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Garmin introduces the Approach G82, the ultimate warmup tool with handheld display and new putting metrics

Garmin Friday, May 22, 2026

Garmin has unveiled the all new Approach® G82, a launch monitor and advanced GPS handheld. This seamless golf tool features expanded radar metrics to help golfers fine-tune their swing and introduces putting metrics to improve consistency on the green.

This launch comes as Garmin continues to see strong momentum in the sport globally, with golfers under 20 increasing by 76% and those aged 20-29 by 53%. This growth is matched by performance gains as shown in its latest Trends in Golf Data Report, as golfers who used a Garmin launch monitor or simulator in the past year have improved their scores by an average of 4.4 strokes after six months – highlighting how access to performance data can drive real results.

“We’re thrilled to introduce the Approach G82, with our largest golf handheld display making it easier than ever to see your metrics and the lay of the land. It’s the ultimate pre-round warmup tool that doubles as an intuitive virtual caddie on the course and debuts putting metrics, allowing players to work on their entire game.” —Susan Lyman, Garmin Vice President Consumer Sales & Marketing

Practice makes perfect

Whether hitting the driving range or practicing on the course, the Approach G82 includes several features to help golfers improve their game:

Built-in launch monitor: Utilize essential radar metrics – including ball speed, club speed, smash factor and tempo – to make swing adjustments at the driving range.
Putting metrics: Improve putting consistency with the only handheld that offers putting metrics, including stroke length, tempo, club and ball speed and more.
Bag mapping: Evaluate each club at the driving range and record how far they typically play. Data integrates with the virtual caddie feature to help golfers make informed decisions when they get to the course.
Target practice: Set target carry or total distances and try to place as many shots as possible within the ideal range.
Tempo training: Improve contact consistency by working on the ideal backswing and downswing times for every shot.
Club speed training: Measure club speed without needing to hit a ball and can be used with swing speed training aids.

Elevate the game

The Approach G82 is also designed to give golfers an edge with on-the-course information to help them make informed decisions. Players can also utilize it with other Garmin golf products.

Virtual caddie: Receive club recommendations using swing data recorded from bag mapping sessions as well as wind1, elevation and hazard locations.
Enhanced PlaysLike distance: Know how far each shot is playing with yardage adjusted for elevation and environmental conditions1.
Member benefits: With a Garmin Golf Membership, players can receive aerial imagery to help them see photographic images for each hole as well as green contour data, allowing them to see the slope direction of the green.
Automatic shot detection: Pair with Approach® CT10 club tracking sensors (sold separately) for automatic game tracking and uploads to the Garmin Golf app.
Range Relay: Get more precise distances to the flag when the handheld is synced with a compatible Garmin laser rangefinder (sold separately).
Connected features: Receive wind speed and direction, along with automatic course updates and the Find My Garmin feature when connected to the Garmin Golf app on a compatible smartphone.
Magnetic mounting: Easily secure the GPS handheld to a cart with the built-in magnet or to a golf bag with the included clip.

Designed with all types of weather in mind, the Approach G82 is built with an IPX7 water rating. Users can also get up to 25 hours of battery life in GPS mode and up to eight hours in radar mode. Available to purchase on www.ph.garmin.com beginning May 8th, the Garmin Approach G82 has a suggested retail price of PHP 38,290.

More Ways to Elevate Your Game with Garmin Golf

Garmin offers a full lineup of golf products designed to help every player improve from practice to performance. The Approach G82 serves as an all-in-one portable launch monitor and GPS handheld. Those looking to further raise their game can explore the Approach R50 and Approach R10 launch monitors and simulators which allow for practice sessions or full rounds at home or on the driving range.

On the course, the premium Approach S70 GPS golf watch offers a comprehensive selection of tools and fitness features to help build a better all around game, while the Approach Z82 GPS laser rangefinder delivers precise shot distances up to 450 yards.

To learn more about Garmin’s full lineup of golf products, visit ph.garmin.com/golf.

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Garmin’s Women of Endurance Campaign Highlights Their Everyday Resilience

Garmin Monday, May 04, 2026

Garmin has launched its Women of Endurance campaign for Mother’s Day 2026, spotlighting the everyday resilience of women – especially moms – and the physical and mental demands they face as they navigate across multiple roles in daily life. The campaign draws a parallel between the kind of endurance that athletes face – and how it isn’t that different from what women go through daily, though their struggle often goes unnoticed.

Through a series of illustrations created in partnership with female artist Chouyi, these everyday moments are reimagined through illustrations captured in vibrant color and delicate brushwork. These familiar moments are captured through a new lens: carrying a child up flights of stairs mirrors the intensity of a HIIT session, the walk home after a long day becomes the race to the finish line, and chasing toddlers or managing household chaos adds up to something like a 10km obstacle course. Together, these artworks capture the lived experiences of Women of Endurance, revealing levels of focus and resilience comparable to athletes facing high-intensity challenges.

Making Fatigue Visible

While these illustrations put these moments into perspectives, tools like Garmin wearables can help make that day-to-day fatigue easier to spot and understand.

The exhaustion that mothers endure in daily life is often accumulated by chronic “invisible fatigue,” which is difficult to quantify and therefore frequently overlooked. Psychological research indicates that while women report fatigue more often than men, their exhaustion is often underestimated by others. This gap means women’s fatigue is often felt but overlooked, even as it highlights the remarkable adaptability and resilience they demonstrate under prolonged pressure and demands.

This is what Garmin brings into focus with this campaign, aiming to help women understand that Garmin wearables can be their partner to prioritizing their health everyday.

Garmin wearables serve as the ultimate everyday companion based on health science, integrating Heart Rate Variability (HRV), stress levels, and sleep quality metrics into Body Battery levels, an intuitive score from 0 to 100 to quantify energy levels that help women visualize their exertion and prioritize recovery. Garmin recommends that women leverage their wearable data to establish a personalized recovery rhythm with five key approaches:

Identify Fragmented sleep: Frequent parenting interruptions disrupt energy recovery. Garmin Sleep Coach powered by Firstbeat Analytics and personalized metrics helps pinpoint low-quality rest periods, enabling timely routine adjustments or to seek support.

Monitor Stress Trends: Sustained high-stress levels signals that the body is under strain. Simple guided breathing exercises help shift the body back to a relaxed state.

Track Recovery and Immunity: HRV often exhibits fluctuates around menstrual cycles, inadequate recovery, or just before illness. Monitoring these data trends allow women to prioritize rest preemptively.
Observe Dietary Impacts: Garmin's Lifestyle Logging feature tracks the effects of caffeine, alcohol, or high-sugar foods on metrics like respiration rate, helping women align nutrition with their body’s actual needs.
Embrace Active Rest: Like elite athletes, intentional rest is essential for continuous performance and general well-being.

Through the Women of Endurance campaign, Garmin encourages women, especially mothers to take back control of their physical well-being. Only by bringing hidden energy depletion to light, real and lasting recovery can begin.

This Mother’s Day, Enjoy Exclusive Deals

To celebrate this campaign, Garmin is offering up to 18% off select wellness watches – a perfect gift for anyone looking for something thoughtful for their moms’ everyday health and lifestyle. The Garmin Lily 2, Garmin Lily 2 Active, and Garmin Venu 3/3S are designed for daily wear, making them easy, thoughtful gifts to help moms stay in tune with their health. The promotion is available until May 10, 2026. Get yours today at all Garmin Specialty Stores, online through the official Garmin website, through Kinetic, and on the brand’s official stores on Shopee and Lazada.

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