Overall, I really liked both the price and the performance of the Garmin S10 (Amazon link or Global Golf link). It didn’t have everything the more expensive devices have but it does 1 job and 1 job really well. It had all the courses I normally go to and that’s why I’d give it a thumbs up and recommend it. If you want a couple more features and are fine paying a little bit more, you might want to check out our favorite golf GPS units here.

The Garmin Approach S10 GPS watch is extremely easy to use and delivers all the basic functionality most would need. We found the yardages provided to be accurate and useful, while its sleek and lightweight nature meant using it felt effortless. As an entry-level product at a great price point, this ticks all the boxes.

The Garmin Approach S10 certainly keeps things simple, and we’re all for that for focused golf watches. It’s accurate, easy-to-use and the battery life is incredible and in our opinion, there’s no need for it to do any more. But the biggest gripe for us is the lack of Bluetooth and that makes it a faff to upload your scores to Garmin Golf, which isn’t the greatest platform ever devised. And perhaps that’s the point: the Approach S10 is the watch you put on, read the distances when you play, and take off; nothing more, nothing less. And that’s absolutely fine, but it won’t stop Apple Watch or Wear OS golf apps knocking on Garmin’s door.​