Approach R50 - Recent Threads

List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

9876161 — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:16:26 GMT

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a list of the best done courses on Home Tee Hero on the R50?

I've noticed that a lot of my local courses just have stock backgrounds and the same trees, and that's to be expected since theres 40,000+ courses. But I have noticed that some more famous courses (particularly Kapalua and other PGA courses) have better detail in the backgrounds, palm trees, etc. I find when I have buddies over it's fun to play those types of courses that really show off the R50.

Home Tee Hero on the R50 is great! Keep it up Garmin.

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

Kolchak357 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:28:13 GMT

Found another really good one today.

Red Mountain in Phuket, Thailand

Nice variety trees give it the proper jungle look Also had good looking shrubs, rocks, and weeds along the water edges. It is missing the namesake red mountains and it could use more work on the elevation changes, but overall it looked very good. Lots of water and a fun layout I really enjoyed it.

RE: Saved practice session not appearing in golf app

Garmin - LF — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:20:05 GMT

Hello Country Gentleman I would love to help with this. For this, I have some additional recommendations.

Ensure the R50 has the latest SW version installed.
Powercycle the system.
Ensure the phone OS and Connect app/Golf app are up to date.
Remove the Wi-Fi network, then readd.
Ensure your Wi-Fi network meets the requirements: I Am Getting a Network Error When Connecting My Garmin Device to My Wi-Fi Network
Remove the device pairing (including from the phone's Bluetooth menu). Then pair this again.

If this continues, please post here again.

Saved practice session not appearing in golf app

Country Gentleman — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:18:32 GMT

Yesterday I saved a practice session on the R50. Its still there. Since then I have connected the R50 to the same wifi network as my phone and verified it has internet and I have tethered it to my phone. All while the gamin connect and golf app are open on my phone with the same internet connection. The R50 and the phone are signed into the same garmin account. The R50 is running the lates softwear.

The practice session does not appear on the garmin golf app.

Today I did another practice session while connected to the internet and it has uploaded to the Garmin Golf app, but yesterday's session it still not.

I need to get the session data spreadsheet onto my computer.

Home Tee Hero enhanced course wishlist

Kolchak357 — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:10:54 GMT

I’m really enjoying the Home Tee Hero enhanced courses. What courses would you like to see get the enhanced treatment next? Here are a few I would love to see. What are your top 3?

1) St Andrews Old Course

2) Oakmont Country Club

3) Merion Golf Club (East)

RE: Home Tee Hero enhanced course wishlist

Kolchak357 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:08:31 GMT

A few more courses I’d love to see get the enhanced treatment are….

Cherry Hills in Colorado

Muirfield Village in Ohio

Emirates Golf Club (Majlis)

RE: Feature Request – Driving Range Statistics Table

Garmin - MR — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:53:10 GMT

9389239 Thank you for taking the time to share that feedback with us. We are always looking for ways to improve the customer experience and truly appreciate your suggestions.

To ensure your ideas are reviewed by the appropriate team for future consideration, please submit your feature requests through our feature request portal at garmin.com/ideas.

We value your input and appreciate your help in making our products and services even better.

Feature Request – Driving Range Statistics Table

9389239 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:21:14 GMT

The Driving Range statistics table would be much more useful if:

The “Customize Table” column order could be saved as the default for all future practice sessions instead of resetting for every new activity.
The column header row does not remain frozen while scrolling through shots. Currently, after scrolling down and horizontally, there is no way to tell which statistic is being viewed because the headers have scrolled off the screen.

Low wedge spin numbers

3124356 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:01:28 GMT

I can't seem to get any wedge below pitching wedge to read the proper spin number. Or it just starts reading under 4000 for all of the wedges. I have tried to raise a unit, put a line in my ball, move it back in the hitting zone. I'm not sure what else I should do. It reads every other Club fine, and even reads all the other numbers right when I hit a wedge minus the spin number. I have updated it and everything as well so I don't really know what the issue is.

RE: Low wedge spin numbers

6169169 — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:26:02 GMT

Could be your golf ball is worn down, or the mat. I only get good spin numbers if I spray water on my mat in the hitting area, otherwise the number is generally about 20% lower than normal IMO. Good luck.

I find the unit overreads left right spin on short shots compared to actual ball flight and have confirmed this visually in outdoor testing.

