TomTom Golfer 2 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

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TomTom announced on Tuesday at the Wearable Technology Show in London a new sportwatch designed for golfers. The TomTom Golfer 2 is a GPS-equipped watch that can calculate distances and view hazards (things like sand bunkers and ponds) on over 40,000 golf courses worldwide.

The watch features two improvements over the original model: automatic shot detection and an automatic digital scoreboard. Other features include distance measurements to the front, center and back of the green, distances to individual hazards along the fairway, and a complete view of the green with hazard warnings that can be viewed before you shoot.

Information from the watch is synced over Bluetooth 4.0 (also know as Bluetooth Smart) to your smartphone. You can then view what TomTom describes as a “detailed post-round analysis” in the TomTom MySports app on Android and iOS. The app will be able to show you what areas of your game you need to improve, along with providing insights into shot patterns and hole-by-hole breakdowns.

The watch resembles TomTom’s multisport Spark watch. It features an easy-to-read monochrome display and a large four-way navigational button. Much like the Spark, the Golfer 2 is also water-resistant up to 40 meters (about 131 feet). The original model lasted 10 hours with an active GPS signal. We haven’t hard anything on battery life for the Golfer 2, but we imagine it to be equal to, if not slightly better than the original.

The TomTom Golfer 2 will be available in May for £200 in the UK. Pricing is not yet announced for other countries, but that price converts to about $285 in the US and AU$385 in Australia.