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Garmin golf simulator: R10 and R50 setups

Garmin covers both ends of the market: the $500 R10 that most people start with, and the $5,000 R50 that runs a whole simulator with no PC. Here's what a full Garmin setup costs.

By Nouman Sabir, EditorUpdated Oct 27, 202610 sources cited

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Golfer hitting into an indoor simulator screen with a Garmin Approach R10 behind the ball. Image: Garmin.

Garmin's simulator software, Home Tee Hero, runs through the Garmin Golf membership ($99.99 a year). With the R10 it runs on your phone or tablet; with the R50 it runs on the unit itself and goes to a projector over HDMI.

That makes Garmin the easiest brand to start with and, at the top end, the easiest to live with if you don't want to maintain a gaming PC.

The Garmin lineup

Garmin

Garmin R10

Radar behind the ball · 4 measured values · works outdoors

$5003-yr $800

Under $1,000Works outdoorsPortable

Garmin

Garmin R50

3 cameras beside the ball · simulator built in · HDMI out

$5,0003-yr $5,300

PremiumClub dataShort rooms

Garmin: what each unit costs over three years

Hardware price 3 years of plans

Launch monitor only (no enclosure or projector). Plans = what a typical owner pays for course play, my math.

Which one I'd buy

Garmin Approach R10

For most people the R10 is the Garmin to buy: $499.99, travels to the range, and the cheapest full simulator packages in this guide are built around it. I'd step up to the R50 only for a dedicated no-PC room.

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Garmin simulator packages and prices

Complete setups built around Garmin units, as listed by the sellers on 2026-10-27. Several were sale prices, so check before you buy.

Package	Seller	Price	Notes
Garmin R10 Practice Bundle (net)	Rain or Shine Golf	$1,599	—
Garmin R10 SIG10	Shop Indoor Golf	$3,599.99	Cheapest screen + projector package I found
Garmin R10 SwingBay	Rain or Shine Golf	$3,998.99	Optoma ZW350ST projector
Carl's Ready-to-Golf R10	Carl's Place	$5,526.84–$10,997.89	—
Garmin R50 SIG10	Shop Indoor Golf	$7,199.99	Projector not included by default
Garmin R50 SwingBay	Rain or Shine Golf	$8,498.99	—

The room a Garmin simulator needs

R10: Garmin's manual puts the unit 6–8 ft behind the tee and the tee at least 8 ft from the net, so about 15 ft of depth. R50: the unit sits about 1.5 ft to the side of the tee, and Garmin says it needs less indoor space than the R10.

Check your own numbers with the room size calculator or read the full room size guide.

Garmin Approach R10 set up behind a golfer on an outdoor hitting area. Image: Garmin.

Plans and software

Garmin Golf is $99.99 a year (or $9.99 a month) for Home Tee Hero course play. Range and practice work without it. GSPro, E6 and Awesome Golf are separate licences.

Compare every brand's plans

See the subscription cost comparison for 3- and 5-year totals across every launch monitor.

Questions people ask

Can the Garmin R10 be used as a golf simulator?

Yes. With a Garmin Golf membership ($99.99/yr) it runs Home Tee Hero on more than 40,000 courses, and it works with E6, Awesome Golf and GSPro (via a connector).

What's the cheapest Garmin golf simulator setup?

Rain or Shine's R10 Practice Bundle with a net is $1,599. With an enclosure, impact screen and projector, Shop Indoor Golf's R10 SIG10 package is $3,599.99.

Sources

Every number on this page comes from one of these 9 pages. We checked them on Oct 27, 2026. Prices change often, so confirm before you buy.

About the author

Nouman SabirFounder & Editor

Nouman Sabir founded Carry & Spin and edits every page. Nouman reads the makers' manuals and plan pages, retailer listings and owner forums, works out what each setup really costs, and keeps every claim linked to its source. Nouman is a researcher, not a golf pro, and says so.

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