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Garmin
Forerunner 255 Series
86% positive of 466 users
Long battery; but wrist HR tracking is inconsistent.
Approach S20
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Sentiment score67% positive
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Last updated: Oct 21, 2026
Reddit Reviews
15 of 15 reviews
Acrobatic-Salad5607I love my Garmin S20. Simple and provides distance to front/middle/back of green
benjammin515I have an Apple Watch for everyday life but I have had a Garmin S20 Approach for 10 years and I never miss a round with it. Id imagine the tech is better now is some of the Approach line but this thing does exactly what I need it to do.
SteelHeader503Garmin is free and any decent app for the Apple Watch you have to pay a subscription for. Still rocking my Garmin S20.
CandyAppleRedSSSLove my garmin golf watch, wear it most of the time
Clean-Piano-223As far as sports go, I use my Apple Watch strictly for skiing with Slopes For all other sports I use Garmin watches. Forerunner series for swim, bike, run, SUP, etc and Approach series for golf. I like the data Slopes gives (wish the HR data worked, no clue why it doesn’t pick it up) and the format, plus friends features when we get separated so will definitely continue with Apple/Slopes.
gmiller89Garmin watch. I use it for everyday use and then have golf function of front/mid/back from green and I think newer models have hazards also
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