Inaccurate iPhone 5 gps

I have an iPhone 5 and and iPhone 3GS. I have tried several golf yardage programs on them. The iPhone 3GS is quite accurate but the IPhone 5 is all over the place. When I go to use it it starts out with a very wrong yardage. It then proceeds to change the yardage back and forth and will quite often show me way off of the course. I don't have this problem with my old phone. Has anyone else encountered this problem.

salam alykum,
first check the settings of Maps in settings
Navigation Voice Volume ( Normal Volume )
Distances ( In Kilometers )
Map Labels ( On )
Label Size (Normal)
these options are default
Second check please the Privacy in Settings
goto Privacy then Location Services then Maps put it On
then Try
if not work
goto Appstore and download a Navigon app it will work.
may these help you.
Salam alykum
Zaher Zeinni

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"support.apple.com/kb/HT1975":
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