TAG Heuer Golf - GPS & 3D Maps

I’ve tried just about every golf GPS/scorecard app in the App Store, including the ones that appear to be more popular, and in my opinion this one is by far the best. It’s very accurate and quick to update location. It has all the basic features that any other major competitor has, including a few capabilities that the others don’t have, that give you more control over what information you want out of it. And it’s extremely intuitive & easy to use. Now all that said, the reason I am constantly on the lookout for something better is because there’s no way I would pay what they are asking for Apple Watch integration. With most of the major competitors out there providing at least a basic distances feature for Apple Watch for free, it’s pretty baffling why anyone would pay such a steep price. I think I might be willing to pay $80 or $85 for a lifetime subscription, but nothing even close to the price tag they’ve put on the annual or monthly rates.

Two members of my family started using gps watches. Fine. I have an Apple Watch, there must be something out there. I tried several different golf apps. Many were clunky, slow, or just too expensive. This one though—it worked well. So much so that I got the annual subscription, even though I can’t golf every week during the winter. So far, I’ve had no trouble finding courses in Arizona, Harbor Springs MI, Indiana, and South Carolina. I liked the first layout—it was cleaner. The recent update took an adjustment but I figured it out. I don’t use club suggestions as they are built for men. But, I like the new driver distance tracking. (You hit, it tracks as you walk to the ball.) In preparation for this spring and summer…I bought an Apple Watch with a 45mm screen. This app was fine on 40mm watch 6, but my eyes will appreciate more landscape. Let’s just say the price (if you already have an Apple Watch) is right, no need to buy another gadget, and the app works well. It does drain battery life tho. You have to go out fully charged.

I purchased the annual subscription after the trial period for my Apple Watch 5. It works great for my home course, but when I tired to use it at other courses, the connection icon keeps spinning and will not connect to display the course map and following functions. Verizon Cellular connection was 3+ bars. The app can locate and download the golf course and load the map. When I start the round, the connection icon keeps spinning and will not connect. It should not do this at courses like Poppy Ridge, Poppy Hills and Chardonnay. I emailed Tag Heuer support but no response. That said, when it connects at my home course at Shadow Lakes, it works great. It does chew up a lot of battery life. After 100% battery life start, battery life was 28% after a 4.75 hour round. I am not sure if the battery drainage is due to programming or the Apple Watch GPS usage itself. I assume it is probably both. I hope support can assist me in why this is happening with me. That said, I would recommend using this app because when it works, it works great.