- Sunlight-readable Display
You can read all your stats on your watch, so you know your body condition and won’t go over your limit.
- 42,000 Golf Courses
You will know the golf course well even you are playing at a new place, that’s helps you to come out with the best strategy to win the game.
- Showing Distance To The Front, Middle And Back Of The Green
Now, you know which club to use and how hard should you swing to let the ball in hole with least strokes.
- Autoshot Detection
AutoShot automatically records detected shots, excluding putt and chip shots. It measures just how far you hit the ball and uploads your stats to the Garmin Golf™ app for post-round performance analysis.
- Record Your Score On Watch & Save data On Garmin App
You can always look back to your golf scores 2 years ago. When you needed, you can show off to all your golf friends.
- 15 Hours Battery Life Under GPS Mode
You can play golf for a whole day with single charging. No matter how long you play, the Garmin watch will help you to get ahead of everyone.
- Health Tracking Function
You know your health status, include step tracking, sleep tracking and hydration tracking. So, you will become healthier than you were.

COLOR TOUCHSCREEN
Large 1.2” easy-to-read color touchscreen display with metal bezel is stylish and lightweight.
QUICK RELEASE BANDS
If you like to change watch bands as often as you change your course, no problem. Choose from interchangeable quick release bands.
GOES BEYOND THE COURSE
Whether you just got done with a game and find yourself in the clubhouse or you want to hit the town, Approach S42 is great for everyday wear.

42,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
Your watch comes preloaded with more than 42,000 CourseView maps of golf courses around the world. Download updates for the course you play most often.

KEEP TRACK AND KEEP SCORE
AutoShot game tracking automatically tracks detected1 shot distances. Pair with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors (sold separately) for more tracking capabilities.

GREEN VIEW
The Green View feature gives you each green’s true shape from wherever you are on the course, and it allows you to drag and drop the pin for greater accuracy.

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.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right to your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone.

MORE STATS
Pair with the Garmin Golf app2 for strokes gained analysis, to participate in leaderboards and tournaments and to gain more data about your game.

STAY FIT
Take advantage of built-in sports apps and activity-tracking features3, including the move bar, vibration alerts, calories, steps and sleep.

BATTERY
Internal, rechargeable battery provides up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and 15 hours in GPS mode.
General
Lens Material |
chemically strengthened glass |
Bezel Material |
metal |
Quick Release bands |
✔ |
Strap material |
silicone |
Physical size |
43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm Small/Medium version fits wrists with a circumference of 106-176 mm (Silver/White and Rose Gold/Light Sand versions) One Size versions fit wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm (Black/Gunmetal only) |
Touchscreen |
✔ |
Color display |
✔ |
Display size |
1.2 in (30.4mm) diameter |
Display resolution |
240 x 240 pixels |
Display type |
sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Weight |
1.5 oz (43 g) |
Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days |
GPS mode: Up to 15 hours |
Water rating |
5 ATM (50m) |
Memory/History |
64 MB |
Clock Features
Time/date |
✔ |
GPS Time Sync |
✔ |
Automatic daylight saving time |
✔ |
Alarm clock |
✔ |
Timer |
✔ |
Stopwatch |
✔ |
Sunrise/sunset times |
✔ |
Health Monitoring
Sleep |
✔(Advanced) |
Hydration |
✔(in Garmin Connect ) |
Woman's Health Tracking |
✔(in Garmin Connect ) |
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Sensors
GPS |
✔ |
Gyroscope |
✔ |
Accelerometer |
✔ |
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity |
Bluetooth® Smart |
Smart notifications |
✔ |
Calendar |
✔ |
Weather |
✔ |
Find My Phone |
✔ |
Smartphone compatibility |
iPhone®, Android™ |
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile |
✔ |
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter |
✔ |
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
✔ |
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
✔ |
TrueUp |
✔ |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS speed and distance |
✔ |
Auto Pause |
✔ |
Auto Lap |
✔ |
Touch and/or button lock |
✔ |
Running Features
Available run profiles |
Running, Indoor Running |
GPS-based distance, time and pace |
✔ |
Golfing Features
Preloaded with 42,000 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) |
Automatic |
Digital scorecard |
✔ |
Custom targets |
✔ |
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) |
✔ |
Garmin AutoShot |
✔ |
Auto CourseView updates |
✔ |
Green View with manual pin position |
✔ |
Hazards and course targets |
✔ |
Handicap scoring |
✔ |
TruSwing compatible |
✔ |
Round timer/odometer |
✔ |
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) |
✔ |