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by Letitia Zilar, LPGA Teaching Professional
With over 70 IPhone Apps geared towards Golf GPS
systems, you might be wondering where do I begin. As a golf
professional, I've found three that I really like. I show
them in the chart below with a feature comparison. Also note
that GolfLogix
makes a great app that is free to download but you must have
a yearly subscription or "membership" as they call it for
$39.95. This unlocks the courses and gives you full GPS
coverage. The apps I prefer are not the cheapest of IPhone
Apps, but there are no yearly fees.
In
my opinion, the best GPS systems for golf are still the
dedicated hand held ones, but here are a few IPhone Apps
that I have found to be useful on the course. I rated them
with stars, 5 being the best. As you can see, my preference
is the GolfShot GPS. It
offers an easy touch point screen and uses Google maps. It
is easy to use for all levels and sets up your stats
automatically.
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AirVue
Golf |
GolfShot GPS |
ViewTi Golf |
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Interactive Rangefinder w/Satellite View
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GPS w/quick accurate distance |
GPS Rangefinder |
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Detailed Scoring |
Shot Tracker |
Shot Tracker |
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Graphing |
Advanced Automatic Statistics |
Statistics |
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Interactive Rangefinder |
Detailed Scorecard |
Supports 2 map sources |
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Requirements:
IPhone and IPod Touch. IPhone O.S. 3.0 or later |
Requirements:
IPhone and IPod Touch. IPhone O.S. 3.0 or later |
Requirements:
Compatible with IPhone O.S. 2.0 or later |
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$9.99 |
$29.99 |
$19.99 |
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Stay up to date on
your USGA Rules, Section 3, Rules of Play, and Rule 14-3. It
might be that IPhone Apps could not be legal in competition
as they give more information than just yardage. Keep up to
date with your local course rules as well! |
