Garmin Approach G30 GPS Watch

Overall I like the Approach G30 as it looks good, is well made, has a good touchscreen and the compact size makes it stand our against larger handheld GPS. It is also more than most other GPS watches that you could attach to your bag or the Garmin Approach X40 GPS band that does everything the G30 does plus offers fitness tracking and AutoShot recording as well. Unless you 'must have' the colour touchscreen and notifications, the G30 really needs to be about £80 less than the RRP to be worth considering, so if you can get it for that, then you are on to a good thing.

The Garmin Approach G30 GPS is one of the best golf GPS devices we have had the pleasure of using. The green pinning and touchscreen features make it feel like a luxury item but it isn’t even that expensive. For anyone shopping around for golf GPS device you can’t go wrong with the Garmin Approach G30 GPS. We encourage you to give it some serious consideration.

Overall this GPS device looks good, offers great functionality and thanks to its compact size has a real USP versus rival GPS units. At £269.99 however, it does cost more than many popular GPS watches, so unless the colour hole views are important to you, you may want to shop around. We think this compact unit will best suit those who want all the features of the leading GPS devices in a practical pocket sized unit.

This is a very impressive little piece of kit and will suit those golfers who really don’t want to wear a GPS watch but want to have loads of information at a glance. It’s fast, easy to use and very responsive. You feel Garmin have used a lot of their touch screen expertise here which gives them a bit of an edge on some of their competitors in the golf market. But the Approach G30 does what it is supposed to do extremely well. It feels really well made, runs smoothly and quickly, has good detailed graphics, and won’t give you any headaches when it comes to operating it.

Overall, if you’re in the market for a new golf GPS and plan on using it a lot, this could be it. It’s not the most advanced model out there but it’s built well and is just as accurate as any. It’s a bit on the pricey side and some of the cheaper golf watches do pretty much the same thing. The only downside to the watches is that the screen is smaller so if your eyesight is bad this might be better. You can also read our updated list of the best golf GPS units below.