Introducing New Green Maps for Smarter Approach Shots and Fewer Putts

Don’t hope the putt breaks right. Know it does. Own it, with confidence. 

You can hit the perfect putt and still walk away confused. The putt breaks more than expected. The comeback feels harder than it should. And suddenly you are wondering how the green fooled you again.

Now available on iOS, Green Maps feature more than 9,000 mapped greens, with course coverage continuing to grow. Powered by LiDAR data, they show the true shape of each green, revealing the slopes and subtle elevation changes that determine where shots land and how putts break.

Greens rarely trick you with anything dramatic. They trick you with nuance. A slight back to front tilt. A ridge that pushes approach shots away from the hole. A section of green that looks flat but quietly funnels the ball toward trouble. Green Maps surface those details instantly, helping you plan smarter approach shots and step onto the green already knowing what to expect.

From the fairway, plenty of targets look safe. But looks can be deceiving. A left side that appears generous might actually sit on a false slope that sheds balls into rough or bunkers. A pin high miss might leave you chipping uphill into grain and slope you never saw coming. Green Maps help you identify not just where the green is, but where the smartest play to the green actually lives. The side that holds approach shots, rewards the right angle, and leaves you the simplest next shot when perfection is not an option.

How to Access Green Maps in the Arccos App

If Green Maps are available for your course, accessing them is simple. After you start a round in the Arccos iOS app, tap Green Maps in the bottom right corner of the screen. From there, you can adjust the map view using filters to show:

• Slope shading to see how steep different areas of the green are

• Directional arrows to see which way the green feeds

• Or both together for a complete picture

It is designed to be fast, intuitive, and easy to use during your round.

How to Read a Green Map Quickly and Correctly

Think of Green Maps as showing you where gravity wants the ball to go. The colors indicate slope severity. Calmer areas are flatter, while warmer colors signal steeper sections that demand caution. The arrows show the direction the surface is moving, helping you understand how approach shots will release and how putts are likely to break.

And when you are standing on the green, Green Maps adjust with you. Using the Snap feature, you can quickly re orient the map to match your position so you are viewing the putt in the correct direction. No twisting your phone. No mentally flipping the image like an old paper map. Just a clear view of how the green sits in front of you, so you can quickly understand where to aim and how the putt is likely to move.

Green Maps also include Red and Green Zones, which highlight good versus bad misses on approach shots and around the green. These zones help you see where a miss leaves a manageable next shot and where it could quickly turn into trouble. Instead of simply aiming at the flag, you can identify the smartest part of the green to play toward before you even reach the putting surface.

The goal is not to memorize every contour. It is to answer smarter questions. Which side of the hole is safer. Where can I miss and still have a chance. What part of the green gives me the smartest next shot. Once you start thinking that way, decisions become clearer and scores tend to follow.

A Smarter Way to Play the Hole

Green Maps are built directly into the Arccos app and integrate seamlessly with Arccos AI Strategy, allowing strategy recommendations to account not just for distance and conditions, but for how the green itself rewards or punishes different decisions. It is a meaningful step forward in course management, one that helps golfers make smarter choices before the ball is struck.

A couple of notes if you do not see Green Maps available in your app yet. Green Maps are currently rolling out to iOS users, with full availability across iOS coming soon. Course coverage continues to expand, so if you do not see Green Maps yet, keep an eye out. They are on the way.

The best golf technology does not tell you what to do. It helps you see the game more clearly.