Guides

How to count strokes, track putts and keep score on an Apple Watch. Written and tested by the GolfCounter team.

• Garmin Golf Watch vs Apple Watch (2026): Yardages or Just a Score? Garmin Approach vs Apple Watch for golf in 2026: current models, official prices and battery claims, and a simple decision table based on whether you need distances or only an accurate score.
• Golf Apps With No Subscription (2026): 13 Apps, One-Time or Free Which golf apps work without a subscription? 13 apps checked against their US App Store listings: one-time purchases, free tiers that still record every round, where the paywall sits, and whether Apple Watch scoring is free.
• How to Track Your Golf Score on Apple Watch, Step by Step How to keep score on an Apple Watch during a round: what you need, every tap from the first tee to the last green, which steps need the iPhone, and fixes for the usual snags.
• Best Free Golf Scorecard Apps 2026: What 10 Free Tiers Really Record Ten golf scorecard apps checked against their App Store listings: what the free tier records (score, putts, penalties, stats, Apple Watch), whether it shows ads, and what costs money.
• How to Keep Score in Golf for Beginners: Whiffs, OB, Penalties A beginner guide to keeping score in golf: what counts as a stroke under the Rules of Golf, how OB, water and lost balls are scored, a filled-in scorecard example, and the counting mistakes to avoid.
• How to Count Putts in Golf (and Track Putts Per Round on Your Apple Watch) What counts as a putt, how many putts per round is normal, and how to track putts without a pencil.
• Apple Watch Golf Score Apps Compared (2026): Free vs Paid, GPS vs Counter-Only A plain comparison of Apple Watch golf scoring apps by what they do on the wrist, what they cost, and whether they need the phone.
• Which Golf Apps Work on the Apple Watch Without the iPhone? What "works without the phone" really means on watchOS, which score and GPS apps run standalone according to their own documentation, and how to set up a phone-free round.
• Golf Stroke Counter for Apple Watch: Tap Once Per Shot, No iPhone Needed How a stroke counter on the Apple Watch keeps your score honest, what to look for, and how GolfCounter compares with other small counter apps.