Welcome to GOLF’s 2024 holiday edition of Our Picks, where our experts are hand-selecting the items you — and your golf-loving family and friends — need on your radar. Scroll below for our latest batch of recommendations, and visit our Best Golf Stuff of 2024 hub page for more articles.
Gone are the days of pacing off the yardage from a sprinkler, or just wildly guessing yardages for each shot. In the modern game, players expect to have fast, accurate yardages for every swing, and rangefinders are the best way to get them.
Previously we’ve looked at six rangefinders the editors here at GOLF used and loved in 2024. But our focus here is different. For our purposes, it’s all about price.
While rangefinders will always cost you more than golf gloves, they come in many different models and many different price points, from upwards of $600 for the top-of-the-line devices all the way down nearer to $100. If you’re looking to buy a rangefinder this holiday season and price is the determining factor, you’re in the right place.
Here are 10 different top rangefinders available for purchase on Fairway Jockey organized from the most expensive to the least expensive.
Top golf rangefinders for gifts, organized by price
Voice Caddie SL3 GPS Laser Rangefinder – $599.99
Voice Caddie SL3 GPS Laser Rangefinder
The all-new SL3 captures the highest essence of technology in one, state-of-the-art laser rangefinder. An active hybrid GPS laser rangefinder, the SL3 integrates a high-resolution touchscreen, dynamic and detailed green undulation data, and course layout graphics (with eagle eye overview), putt view with elevation/distance measurement, and GPS distance readings. In its scope is a bright multi-color OLED display with best-in-class optical clarity. The SL3 integrates slope compensation, pin tracer with GPS pin assist for advanced stabilization, a ultra-high-speed processor, and high propensity noise filtration. The SL3 is the only device ever to integrate a fully hybrid GPS for maximum filtering and stability, illustrative course layout and green views, and putt distance measurement into a laser rangefinder. Truly the most advanced laser rangefinder ever developed.
MAIN FUNCTIONS:• True Hybrid GPS/Laser Rangefinder• Pin Tracer™ (Increased lock on area)• GPS Pin Assist: Utilizes GPS Data to FilterBackground and hone in on the Pin• Slope Integration with Tournament Mode• Shot Distance Measurement• Putt View – Elevation / Distance• Color Touch LCD Screen• Course layout / GPS yardage view /Green Undulation / Putt View• Adjustable Dual Color OLED for Low Light Play• Optical Angle/High Clarity Lens* Course layout & Green Undulation is not available for allcourses. Currently, Course layout & Green undulation is activefor over 13,000 courses in US, 15,000 courses worldwide.(Continuously updating the data library)
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Bushnell Pro X3+ Laser Rangefinder – $499.99 ($100 OFF!)
Bushnell Pro X3+ Laser Rangefinder
Precision Perfected: Next Level Performance with Wind. Pro X3+ is the most powerful, precise laser rangefinder to date – packing all of the market-leading innovations you have come to expect from the #1 Rangefinder in Golf.
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Nikon COOLSHOT PROII Stabilized Rangefinder – $349.95 ($100 OFF!)
Nikon COOLSHOT PROII Stabilized Rangefinder
Nikon’s fastest, most accurate golf rangefinder with stabilized optics and laser, incline/decline detection, pin recognition and more.
Unshakable confidence.
Borrowing technology from Nikon’s innovative cameras and lenses, the COOLSHOT PROII counteracts hand shake and environmental factors to steady both your view and the ranging laser. It’s easier to find your target, and it’s easier to lock onto it.
Fast. Accurate.
HYPER READ technology provides near-instant measurements (approx. 0.3 seconds) that are comfortably visible within the bright, crystal-clear OLED display. Explore more options for your shots without slowing down your game.
Oh, what a view.
Nikon has been a world-leader in optics for more than 100 years. The COOLSHOT PROII uses a brilliant 6x power monocular with Nikon’s innovative anti-glare and high-contrast coatings, plus a diopter adjustment to fine tune for your vision.
Lock onto the flag.
Targeting the pin? DUAL LOCKED ON ECHO—confirms you’ve hit the flag and not something in the background. It also gives a green visual cue and a pleasant audible confirmation that you’re measuring the pin, not a tree or other object 20 yards behind it.
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Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Laser Rangefinder – $329.99 ($70 OFF!)
Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Laser Rangefinder
Utilizing new and improved electronics, along with our patented, Tour-trusted Slope technology, Tour V6 Shift is the most accurate, consistent and longest ranging Tour series laser Bushnell Golf has ever released.
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Blue Tees Golf Series 3 Max+ Rangefinder – $269.99
Blue Tees Golf Series 3 Max+ Rangefinder
The Series 3 Max+ Laser Rangefinder is the next iteration of our flagship, best selling S3 line of lasers. S3 Max+ offers improved software + electronics, an enhanced ergonomic design, and is powered by our new rechargeable battery technology.
Slope Switch
Pulse Vibration
Red/Black Control
USB-C Rechargeable Battery
Built-in Magnetic Strip
Crystal Clear Display
Advanced Flag Lock
1000 Yard Range
Active Tracking
Water Resistant
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Prism+ Rangefinder Bundle – $259.99 ($150 OFF!)
Nikon COOLSHOT 50i Rangefinder – $249.95. ($50 OFF!)
Bushnell Tour V6 Laser Rangefinder – $249.99 ($50 OFF!)
Nikon COOLSHOT 20i GIII Rangefinder – $199.95 ($40 OFF!)
Nikon COOLSHOT 20i GIII Rangefinder
Get accuracy from any angle with the COOLSHOT 20i GIII, the third generation of Nikon’s lightweight, rainproof COOLSHOT 20i golf rangefinder. Featuring integrated slope technology and superior Nikon optics with a multilayer coating and 6X magnification, you’ll be ready for the most challenging courses.
Golf Mode compensates for uphill and downhill shots—essential for deciding what club to use. First Target Priority assures that the measurement shown is for the flagstick and not any objects in the background. LOCKED ON QUAKE provides a gentle vibration as an added confirmation that you’re on the pin. You can even scan for up to 8 seconds to get real-time measurements for obstacles, doglegs and other hazards.
Features
6X Magnification
Flag lock
Slope adjustment switch
Real time distance of trees, hazards, sand traps and more
Rainproof
4.6oz
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Nikon COOLSHOT 20 GIII Rangefinder – $179.95 ($20 OFF!)
Nikon COOLSHOT 20 GIII Rangefinder
Always know the distance of your shot with the COOLSHOT 20 GIII, the third generation of Nikon’s lightweight, rainproof COOLSHOT 20 golf rangefinder. Outstanding Nikon optics with a multilayer coating and 6X magnification make it easy to target flagsticks on the most challenging courses.
First Target Priority assures that the measurement shown is for the flagstick and not any objects in the background; and LOCKED ON QUAKE provides a gentle vibration as an added confirmation that you’re on the pin. You can even scan for up to 8 seconds to get real-time measurements for obstacles, doglegs and other hazards.
Prioritize the pin.
With First Target Priority mode, the COOLSHOT 20 GIII will ignore background distractions like trees, shrubs or golf carts to make it easier to target the flagstick.
Bright, clear view.
Nikon has been a world-leader in optics for more than 100 years. The COOLSHOT 20 GIII uses a brilliant 6x monocular with a multilayer coating for bright, clear views, plus a diopter adjustment to fine tune for your vision.
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