The Blue Tees Player+ GPS speaker is a cylindrical Bluetooth speaker made with golfers in mind. It integrates with the Blue Tees Game app to provide a range of features designed to enhance your golfing experience. While it requires a Player+ subscription to access its full suite of features, the app offers front, center, and back of green distances, basic GPS maps for more than 40,000 golf courses, and free scorekeeping. The standout feature of this model is its responsive, full-color touchscreen, which makes the device easy to navigate. Like many golf speakers, it also has a strong magnet designed to attach to the frame of a golf cart.
Our Verdict
The Blue Tees Player+ is poor for listening to music. Like many small speakers, it struggles to reproduce a deep, boomy bass, so it lacks the thump and rumble required to bring genres like EDM and hip-hop to life. The midrange is fairly balanced, so vocals and lead instruments should come through with good definition, but a roll-off in the treble frequencies means that music can sound somewhat muffled and lacking in brightness. Unfortunately, there is no graphic EQ or presets to adjust the sound. This speaker downmixes stereo content to mono, and because it only has drivers on one side, audio sounds different depending on where it's placed. It also doesn't get very loud, but there's little compression at max volume, so your audio will sound consistent as you turn it up.
Very little compression at max volume.
Lack low-bass.
No presets or graphic EQ.
The Blue Tees Player+ is poor for watching videos and movies, but it's not designed for this use. It's unable to reproduce the rumbly bass found in action scenes, but with its relatively balanced midrange, dialogue should be clear and easy to follow. The speaker downmixes content to mono, so you don't get an immersive audio experience, and it has disappointing directivity, so audio will sound different depending on its placement. While its Android latency falls within good limits, its negative latency with iOS devices means you may hear audio before the video. However, apps and devices compensate differently for latency, so your experience may vary.
Very little compression at max volume.
Lack low-bass.
Doesn't get very loud.
The Blue Tees Player+ is passable for podcasts. Its portability means that you can bring it from the cart to the clubhouse while finishing a longer episode, and its balanced mid-range means dialogue is easy to follow. Unfortunately, it doesn't get very loud, so you have to stay close by while listening, and it may struggle to compete with ambient noise out on the fairway. It also has poor directivity, so audio sounds inconsistent as you move around the speaker.
Very little compression at max volume.
Very portable.
Doesn't get very loud.
Poor directivity.
While the Blue Tees Player+ is equipped with a proprietary audio assistant that can read out golf stats, it does not support standard voice assistants.
The Blue Tees Player+ is acceptable for outdoor use. With an IPX7 rating for water resistance and a flap to cover its ports, this speaker has some protection from the elements, so if the weather shifts during your golf game, you don't have to worry. It's battery-powered, so it's easy to take on the go, and it also allows you to charge your devices via a USB-A port, adding versatility. Unfortunately, it doesn't get very loud. While the midrange is fairly stable, the weak bass and treble make it hard to project sound in large outdoor spaces, like the fairway, leading to audio that sounds thin and dull.
Very portable.
IPX7 rating for water resistance.
No presets or graphic EQ.
Doesn't get very loud.
Changelog
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Updated Apr 02, 2026:
We added a reference to the Bushnell Wingman HD in the Build Quality box.
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Updated Oct 01, 2025:
The Turtlebox Ranger was mentioned in the Battery section for comparison.
- Updated Mar 07, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Feb 26, 2025: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Blue Tees Golf Player Plus is available in Blue and Black color variants as well as a Travis Mathew Limited Edition. We tested the Blue version, and you can see its label here. We expect the others to perform similarly.
If you encounter another variant, please let us know in the comments, and we'll update this review.
Popular Speaker Comparisons
The Blue Tees Golf Player Plus is a Bluetooth speaker with a similar design to its predecessor, Blue Tees Golf The Player. However, this version comes with a few useful updates. Most notably, the Player+ has a touchscreen and offers access to a golf-centric app. Both speakers feature a strong, built-in magnet. Compared to the Bushnell Wingman and Bushnell Wingman 2, the Blue Tees offers better controls thanks to its touchscreen; however, you need a Player+ subscription to access all the features in its companion app, whereas with the Wingman series, everything is included. The Bushnell Wingman View also has a screen, but it's less advanced than the Blue Tees. If you're looking for something smaller, check out the Bushnell Wingman Mini, which comes with a carabiner so you can attach it right to your golf bag.
For more comparisons, see our recommendations for the best golf cart speakers, the best outdoor speakers, and the best waterproof Bluetooth speakers.
The Blue Tees Golf Player+ and the Bushnell Wingman View are both golf speakers that feature screens, but they have different strengths. While the Bushnell has a small LCD screen that shows front, center, and back distances from the green as well as info about any music playing, the Blue Tees has a larger, full-color touchscreen, which offers greater functionality and makes the speaker's controls easier to navigate. That said, the Bushnell has a better soundstage, so your audio sounds more consistent from any angle, and its battery lasts longer on a single charge.
The Anker Soundcore Motion+ is a better speaker for most uses than the Blue Tees Golf Player+, but it doesn't have any golf-specific features. The Anker can reproduce more low-bass, so you may prefer it if you like listening to genres like EDM and hip-hop. It also offers a graphic EQ and presets, so you can customize its sound, unlike the Blue Tees. Its battery also lasts longer on a single charge. The Blue Tees, however, comes equipped with a touchscreen, giving its controls an edge, and it offers a range of features that appeal to golfers through its companion app, like GPS course maps and distances.
The Blue Tees Golf Player+ is the successor to Blue Tees Golf The Player and offers some upgrades to the original. Most notably, the newer model is equipped with a sleek touchscreen that makes the device easier to navigate. It also offers access to the Blue Tees Game app, which offers GPS maps to over 40,000 courses. On the other hand, the older model has a better soundstage and dynamics performance, so it sounds more consistent from any angle around the speaker and gets louder.
The Blue Tees Golf Player+ and the Bushnell Wingman Mini are similarly performing golf speakers, but you may prefer one over the other based on its features. The Blue Tees is a cylindrical speaker with a touchscreen that can fit in the cup holder of a golf cart, while the Bushnell is lighter and more compact. Both speakers come with a built-in magnet meant to attach to the frame of a golf cart, but the Wingman Mini also has a carabiner, so you can clip it onto your golf bag. The Bushnell offers a better app, and while the Blue Tees also pairs with a companion app, you need a subscription to access all its features.
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