Bushnell Golf Announces New Ion Edge GPS Watch

Overland Park, KS,  – Bushnell Golf, #1 in Electronic Measuring Devices, unveiled the new ION EDGE.   The ION EDGE has been designed to meet the ever-changing needs of golfers wanting wearable EMD’s.   The ION EDGE features a new design with a touchscreen display and the Bushnell Golf app for automatic updates to the more than 38,000 preloaded courses worldwide.  The ION EDGE is one of the industry’s easiest to use golf GPS watches with instant yardage measurements.

“Creating EMD’s that are both trusted on Tour and by the weekend golfer is extremely important to us,” said William Flood, Global Product Manager at Bushnell Golf. “The ION EDGE is user-friendly with industry-leading technology at an affordable price.”

The ION EDGE offers the golfer long battery life (15+ hours), and even more benefits such as a NEW touchscreen display, GreenView with moveable pin placement, Dynamic Green Mapping (front and back distances are shown based on golfer’s line of play), shot distance calculator, and the ability to get up to six hazard distances per hole.

The ION EDGE Golf GPS Watch instantly recognizes courses. It features an auto-hole advance which automatically changes from one hole to the next, so a golfer can start play and get front/center/back distances without touching any buttons the rest of the round.

Play Longer:

• 15+ Hour Battery

Ready for Play:

Over 38,000 worldwide courses preloaded

Additional Features:

• Touchscreen Display
• Auto course recognition
• Auto hole advance
• Scorekeeper w/ Basic States
• Easy-to-read front/center/back distances
• Hazard/layup distances (up to six per hole)
• Shot distance calculator
• Bushnell Golf App included with purchase

The ION EDGE GPS Watch will be available in two color combinations – Black and Gray, at Bushnell Golf retailers nationwide in mid-May, with a retail price of $149.99.

BUSHNELL GOLF LAUNCHES PHANTOM 2

Bushnell Outdoor Products, makers of the #1 laser rangefinder on the PGA Tour, today unveiled its latest innovative GPS device – the Phantom 2. Adding to the robust collection of products to serve golfers of all skill levels, The Phantom 2 continues to live up to the distance made simple mantra.

The Phantom 2 has evolved with numerous upgrades from its predecessor. Introducing GreenView distances with movable pin placements for more accurate distances, the Phantom 2 now offers “Dynamic Green Mapping,” to provide distance measurements based on a golfer’s line of play. Preloaded with more than 38,000 courses – along with up to six hazard/layup distances per hole. The Phantom 2 has upgraded “BITE Technology,” an integrated, high-powered magnet that allows golfers to easily attach the device directly on a cart bar, providing quick and easy yardage readings with 40% larger text. Additional features include auto course and auto hole recognition, shot distance calculator and a battery life of eighteen-plus hours.

“Bushnell Golf prides itself on providing easy to use distance measuring devices for golfers of all skill levels, and the Phantom 2 delivers the simplicity and convenience golfers are looking for in a measuring device,” said William Flood, Global Product Manager at Bushnell Golf. “Phantom 2 provides golfers with the critical distance information they need, while offering the convenience and reliability they are accustomed to from Bushnell Golf GPS products.”

Bushnell Golf’s latest, the Phantom 2 also integrates the Bushnell Golf Mobile App. The Phantom 2 uses the app to provide all course updates and additional course information to arm golfers with the confidence needed to hit accurate shots into greens.

The Phantom 2 is offered in four colors –Gray Camo, Neon Orange, Bright Royal Blue and Black – and will be available at retail in late-April for $129.99.