mountain Biking, Indoor Biking
Swim : Pool Swimming
On the Water : Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
Racket sports : Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & winter : Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, 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
Safety and Tracking Features
Incident Detection during select activities
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Assistance
LiveTrack
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp?
Move IQ?
Garmin Connect? Challenges app : yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Automatic rep counting
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
Customizable data pages
Downloadable training plans
HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
% HRR
Recovery time
Auto max HR
HRV status
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+? to paired devices)
Respiration rate (during exercise) : yoga, breathwork and meditation only
GPS speed and distance
Auto Pause?
Advanced workouts
Auto Lap?
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Touch and/or button lock
Running Features
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Run workouts
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 : yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
PinPointer
PlaysLike distance
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) : yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
Handicap scoring
Swing Tempo
Round timer/odometer
CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Tournament legal : yes (with tournament mode enabled)
Cycling Features
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) : yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
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)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Underwater wrist-based heart rate