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YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS CONNECTED TO YOUR GAME
Approach S72 is our most advanced golf smartwatch ever. It’s lightweight, comfortable and loaded with features that’ll help lower your score.
- LIGHTWEIGHT TITANIUM BEZEL AND COMFORTFIT FABRIC BAND
- UP TO 10 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
- 43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- REVIEW HOW BIOMETRIC DATA IMPACTS YOUR PERFORMANCE
- IMPROVE CONSISTENCY WITH SWING METRICS
- GET AN ENHANCED VIEW OF THE COURSE WITH AERIAL IMAGERY
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
DESIGNED FOR GOLFERS
The Approach S72 golf smartwatch is lightweight, comfortable and fits snuggly on your wrist. See the data you need on an easy-to-read AMOLED display.
GOLF BIOMETRIC DATA
After your round, look back to see how heart rate impacts your performance — and start to see trends in how it relates to your overall score.
SWING METRICS
Gain a better understanding of your swing during your range session and after your round with metrics such as hand speed, backswing length, wrist rotation and more.
GREEN READING
Know your aim point with the green reading feature, which uses green contour data to find your line once the pin location is set on select courses.
AERIAL IMAGERY
Get an enhanced view of the shot ahead — so you can make more informed decisions for where to lay up, the best place to miss and more.
DRIVING RANGE ACTIVITY
Make the most of your practice session with the driving range activity, which tracks metrics for each swing so you can learn your tendencies and make improvements.
YOUR BEST ROUND IS ON US
GOLF
PUTTING ANALYSIS METRICS
Single- and multiple-round data shows tendencies in various putting conditions.
GREEN CONTOUR DATA
See slope direction of the green to plan your approach and sink your putt.
LOST BALL TIMER
Easily start and stop a 3-minute search timer.
SCRAMBLE MODE
Track your round without having the stats impact your Garmin Golf membership data.
NEXT HOLE NAVIGATION
Get popup navigation to guide you to the correct tee box.
VIRTUAL CADDIE
Get a club recommendation based on wind, elevation and swing data.
PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
Know how far each shot is playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes and environmental conditions.
WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION
Get wind speed and direction plus live scoring when paired to the Garmin Golf smartphone app.
GREEN VIEW
See each green’s shape from wherever you are on the course, and manually place the pin in today's position.
KEEP SCORE
Log as you play, and upload to the Garmin Golf app for stat tracking and handicap calculation.
PINPOINTER
This feature shows the direction of the pin so you can make the most of each swing on blind shots.
HAZARD VIEW
Get critical distance information so you know what to avoid.
DISTANCE TO GREEN
See distance from the front, middle and back of the green.
WATER-RESISTANT
Keep playing — rain or shine — with a 5 ATM water rating.
GARMIN GOLF APP
Track shots, gain insights, review swing metrics, and relive your best rounds all in one place.
HEALTH
HEALTH STATUS
Look for changes in your health data that could indicate added stress to your body, so you can know when you’re trending away from your usual range.
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest.
SLEEP COACH
Get a sleep score and personalized sleep need coaching, track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality.
HRV STATUS
Gain a better understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance.
GARMIN ECG APP
The ECG app uses sensors to record the electrical signals that control how your heart beats. It analyzes that recording to detect signs of an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib).
BREATHING VARIATIONS
Track shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep. These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.
LIFESTYLE LOGGING
Log behaviors — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect app.
NUTRITION IN THE GARMIN CONNECT APP
Track calories and macronutrients, get personalized nutrition recommendations and more with a Garmin Connect+ plan.
MORNING REPORT
Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more.
EVENING REPORT
Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, weather and events.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration.
SMART WAKE ALARM
The smart wake alarm gently vibrates to wake you at the optimal time.
SLEEP ALIGNMENT
See how aligned you are to your circadian rhythm to help maintain a more consistent sleep cycle.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Get heart rate along with alerts if your heart rate moves outside of limits you select.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT FEATURE
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.
PERFORMANCE
TRACK YOUR ACTIVITIES
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist.
TRAINING READINESS
When you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more.
TRAINING STATUS
Get an easy insight into training effectiveness based on HRV, recent exercise and VO2 max.
GARMIN COACH
Get free running training plans to help you build your endurance off the course.
FITNESS AGE
Use fitness age to estimate whether your body is younger or older than you are.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Get running, track run and cycling workouts made specifically for you based on your data.
ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING
Find scaling and strength PRs, plus graphics show what muscle groups you worked.
WORKOUT CREATION
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, and send them to your watch.
MIXED SESSION
Track multiple activities in one session. Just choose one activity, press stop, then move to the next.
ANIMATED WORKOUTS
Improve your form with downloadable animated workouts from Garmin Connect for HIIT, cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates.
MOBILITY
Increase your flexibility and strength with free downloadable mobility workouts.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long you need to recover based on your latest training.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT
Automatically record splits with built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns, or you can create your own.
NAVIGATION
FULL-COLOR MAPPING
Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, this watch provides full-color, built-in mapping.
DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
Enter how far you want to go, and get suggested routes that will bring you back. If you break off course, your watch will map a new one that hits the same mileage.
ABC SENSORS
Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
OUTDOOR MAPS+
Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ for premium mapping content, such as satellite imagery and enhanced topographic maps, downloaded directly to your watch.
CONNECT
SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE
Make and take phone calls when paired to your smartphone, and control your watch with your voice.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone.
ON-WRIST TEXTING
Send quick text responses on your paired watch (Android only or through the Garmin Messenger app) so you can keep your phone in your pocket.
GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends, and more.
WORKS WITH WHATSAPP
Read, reply and react to your WhatsApp messages right from your watch. The app is available in the Connect IQ Store.
VIEW PHOTOS ON THE WATCH
With an Android phone, view photos sent to you directly from your watch’s screen.
MUSIC
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).
GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.
GARMIN SHARE
Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
STOCKS TRACKER
Keep track of up to 50 of your favorite stocks — right from your wrist.
SPORTS SCORES
Get live data, schedules and standings for 15 different sports leagues when paired to your smartphone.
CONNECT IQ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
What You'll Love |
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| Sleep score and insights | ✔️ |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
| Built-in mapping | ✔️ |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep) |
| Garmin ECG App | ✔️ |
| LED flashlight | ✔️ |
| Garmin Pay | ✔️ |
| Multi-band GPS | ✔️ |
| Music storage | ✔️ |
| Make calls and send texts via voice | ✔️ |
| Training readiness | ✔️ |
| Training status | ✔️ |
| Watch display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | ✔️ |
| Watch water rating | 5 ATM |
General |
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| Strap material | ComfortFit fabric |
| Lens Material | Sapphire crystal |
| Bezel Material | titanium |
| QuickFit watch band compatible | (20 mm) |
| Physical size | 43 x 43 x 12.93 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-200 mm |
| Weight | 1.44 oz (41 g) with ComfortFit band |
| Built-in speaker/microphone | ✔️ |
| Display Size | 1.3" (32.45 mm) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 416 x 416 pixels |
| Color display | ✔️ |
| Large font option | ✔️ |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch Mode: Up to 10 days Golf Activity Mode: Up to 15 hours (using default settings) |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 64 GB |
IN THE BOX
- Approach S72 - 43 mm premium GPS golf smartwatch
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation





