Golf Pad: Golf GPS & Scorecard

Golf GPS rangefinder, distance, scorecard, statistics, maps, handicap, games

Golf Pad: Golf GPS & Scorecard

App stats

Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-11-29)
Creation date: 2011-06-21
Permissions
Identity: find accounts on the device
Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • full network access
  • control Near Field Communication
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • use accounts on the device
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • read Google service configuration

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App summary

Free golf GPS rangefinder, scorecard and shot tracker. Easy to use. Tap to measure distance to any point on the course. Satellite views with aerial flyover of every hole on any of over 40,000+ worldwide course. Conforms to tournament rules. Optimized to save battery life. No registration required to start playing.

Optional: track your game automatically with Golf Pad TAGS! Know the distance of every shot. Get actionable insights like shot dispersion, strokes gained and course strategy. Available at golfpadgps.com.

Just need a fast, free golf gps rangefinder and scoring app? Download Golf Pad GPS, it works with or without TAGS.

Many features that cost money in competitor golf gps apps are included free in Golf Pad GPS. Like instant distance to front/middle/back of the green, detailed scoring for up to 4 golfers, aerial maps with flyovers, tee-to-green shot & club tracking, and more. Play as many courses as often as you like, anywhere in the world. It's FREE.

Get extended statistics, smartwatch sync and handicap scoring with Golf Pad Premium. Golf Pad works with Wear OS and Samsung Gear watches, including custom tile to make navigation easier. Apple watch, Galaxy watch compatible.

Free feature highlights:

Free golf GPS rangefinder. Instant distance to middle/front/back of the green, or any point on course
Free PGA-quality scorecard for 1-4 golfers. Track strokes, putts, penalties, sand and fairways for every player
* One-tap shot tracker . Easily record positions and clubs, measure length of your shots. Use it for drives or for every shot from tee to green. Review shots on the map and share with friends
Free aerial map. Tap to measure golf gps distance to bunkers, water or any other point on golf course
See rangefinder distances right on your screen, without unlocking the phone
* Keep full playing history. Review and edit scores or add notes for past golf rounds at any time
* Conforms to USGA tournament play rules with Regulation Mode
* Track your progress with detailed statistics, including scoring, putts, accuracy, penalties, fairways, sand, GIR and distance walked
* Play with your friends with group rounds and online Live Leaderboards
* Improve your game with the revolutionary Strokes Gained shot-by-shot analysis.
* Share rounds on Twitter, Facebook, email, or any other way you like. Your friends will see the scorecard, notes and shots map as you play or after the round
* GPS rangefinder supports meters or yards
*Live Score Tile for your watch with real-time score updates at a glance
***Launch Golf Pad directly from your watch face: adding the Golf Pad app complication to your watch face allows you to launch Golf Pad with a single tap!

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Always Evolving

If you have a feature request, a question or need help, see support.golfpadgps.com. We’re happy to help!

Join over 3,000,000 golfers who use Golf Pad GPS rangefinder & scorecard over SkyDroid, Free Caddie, GolfShot, GameGolf, Arccos, SwingU, 18 birdies, TeeOff, SkyCaddie, GolfLogix, GolfNow, Golf Genius and other golf gps navigator apps. Apple watch, galaxy watch, iphone, android. GPS range finder, golf course.

Check out our reviews!

★★★★★ Great app!
I've been using this app for a few years now and have never had a problem with it. The accuracy compared with a range finder is spot on. I've played 27 holes using this and still had plenty of battery power left. Great app!
- Tim Williams

User reviews

TERRIBLE update! Used to love app. Now can't even use it cuz standing on the teebox struggling w/ the app is annoying the sht out of my golf buddies ☹️ -can no longer exit/minimize from the splash screen -difficulty swiping up to reopen from lock screen -app keeps coming unpinned -keep getting error message to configure smart lock, even after just configured -dots at top of QuickScore screen no longer work. used to tap them to jump between holes, now must scroll thru every hole -Cuts&Snips is g
by Vince Cyrus, 2024-11-23

Unfortunately, courses do not come up at all now. I had trouble 11/18 (before I updated app), but eventually got the course up. Then had trouble again 11/19, so I checked for updates and sw there was one, so I updated. Still cannot get any courses to come up - on its own or by searching and we live adjacent to courses and neither show. I only get an error message that tells me to tap ro retry. Yes, location services are on for this app.
by Josette Franck, 2024-11-20

I used to love golf pad. Its yardages were accurate. It's plays like yardages were spot on and it's a recommended club fit me exactly. Since the most recent update, however, the basic yardages are off, plays like yardages are way off and the recommended club is not even close. The recommended club for the same plays like yardage is completely different than it used to be. Today it wouldn't save the round. It just kept stopping and restarting and I could only discard the round. I'll need a new ap
by Doug Short, 2024-11-18
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