Garmin Approach G8 Owner's Manual

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Select GREEN to zoom in on the green.

Drag   to move the pin location.

You can save distance information for each club type.
If club advice is enabled, the device uses your club information 

to recommend a club for your next shot.

Select Setup > Clubs > Add Club.

Enter a club name.

Select  .

Select a club type.

Select Setup > Clubs.

Select a club.

Select an option:
• To change the distance of a club, select Edit Distance.

NOTE: This option is available only when you enable club 

advice.

• To view club statistics, select Shots.

TIP: Select 

 > Save To Club Advice to save the club to 

club advice.

• To select the club material, select Club Type.
• To relocate the club in the list, select Move Up or Move 

Down.

• To remove the club from the list, select Delete.

When enabled, the club advice feature recommends a club for 

your next shot.

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Displays the approximate club range for the recommended club 
when club advice is enabled.

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Displays the approximate club range and accounts for elevation 
change when "plays like" distance is enabled.

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Displays the recommended club and club distance when club 
advice is enabled.

You can use club advice to view club recommendations when 

playing a round of golf.

Select Setup > Club Advice.

Select On.

After taking a shot, hold MEASURE.

Select Begin Measurement.

Walk to your ball.
You do not have to walk directly to your ball to get an 

accurate measurement. The device measures distance in a 

straight line from your starting point. You can select   to 

return to the map while measuring.

When you arrive at your ball, select an option:
• To discard the shot, select Reset.
• To add the shot distance to a club average, select Save 

Shot, and select the club you used for the shot. The 

device saves the shot in the scorecard and adds the shot 

distance to your average shot distance for the club 

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Before you begin keeping score, you must select the scoring 

method (

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You can keep score for up to four players.

Begin playing a game (

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Select SCORE.

Select an option:
• Select a player's name to edit it.
• Select   to enter the number of strokes for the selected 

hole.

• Select 

 > Set Up Players to edit player handicaps. This 

selection is displayed only if you have enabled handicap 

scoring (

).

• Select   > 

 > Setup > Scoring > Method to change the 

scoring method. If the scores you have already entered for 

the round are incompatible with the new scoring method, 

the device prompts you to clear all scores for the round, or 

keep the current scoring method.

Select SCORE to return to the course map.

You can view and change each player's name, score, and 

handicap during a round using the scorecard.

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Local handicap

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Total score

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Actual strokes for the hole

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Recorded strokes for the hole

You can change the method the device uses to keep score.

Select an option:
• If you are currently playing a round, select   > 

 > Setup 

> Scoring > Method.

• If you are not currently playing a round, select Setup > 

Scoring > Method.

Select a scoring method.

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