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Golf Menu - Garmin Fenix 8 Series Owner's Manual

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Golf Menu

During a round, you can press
View Green: Allows you to move the pin location to get a more precise distance measurement
page 26).
Virtual Caddie: Requests a club recommendation from the virtual caddie
Change Hole: Allows you to manually change the hole.
Change Green: Allows you to change the green when more than one green is available for a hole.
Scorecard: Opens the scorecard for the round
PinPointer: The PinPointer feature is a compass that points to the pin location when you are unable to see the
green. This feature can help you line up a shot even if you are in the woods or in a deep sand trap.
NOTE: Do not use the PinPointer feature while in a golf cart. Interference from the golf cart can affect the
accuracy of the compass.
Wind: Opens a pointer that shows the wind direction and speed relative to the pin
Direction,
page 29).
Round Info: Shows the recorded time, distance, and steps traveled. This automatically starts and stops when
you start or end a round.
Measure Shot: Shows the distance of your previous shot recorded with the Garmin AutoShot
Measured Shots,
page 27). You can also manually record a shot
Custom Targets: Allows you to save a location, such as an object or obstacle, for the current hole
Custom Targets,
page 29).
Club Stats: Shows your statistics with each golf club, such as distance and accuracy information. Appears when
you pair compatible Approach
Sunrise & Sunset: Shows the sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for the current day.
Settings: Allows you to customize the golf activity settings
End Round: Ends the current round.
Golf Settings
During a round, you can press
Scoring: Allows you to set the scoring options
Driver Distance: Sets the average distance the ball travels from the tee box on your drive. The driver distance
appears as an arc on the map.
PlaysLike: Sets preferences for the "plays like" distance feature, which shows adjusted distances to the green
while playing golf
(PlaysLike Distance Icons,
Virtual Caddie: Allows you to select automatic or manual virtual caddie club recommendations. Appears after
you play five rounds of golf, track your clubs, and upload your scorecards to the Garmin Golf
Big Numbers: Changes the size of the numbers on the hole view screen.
Tournament Mode: Disables the PinPointer and PlaysLike distance features. These features are not allowed
during sanctioned tournaments or handicap calculation rounds.
Golf Distance: Sets the unit of measure for distance while playing golf.
Golf Wind Speed: Sets the unit of measure for wind speed while playing golf.
Club Prompt: Prompts you to enter which golf club you used after each detected shot to record your club
statistics
(Recording Statistics,
Satellites: Sets the satellite system to use for the activity
Club Sensors: Allows you to set up your compatible Approach club tracking sensors.
Pair Rangefinder: Allows you to pair the watch to your compatible rangefinder.
Apps and Activities
to access additional features in the golf menu.
(Keeping Score,
club tracking sensors or enable the Club Prompt setting.
®
, and select Settings to customize the golf settings.
(Scoring Settings,
page 27).
page 28).
(Virtual Caddie,
page 28).
(Viewing the Wind Speed and
(Manually Measuring a Shot,
(Golf Settings,
page 25).
page 28).
(Satellite Settings,
page 61).
(Moving the Flag,
page 26).
feature
(Viewing
page 28).
(Saving
app.
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