Golf Rangefinders Review

 One of the best parts about being a golf blogger is that I have opportunities to review a lot of different products.

And for whatever reason golf range finders are one of the products that I’ve become most familiar with.

A rangefinder is pretty much designed to do one thing: tell you how far away you are from the pin.

So considering it has just one relatively simple task, it’s pretty amazing considering how many different models and price points there are out there.

This review of the best golf rangefinders was updated in January of 2022, and will continue to be updated as new models come out throughout the year.

Keep in mind I’ve personally used every single product in this rangefinder review, and have played at least 3 rounds with each.

• Price
• Performance
• FeaturesWhile any of the rangefinders mentioned in this post will do the job of telling you distances, there are some that will do it faster, are more enjoyable to use, and have features that while not always essential are really nice to have.

  Some questions to ask yourself before deciding on the best fit for you:

  • What is your budget?
  • How long do you plan to have this?
  • Do you want a slope feature? This will give you a second “plays like” distance number that accounts for the flag being uphill or downhill.
  • Will you be using it in tournaments?
  • Is feel and quality more important, or price?

  Keep these in mind as you read about the best golf rangefinders on the market below.

  THE BEST GOLF RANGEFINDERS OF 2022:

  • BEST OVERALL GOLF RANGEFINDER – BUSHNELL PRO XE

  • BEST RANGEFINDER FOR MOST PEOPLE – PRECISION PRO NX10

  • BEST BUSHNELL RANGEFINDER UNDER $300 – BUSHNELL TOUR V5

  • BEST OPTICS: NIKON COOLSHOT PROII STABILIZED

  • MOST ACCURATE: COBALT Q6 SLOPE

  • BEST VALUE RANGEFINDER – BLUE TEES SERIES 3 MAX

  • BEST BUDGET RANGEFINDER – PRECISION PRO NX7

  • MOST HIGH-TECH RANGEFINDER – GARMIN APPROACH Z82

  • BEST SMART RANGEFINDER: PRECISION PRO R1

  • MOST COMPACT RANGEFINDER: TECTECTEC KLYR

  • BEST GOLF GPS: BUSHNELL PHANTOM 2 GOLF GPS

  • BEST GOLF GPS WATCH: BUSHNELL ION2

  And if you want to know all the details of why we selected each of these, then read on!

  BEST OVERALL GOLF RANGEFINDER: BUSHNELL PRO XE

  

  The top of the line rangefinder from Bushnell, the Pro XE is the very best rangefinder we’ve tested.

  The previous model the Bushnell Pro X2 was excellent, and frankly it has some benefits over the XE – it’s lighter weight and I personally prefer the look of the X2.

  But the Bushnell XE wins overall due to it being the fastest and most accurate golf rangefinder we’ve tested, for having extremely bright and clear readings, and for the new magnet feature that clips to everything from a cart to an iron (which was surprisingly handy).

  Not to mention they’ve taken the slope calculation a step further to include temperature and barometric elements, to give you the most accurate “plays like” distance possible.

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