Live scoring and GPS, on your phone and watch.

Distances to the front, pin and back of the green and to any layup, on your phone and smartwatch, with the scorecard one tap away.

Tai on the fairway, iron in hand, checking the distance on his watch
Cardie on an Apple Watch during a round: hole 5, par 5, stroke index 5, net 6 and max 8, 51 minutes played, 443 to the back, 433 to the pin, 423 to the front, and 214 yards to the layup

The watch face, explained

  1. Hole, par and stroke indexWhere you are, and how hard the hole plays for your handicap.
  2. Your net par and maximumWhat a net par is for you on this hole, and the most that counts for your handicap (net double bogey).
  3. Time on the courseHow long you've been playing, from the first tee.
  4. Back, pin and frontDistances to the back of the green, the pin and the front, updated as you walk.
  5. Your layup targetDrag the target on the map: the distance from you to the target, and from the target to the green.
  6. Distance to the layupThe number you play to, in yards or metres. Tap to zoom out to the whole hole.

Settings

GPS source
Best · Phone · WatchUse the watch's own GPS, the phone's, or whichever is more accurate at the moment.
Show live scoring
Watch · Lock screen · BothKeep the hole and distances on the watch, on the phone's lock screen, or on both.
Watch always on
On · OffKeeps the screen awake during the round by running it as a workout.
Units
Yards · MetresDistances in the unit you play in.
  1. Start the round

    Pick the course and tees on your phone. The watch follows.

  2. Score each hole

    Tap in strokes, putts and fairway. Distances to the green and your layup stay on the watch and the lock screen.

  3. Finish

    The round saves like a scanned one. If you forget to finish, it ends itself.