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I just checked my USGA GHIN app and they notified me of a new GPS feature. It looks interesting. I will check it out next time I play. Here are the notification screen shots. My name is not John Doe BTW. 
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I just opened and looked at my USGA GHIN app and don't see a GPS option. Where is it located?

Ahhh, never mind. Found out that there's an app update that needs to be installed. I'll check it out after the update is complete. Thanks.

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I am generally hesitant to do anything with my phone during a round (my previous phone, which I replaced over two and a half years ago, went through battery like it was candy), but I may check this out at some point, if nothing else so I have a backup for my laser and my GPS device.

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Thanks, @boogielicious. I found it in the updated app and it seems to function fine. Nice big map image of the holes with distances to all hole features. I'll check it out on the course. My phone is already on my cart and running Arccos so it'll be interesting to see if, as @Shindig suggests, it places too much additional demand on the battery.

I see the green maps are an additional charge. Probably not for me, at my skill level.

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Here's the image from the email the USGA sent.

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Looks like a great feature, but unfortunately at the moment they don't have any courses near me that it will work on. I contacted them through the app asking if they had a current list of all supported courses. I got an immediate response stating they don't have a list available. 

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Eh.... if it also kept the score in the same window I would be more interested, unless I am not seeing the option. I'll stick with golfshot.

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2 hours ago, Valleygolfer said:

Eh.... if it also kept the score in the same window I would be more interested, unless I am not seeing the option. I'll stick with golfshot.

I checked out the app and I guess you can keep score with it and the GPS.

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I saw something about a paid version with putting help and green heat maps.   Definitely looks interesting.  

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22 minutes ago, imsys0042 said:

I saw something about a paid version with putting help and green heat maps.   Definitely looks interesting.  

Are you allowed to get electronic putting help during a round?  If you had asked me this a few days ago, I'd have guessed no, but it's in the USGA's app.

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35 minutes ago, Shindig said:

Are you allowed to get electronic putting help during a round?  If you had asked me this a few days ago, I'd have guessed no, but it's in the USGA's app.

I don’t see the difference between reading a piece of paper and something that would be static content on an app.   But it’ll be interesting to see what this is.

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Interesting that they included the putting maps, I know they are legal (unless barred by local rule) but I thought they frowned upon them.

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3 hours ago, paperclip said:

Interesting that they included the putting maps, I know they are legal (unless barred by local rule) but I thought they frowned upon them.

I thought that as well.

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9 hours ago, paperclip said:

Interesting that they included the putting maps, I know they are legal (unless barred by local rule) but I thought they frowned upon them.

If they're legal, and they're trying to offer a "full service platform" for a fee, why would they choose not to provide them?  

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8 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:

If they're legal, and they're trying to offer a "full service platform" for a fee, why would they choose not to provide them?  

They are limiting green reading books to a certain "Scale" but I'm not sure how that applies to electronic green maps.  My gut tells me an electronic app is not allowed under the rules of golf but I'm not an rules expert.  Maybe legal as long as it does not violate the "Scale" requirements?

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3 minutes ago, StuM said:

They are limiting green reading books to a certain "Scale" but I'm not sure how that applies to electronic green maps.  My gut tells me an electronic app is not allowed under the rules of golf but I'm not an rules expert.  Maybe legal as long as it does not violate the "Scale" requirements?

Interpretation 4.3a/1 addresses both paper and electronic versions.  Essentially, the scale on your device cannot be enlarged beyond the limits set, and the device may not indicate a recommended line of play.

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12 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:

Interpretation 4.3a/1 addresses both paper and electronic versions.  Essentially, the scale on your device cannot be enlarged beyond the limits set, and the device may not indicate a recommended line of play.

I'm guessing whatever's in the USGA app would be totally legal.  Otherwise what a mess that'd be...

 

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On 8/4/2021 at 1:26 PM, KoHo said:

Looks like a great feature, but unfortunately at the moment they don't have any courses near me that it will work on. I contacted them through the app asking if they had a current list of all supported courses. I got an immediate response stating they don't have a list available. 

Cancel that...they are available now ..

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