- Golf rangefinder with true GPS capabilities and automatic course and hole recognition
- Comes preloaded with all available courses in North America
- Dynamic green view that changes the shape of the green, depending on your approach
- Monochrome screen; waterproof construction
- Rechargeable battery with AAA battery backup
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Take the guess-work out of your golf game with the Golf Buddy Pro, a true GPS unit with automatic course and hole recognition. It comes preloaded with all available courses in North America--no annual or course download fees required--and has a storage capability of up to 20,000 courses for adding more courses from all over the world. The GolfBuddy's large, easy-to-read screen gives you the exact distance to greens, bunkers, lakes, lay-up points, and hazards. Other features include a lithium-polymer rechargeable battery with AAA battery backup, a score tracking module, target icon screen with one-hole positioning, waterproof design, and multi-lingual display.
The Golf Buddy features a dynamic green view that changes the shape of the green, depending on your angle of approach. Target information is already preloaded, and the Golf Buddy offers customizable target technology that lets you add up to 11 of your own custom targets. With its automatic course and hole recognition feature, there's no need for aiming or manual operation to obtain distance information to the green.
 All distances are provided simultaneously from any direction as you approach the green. You can then frame your shot in a much larger target area and select the best club.. |
 As you move to the tee box, the GolfBuddy automatically displays the course name, hole number, par, and distance remaining to the green.. |
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The Golf Buddy® Pro GPS displays your remaining yardage throughout the course, from greens, bunkers, and more. It also includes built-in score tracking and offers unique automatic course and hole recognition so you don't have to fiddle with buttons as you play. It features an outdoor readable display and is impact resistant, ultra-light, and water resistant.
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143 of 145 people found the following review helpful
I bought the unit, took it home, charged it up, turned it on, it works.
The following day I went to the golf course, turned it on. The unit found the golf course I Was going to play, but with another golf course info. Played with it trying to get the correct info, got frustrated and turned it off.
When I got home, I turned on the computer, went to the Golf Buddy website. Followed the instructions, plugged in the Golf Buddy and registered the unit.
The next day I went to the same golf course, and turned on the unit. The unit found the golf course and the correct tees, hooray!!!! I recommend registering the unit first.
The Golf Buddy works as stated. No monthly or yearly fees, and all my golfing friends want to use it, I have to take it away from them so I can use it. I Highly recommend this Unit.
Have used it at 3 golf courses in San Jose and 3 in Temecula, and it works great.
The following day I went to the golf course, turned it on. The unit found the golf course I Was going to play, but with another golf course info. Played with it trying to get the correct info, got frustrated and turned it off.
When I got home, I turned on the computer, went to the Golf Buddy website. Followed the instructions, plugged in the Golf Buddy and registered the unit.
The next day I went to the same golf course, and turned on the unit. The unit found the golf course and the correct tees, hooray!!!! I recommend registering the unit first.
The Golf Buddy works as stated. No monthly or yearly fees, and all my golfing friends want to use it, I have to take it away from them so I can use it. I Highly recommend this Unit.
Have used it at 3 golf courses in San Jose and 3 in Temecula, and it works great.
54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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I did a lot of research on all the golf GPS units on the market and chose the GolfBuddy Pro because of its huge 20,000 course capacity, automatic course and hole recognition, ease of use, reasonable price, and lack of a subscription fee. They currently have about 12,000 courses mapped in the U.S. and another 4,000 outside the U.S. They don't have as many courses mapped as SkyCaddie or iGolf, but I've noticed they have been adding courses quickly. Most of the courses I had been looking for were already mapped and most of the ones that weren't were added within 3 wks. The GolfBuddy takes about 2 minutes to lock onto the satellites and 1-2 minutes to bring up the course and hole automatically. I turn it on when I approach the clubhouse and it's ready to go on the first hole. Once I discovered that it takes about 5 seconds for the distance to stabilize after you stop walking, the unit's accuracy has been quite good. I tested the accuracy against the 150 yd marker on 8 holes and found it to be within 3 yds on 6 of those holes and within 5 yds on all 8. Most holes already have all the important targets mapped, but it's easy to add your own targets if needed (e.g. distance to doglegs). I love the shot distance feature, which requires the push of just one button. It's really useful to know how far I hit each club.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Let me start out by saying that I did a lot of on-line research; talked to numerous golfing friends and talked to the guys in the stores before I bought the Golf Buddy. I decided on the Golf Buddy primarily because I didnt want to pay a yearly maintenance fee and all of the courses I wanted to play were already in their database. I've used the device 3 times so far (on 3 different courses) and its definitely worked as advertised. The first time I used it I was out of state and actually played a course where the carts had GPS built into them. The GB tracked within 1-3 yards of the cart GPS throughout the round. On one of the other rounds I played with a guy who had one of the iGolf GPS devices and we checked the distances with each other throughout the round. The units were always within 1-2 yards of each other. The screen was easy to see and battery life is excellent. I played two rounds and still had about 1/3 of the battery life left before I charged it again. From a durability perspective the unit has been dropped twice so far...once on concrete (ouch!) but kept right on working.
My buying experience went perfectly. The unit arrived on time, packaging was good and it worked right out of the box.
Cons: Size of the units. Even with the belt clip the unit is too thick for my taste so I carry it in my golf bag. This is probably just a personal preference.
My buying experience went perfectly. The unit arrived on time, packaging was good and it worked right out of the box.
Cons: Size of the units. Even with the belt clip the unit is too thick for my taste so I carry it in my golf bag. This is probably just a personal preference.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Published 3 months ago by tony
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The golf buddy works but I cant update it because it had a previous owner . I need for Acme Home to call Golf buddy and tell them it is not stolen and they will update the unit... Read more
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A screw on the belt clip came loose and the unit fell on the cart path on my 1st used. The unit showing "sc error" after 5th use. Read more
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I have had this unit for a little over one month. I found it to be fairly reliable. There have been occasions when the yardage on this unit was in error by as much as 10-15... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stan
no cusstomer service
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went home and charged unit
unit is dead
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went home and charged unit
unit is dead
no one answers the phone at golf buddy
so my suggestion is to be careful and spend your... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Zumba Fitness
Great Gift
My son loves his golf buddy pro. He doesn't golf often but is having fun with it. I gave my husband the Tour model, purchased from Amazon, which he loves. He plays regularly. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Suz
Mac users, watch out
I bought this on the spur of the moment because it was on sale.
It works more or less as advertised. Read more
It works more or less as advertised. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dan A
The BEST Christmas gift I gave my husband!
My husband is not one to talk about much devices, but he came home one day, before the Christmas holiday, and was raving about the Golf Buddy. Read more
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This product did exactly what was advertised. Start-up on the course was quick and accurate. Distances, hazards, etc. were right on. Read more
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