Golf Buddy World Platinum GPS Range Finder

by Golf Buddy

Product Features

• Golf GPS rangefinder with automatic course and hole recognition
• Preloaded with 40,000 courses from around the world
• Full-color, high-resolution, outdoor-visible touchscreen display
• 4-player score tracking feature; calculates distance hit with each club
• Shock- and water-resistant housing; lithium-ion rechargeable battery

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take the guesswork out of your golf game with the GolfBuddy World Platinum, a true GPS rangefinder with automatic course and hole recognition. The Golf Buddy World Platinum--which comes preloaded with 40,000 courses from around the world--helps you gain confidence on the course by telling you exactly how far and where to go with every shot. The unit is equipped with a full-color, high-resolution, outdoor-visible touchscreen that gives you the exact distance to greens, bunkers, lakes, lay-up points, trees, and more. The view of the green is dynamic, meaning the Golf Buddy World Platinum changes the shape of the green depending on your angle of approach. Need to know whether the trees on the right are in play, or whether the far bunker is within range of your 7-iron? Just grab the Golf Buddy World Platinum and it provides all the information you need. Users can easily switch back and forth from the full layout mode (with zoom in and zoom out options)--which helps them gauge the distance to any point throughout the course--and the standard numbers mode, which displays the distance to the front, center, and back of the green as well as key target points. You can also customize your own target points. Plus, there's no need to aim the GPS to obtain distance information, as the GolfBuddy World Platinum automatically recognizes your surroundings. Just turn it on and play.

The GolfBuddy World Platinum automatically displays the distance to the green and calculates the distance to sand traps, ponds, and other hazards.

How the GolfBuddy World Platinum Works
The GolfBuddy World Platinum offers a number of features that help you take your golf game to the next level. The four-player score tracking feature, for example, lets you record countless rounds, and includes tags for the course and date. This helps you calculate your handicap and track your progress over time. The GolfBuddy World Platinum also calculates the actual distance you hit with each club--a critical component for lowering your scores. Just mark your starting position, hit your shot, and walk to where the ball landed. And to help you improve your course management skills, the GolfBuddy World Platinum tracks your distance from the green (front, center, and back) at all times and the distance of all in-play hazards. The unit lists every item that can affect your play, even if you can't see it from your present location. The GolfBuddy World Platinum even provides the lay-up (approach) and carry distances for each hazard, so you'll know how to effectively bypass the ponds and sand traps that lay in wait.

Perhaps the coolest feature, however, is the automatic course recognition. Rather than requiring you to sort through thousands of pre-loaded courses, the GolfBuddy World Platinum automatically locates your course and hole the minute you turn it on. This helps you keep your mind focused on your game rather than your GPS unit. Other features include a shock- and water-resistant case, 50-channel satellite reception, multiple language recognition, and a high-capacity lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The GolfBuddy World Platinum--which doesn't require any annual or course download fees--comes with a USB data cable, belt clip, and swivel holster.

Product Description

The GolfBuddy World Platinum is designed for use by the golfers of all skill levels. With its full function touch screen, users can point to anywhere on the course and attain distance to and from that point. The World Platinum presents a dynamic and simple to use interface. The World Platinum is both shock and water resistant.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B003OF0UR6
• Item model number: GB3-PLA-G-B
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars update firmware/courses and see, December 29, 2010

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PlayRight "incf" (OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golf Buddy World Platinum GPS Range Finder (Sports)

I am perfectly happy with this device. I got nearly everything I want in a golf gps. I was initially unhappy with it when I first got it because the preinstalled maps were bare bones and not the ones shown in the picture--until I found out all I had to do was install the manager program on my computer, connect the golf gps to the computer, update the courses and firmware. And 'Oh Yeah'. Of course Golf Buddy lists all the courses they mapped on their web site for everyone to see. Hard to complain. I used it for a few rounds this year and measured my club distances accurately for the first time. Except for the battery, the device can be continuously improved for free by just connecting it to the computer and updating it, and this might be one of the golf buddy world platinum gps's most distinguishing features.

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Golf Buddy World Platinum Range finder, June 22, 2010

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David A. Raynsuh (wolverine lake, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golf Buddy World Platinum GPS Range Finder (Sports)

I used this product for 5 straight days. The battery life is limited. I was able to play 24 holes out of the 36 on the same day before the unit turned off (I gave it a full charge every night). Of the seven courses played in Michigan only 3 had the full hole view. All other courses were a picture of the green with yardages. I was disappointed that most courses I played only showed the hole view with limited course targets. Many holes had no targets listed as I stood there looking at sand traps and water. You can add targets, but when I play a course on vacation I wold not add targets. When the hole view worked, it was fun and helpful.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the last GPS I will ever need to buy..., January 1, 2011

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Wade - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golf Buddy World Platinum GPS Range Finder (Sports)

The Golf Buddy World Platinum GPS Range Finder is just about everything I have always wanted in a handheld Golf GPS device. Owned mine since the middle of December 2010 and so far have nothng but great results with it. I won't go on and on about all the advertised features as GolfBuddy does that pretty nicely. It's what you get after you buy one that impresses me. If you find a mistake with a golf course in the database, or if you have found a course that is not listed, a simple email to their custome support address will get the correction or addition made, and usually in just a few days. I have had this done twice since purchasing my GPS and both times, I was very satisfied with GolfBuddy's response time and courteous staff. This is important in that should your favorite golf course undergo a renovation, GolfBuddy will update their database once those course changes have been made, provided they are given the new details of the changes made, usually by a GolfBuddy GPS device owner. So you can see, this is one GPS that will continue to get better as time goes on. A quick note on the not so stellar reviews made earlier in 2010, many of those issues sound to me as though the users had not updated their database from the initial factory default. The GPS was placed on the market in the late spring / early summer of 2010 and the first couple of months saw many updates to the inital list of courses. Bottom line, this is the GPS I have waited a long time to buy and am very happy I waited for the technology to deliver it.