How many times during a round of golf do you ask the question, “How far to the pin?” It’s a question most caddies know the answers to, but when you don’t have access to a caddy, or are playing on a course that’s unfamiliar to you, what do you do? Golf GPS systems were created to answer that question. They come in very handy when you’re out on the course alone or are just learning a new course.

By giving you a layout of each course, using a golf GPS system such as the SkyCaddie SG5 or the Garmin Approach G5 can help to make you more confident in both your game play and your course management skills. Course management is such an important part of today’s game. Knowing the exact distance to each green and being able to choose the proper club based on that distance eliminates the guesswork that many golfers were forced to rely on in the pre-gps era.

There’s no doubt that golf GPS systems are pricey. In addition to the actual cost of the unit, most companies require you to pay a fee to download maps of the courses that you want to use it on. However, if you take your golf seriously, and want to know that you’ve gotten the absolute best out of your course management skills then owning one of these gadgets will help.