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

Kolchak357 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:29:52 GMT

Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course)

As far as non-enhanced course go, this is top notch. A must play imo. A cool desert landscape, varied trees (including flowing trees), and rocks. Looks really good. Some really great holes as well. #17 is a great par 3. But #18 is easily the best hole on the course and one of the best sim holes I’ve ever played. Even if you don’t play the entire course please play hole #18.

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

Kolchak357 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:09:13 GMT

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort

Add this one to your play list. Looks well above average for Home Tee Hero, plus it’s just a great layout to play. Plenty of water to contend with as you might expect from the name.

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

3478516 — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:20:27 GMT

Great news, thank you!!

New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

GarGarGolf — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:36:40 GMT

I just saw that the Garmin Golf app has been updated to include different types of clubs, including the long requested "Approach Wedge". (THANKS!)

I've added two approach wedges in the golf app, but those are not showing up on the R50 in the club selection feature.

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

Garmin - AL — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:15:49 GMT

Update July 17, 2026: We believe we have a fix in place for this issue; it currently is going through our final internal testing. I can't provide a date because the date is dependent on the results of the testing, but assuming everything goes smoothly, it shouldn't be too much longer.

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

3478516 — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:51:47 GMT

Please can we get an update to this? My AW works on my g82 but not on the r50,I had to set up a fake LW to use it. The G82 fixed it quickly, why is the r50 team taking over a month?

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

Kolchak357 — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:12:04 GMT

Played Key West Club today and would recommend this course as well. Varied trees with some cool weeds and shrubs give this one a nice look. Narrow fairways in some areas, plenty of sand, and some water make it a fun play as well. Give it a go if you haven’t already. 👍🏻

allocating 4 players to same members tees

GTFa — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:43:46 GMT

Garmin Approach R50: When I try and play Augusta National on HTH with 4 players I cannot allocate all 4 to the members tees. It seems that the last name to be added is always left on the Masters tees. This is not very helpful.

has anyone been able to do this?

RE: Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

Garmin - LF — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:48:25 GMT

4671348 I have received some addtional information about this. On the R50, there are two modes that are similar, standby mode, and screen time out mode.

The software update was designed to prevent standby mode when connected to the GSPro or Creative Golf, even after being left idle for over 30 minutes.

Those partners send us a wakeup message whenver we try to go into standby mode. So the messages are vital to prevent standy.

Based on what you are reporting there may be a couple potential concerns.

The device is ignoring the wakeup message, and entering standby anyhow.
Or the GSPro isn't sending the wakeup message anymore to prevent this.

So to help diagnose this, I will need a couple things:

What is the text of the message you are seeing on the screen?
Or are you only seeing the display turn black without an actual message?
I would also love to collect a screen shot or video of this here: https://supportforms.garmin.com/en-US/form/file-uploader/

Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

4671348 — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:31:55 GMT

This was not resolved. i've updated and the same issue persists. please let me know how you have come to the conclusion that this issue has been resolved.

Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

46713484 months ago

whenever GarminR5 sends the message entering standby mode to gspro we instantly lose connection to the gs pro connector and have to restart the connection process which is pretty inconvenient especially during rounds. could you guys please disable the standby message when leveraging the gs pro connector app? thanks.

CSV export missing targets (range), no targets in standard range sessions, on-course practice not exported + surface data request

3788189 — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:11:29 GMT

Hi all,

I’ve been using my Approach R50 heavily for structured range practice and exporting the session CSVs from the Garmin Golf app to do my own analysis. A few things I’ve run into that I think would make the R50 significantly more useful — a mix of what looks like a bug and some feature requests.

1. Target distance isn’t exported for range sessions (looks like a bug)

When I set a target for a range session, the target never makes it into the exported CSV. The export has the columns for it — in my locale they’re Målcarry (target carry) and Mål för totalt avstånd (target total distance) — but they’re empty on every single shot, even in sessions where I definitely had a target set.

I checked two full sessions:

• Driver session, 20 shots — target columns empty on all 20

• 8-iron session, 30 shots — target columns empty on all 30

Since the columns already exist in the export schema, it feels like the value just isn’t being written. It’d be great to have this fixed so the target I practiced to is actually recorded.

2. Can’t set a target on standard range sessions at all

Related to the above: as far as I can tell, you can only attach a target in certain modes, not on a plain/standard range session. I’d love to be able to set a target distance on any range session so I can practice to a number and have it scored/recorded. Even if #1 is fixed, it doesn’t help if I can’t set the target in the first place.

