The S70 is where Garmin's golf intelligence meets the kind of watch you actually want to wear to dinner. The AMOLED screen is not a feature bullet — it's the first thing you notice when you hold one. Brilliant colour, sharp hole maps, green contour data that shows you exactly how the surface breaks. If you're the kind of golfer who wants to understand the hole before you decide how to play it, the S70 gives you that information on your wrist, without pulling out your phone or a separate device.
This is Garmin's most complete golf smartwatch. It runs Virtual Caddie recommendations built on your personal shot data — not generic averages, but yours — combined with wind and elevation. PlaysLike distances adjust for what the shot actually plays. AutoShot tracking captures your round without you needing to remember to start anything. Back home, the Garmin Golf app builds your performance history. The S70 comes in two sizes: 42mm (lighter, smaller display, better for slimmer wrists) and 47mm (larger 1.4" screen, longer battery, better for golfers who want maximum course detail). Both run identical golf software.
What Don says: "The S70 is what you buy when you've stopped asking how much golf technology you need and started asking how much you've been leaving on the table without it. The Virtual Caddie is genuinely useful — not a gimmick. A player who trusts it will stop second-guessing the club and start second-guessing their swing. That's a better problem to have."
Who this is for: Golfers who want Garmin's full technology suite in a watch that doubles as a proper everyday smartwatch. Players who take performance data seriously — handicap-conscious golfers who track their rounds, analyze tendencies, and want the information to play smarter. Anyone upgrading from a basic GPS watch who is ready for the full picture. Those buying the 47mm want maximum screen real estate on the course. Those choosing the 42mm want a lighter, less prominent profile on and off the course.
When NOT to buy this: If you want the absolute top of the Garmin range with a luxury daily-wear piece, the MARQ Golfer Gen 2 exists for that — at more than three times the price. If you want simple, inexpensive GPS distances with no learning curve, the Approach S12 at $289.99 is the right move. The S70 is the sweet spot between those two: full professional features, premium but not titanium-and-sapphire pricing, a golf watch that doesn't embarrass itself off the course.
Key specs: 47mm: 1.4" AMOLED display, up to 20 hours GPS golf mode, 16 days smartwatch mode | 42mm: 1.2" AMOLED display, lighter profile | Both: 43,000+ preloaded courses, Virtual Caddie, PlaysLike Distance, Green Contour, AutoShot tracking | Garmin Pay, music storage, full health suite | Available in Black, White, Powder Grey | Brand New from $949.99, Opened from $854.99
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The S70 is where Garmin's golf intelligence meets the kind of watch you actually want to wear to dinner. The AMOLED screen is not a feature bullet — it's the first thing you notice when you hold one. Brilliant colour, sharp hole maps, green contour data that shows you exactly how the surface breaks. If you're the kind of golfer who wants to understand the hole before you decide how to play it, the S70 gives you that information on your wrist, without pulling out your phone or a separate device.
This is Garmin's most complete golf smartwatch. It runs Virtual Caddie recommendations built on your personal shot data — not generic averages, but yours — combined with wind and elevation. PlaysLike distances adjust for what the shot actually plays. AutoShot tracking captures your round without you needing to remember to start anything. Back home, the Garmin Golf app builds your performance history. The S70 comes in two sizes: 42mm (lighter, smaller display, better for slimmer wrists) and 47mm (larger 1.4" screen, longer battery, better for golfers who want maximum course detail). Both run identical golf software.
What Don says: "The S70 is what you buy when you've stopped asking how much golf technology you need and started asking how much you've been leaving on the table without it. The Virtual Caddie is genuinely useful — not a gimmick. A player who trusts it will stop second-guessing the club and start second-guessing their swing. That's a better problem to have."
Who this is for: Golfers who want Garmin's full technology suite in a watch that doubles as a proper everyday smartwatch. Players who take performance data seriously — handicap-conscious golfers who track their rounds, analyze tendencies, and want the information to play smarter. Anyone upgrading from a basic GPS watch who is ready for the full picture. Those buying the 47mm want maximum screen real estate on the course. Those choosing the 42mm want a lighter, less prominent profile on and off the course.
When NOT to buy this: If you want the absolute top of the Garmin range with a luxury daily-wear piece, the MARQ Golfer Gen 2 exists for that — at more than three times the price. If you want simple, inexpensive GPS distances with no learning curve, the Approach S12 at $289.99 is the right move. The S70 is the sweet spot between those two: full professional features, premium but not titanium-and-sapphire pricing, a golf watch that doesn't embarrass itself off the course.
Key specs: 47mm: 1.4" AMOLED display, up to 20 hours GPS golf mode, 16 days smartwatch mode | 42mm: 1.2" AMOLED display, lighter profile | Both: 43,000+ preloaded courses, Virtual Caddie, PlaysLike Distance, Green Contour, AutoShot tracking | Garmin Pay, music storage, full health suite | Available in Black, White, Powder Grey | Brand New from $949.99, Opened from $854.99
Don MacKay
Founder of The Golfather✓ 50 years inside the game.
✓ Golf Course Owner
✓ Past Director, NGCOA
““Only a true golf specialist can help you get set up right. We didn’t build this store to sell boxes. We built it because golfers deserve advice from people who actually live inside the game. We run a golf course. We watch golfers every day. We see what works, what lasts, and what actually helps people enjoy the game more. So when we recommend something, it’s not because a catalogue told us to. It’s because we’ve seen it help real golfers get better. Simple as that.””— Don MacKay
