The Quick Verdict
Get the Wingman 2. At $170 vs $200, it's cheaper, lasts longer on a charge, and does the core job — calling out front/middle/back distances — without making you think about it. The Player+ has a 3-inch touchscreen and more on-device features, but it's discontinued, and you'd be paying a premium for a device Bushnell never had to explain away. If you specifically want a visual display on the cart unit itself (not your phone), the Player+ delivers that — but stock won't last forever. Check price at TGW →
What They Have in Common
Both are GPS golf speakers that clip to your cart, call out audible yardages, cover 38,000+ courses without a subscription, charge via USB-C, and double as a power bank for your phone. Neither does heart rate, shot tracking worth talking about, or smartwatch anything. They're cart accessories, not wearables.
Where They Differ
Screen vs No Screen
This is the whole comparison, really. The Player+ has a 3-inch colour touchscreen. You can see front/centre/back yardages, hazard distances, and a hole overview right on the device. The Wingman 2 has no screen at all. Zero. You get spoken distances through the speaker, and if you want to see anything — hole layout, distances, flyovers — you're opening the Bushnell Golf app on your phone.
That's not necessarily a deal-breaker. Plenty of golfers play an entire round without looking at a course map. But if you want to glance at the cart and confirm a yardage mid-swing routine, the Wingman 2 can't help you there. The Player+ can.
Battery Life
Wingman 2 wins here: Bushnell claims up to 14 hours per charge, which works out to roughly three rounds. The Player+'s spec sheet says 11 hours at 50% volume — reviewers report 36 holes on a charge, so probably similar territory in practice. The extra hours matter if you're playing a 36-hole weekend event or you just hate charging things.
Audio Output
Player+ publishes its numbers: 30 watts across two drivers, 360-degree audio, and a 100-foot Bluetooth range. Bushnell publishes nothing about wattage on the Wingman 2. That's a data gap, not a verdict — it may sound perfectly fine — but it's worth noting if you're the golfer who wants the speaker loud enough to hear from the fairway when your cart partner is on the green.
Water Resistance
Player+ is IPX7 — submersible to 1 metre. Wingman 2 is IPX6 — splash and spray. If you play in rain regularly, that's a meaningful gap. IPX6 handles a downpour okay, but you wouldn't want to drop a Wingman 2 in a puddle.
Discontinued Status
The Player+ is no longer in production. Blue Tees has moved on to the Player Pro. You can still find the Player+ through retailers at $200, but once stock clears, it's gone. The Wingman 2 is current. That matters for warranty support, firmware updates, and whether the app keeps working in two years.
Warranty
Wingman 2 comes with one year. Player+ comes with two. For a device used outdoors on a cart in all weathers, the longer warranty is genuinely useful — but a discontinued product's two-year warranty only helps if the company's around to honour it, and Blue Tees presumably is, since they're still active.
Who Should Buy Which
Get the Bushnell Wingman 2 if:
- You want the simpler, cheaper option that does one thing really well — called-out yardages while you drive
- You play enough consecutive rounds that 14 hours of battery is worth something
- You mostly want distances in your ear, not your eye
- You'd rather buy a current product with a clear upgrade path
Get the Blue Tees Player+ if:
- You want a screen on the cart unit, not on your phone — the visual yardage and hazard display is genuinely useful mid-hole
- You play in conditions where water resistance matters and want IPX7 over IPX6
- You can find it at a discount below $200, which makes the discontinued status easier to stomach
- You want two years of warranty coverage on a cart speaker
The Bottom Line
The Wingman 2 is the cleaner buy: it's current, it's cheaper, and the BITE remote is a nice touch. You press a button on the cart bar, it calls out the distances, done. The Player+'s screen is a real advantage — there's no phone to unlock mid-round — but it's a discontinued product at a price that was never a bargain. If Blue Tees clearance retailers drop the Player+ to $150, revisit the math. At $200 vs $170, the Wingman 2 is the default.