3. On-course practice doesn’t export

Shots I hit in on-course / practice-round contexts don’t come out in the CSV export at all. I’d really like these included in the export like range shots are — it’s some of the most valuable data (real targets, real lies) and right now it’s stuck on the device/app.

4. Feature request: record the surface

Two surface fields would make on-course and range data far richer:

• Surface the shot was hit from (tee / fairway / rough / bunker / mat, etc.)

• Surface the ball came to rest / landed on (green / fairway / rough / etc.)

This is exactly the kind of context that turns raw launch data into strokes-gained-style insight, and the R50 already knows a lot about the shot — capturing lie/landing surface (even as a manual tag) would be a big step up.

For context, I’m building my own analytics on top of the exports, so anything that makes the CSV more complete directly helps. Happy to share sample files or more detail if it’s useful.

Thanks!

Feature request: measurable practice modes on the R50 — or an SDK so we can build them ourselves

3788189 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:43:14 GMT

Hi all (and hopefully some Garmin folks),

I've been using my Approach R50 a lot, and the hardware is genuinely excellent — the data quality is there. What I keep wishing for is a way to make practice measurable, the way the on-course numbers are. Right now the range/practice side feels like hitting balls rather than training with feedback.

Feature request — structured practice / challenge modes:

- Closest to Pin — random target distances, scored by proximity, tracked over time.

- Strokes Gained practice — hit to targets and see strokes-gained-style feedback vs. a baseline, so you know whether your wedges or mid-irons are actually costing you shots.

- Distance ladder / gapping — climb through targets and confirm your real carry gaps between clubs.

- Dispersion tests — a fixed number of shots, then carry/side spread stats, so you can see consistency improve session to session.

Modes like these would turn the R50 from a great measuring device into a great training device.

The alternative I'd love even more — a developer SDK / local API:

I understand dedicated software features have to be prioritized and may not be near-term. So as an alternative (or in addition), would Garmin consider an official developer SDK or documented local API for the R50 — a way for third-party/community apps to receive shot data locally, similar to how the existing GSPro/E6/Awesome Golf integrations work?

I'm a software developer and I've already prototyped a phone-friendly practice app with exactly these drills; the only thing blocking me from using it with real R50 data is the lack of a supported local data feed. Even a GSPro OpenConnect–style output, or access under a developer program/NDA, would let the community build the training features many of us are asking for — without Garmin having to build them all in-house.

Is there any existing developer/partner path for the R50, or interest in one? Happy to work within whatever official channels or agreements are required.

Thanks for reading — curious whether other R50 owners want the same thing.

RE: Feature request: measurable practice modes on the R50 — or an SDK so we can build them ourselves

c.reiter — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:15:07 GMT

That's definitely a requirement. I'm a bit disappointed to see how Garmin treats its premium golf product.

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

3478516 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:06:25 GMT

It's been 2 weeks, are there any updates?

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

Kolchak357 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:27:03 GMT

Played Nine Bridges in South Korea this morning. This is another I would recommend. It’s missing some things, but overall it is really good for a non-enhanced course. The course is split into two. So you would need to download the Highland course and the Creek course separately if you want to play all 18. Not sure why it is like that. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I only played the Highland 9, but I assume the Creek 9 would be just as good of quality. The highland 9 holes is a fun layout and includes a fantastic finishing hole.

Approach R50 - Recent Threads

List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

RE: Saved practice session not appearing in golf app

Saved practice session not appearing in golf app

Home Tee Hero enhanced course wishlist

RE: Home Tee Hero enhanced course wishlist

RE: Feature Request – Driving Range Statistics Table

Feature Request – Driving Range Statistics Table

Low wedge spin numbers

RE: Low wedge spin numbers

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

allocating 4 players to same members tees

RE: Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

This was not resolved. i've updated and the same issue persists. please let me know how you have come to the conclusion that this issue has been resolved.Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector

CSV export missing targets (range), no targets in standard range sessions, on-course practice not exported + surface data request

Feature request: measurable practice modes on the R50 — or an SDK so we can build them ourselves

RE: Feature request: measurable practice modes on the R50 — or an SDK so we can build them ourselves

RE: New Garmin Golf Club Types on App not showing up on R50

RE: List of best/highest quality courses on HTH?

This was not resolved. i've updated and the same issue persists. please let me know how you have come to the conclusion that this issue has been resolved.

Disable standby mode when using GSPRO connector