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In Search of the Best Golf Magazine – Our Top 10

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13 years ago

August 5, 2013

Best Golf Magazine

What golfer doesn’t enjoy picking up a good golf magazine? But with all the options out there it’s easy to find yourself buried under a mountain of pro news and interviews, behind the scenes action, game improvement tips, golf equipment reviews, and tons of other golf content.

To help organize this media blast we sorted through the news racks in search of the best golf magazine and narrowed our list down to what we believe are the top 10 “best of the best” in this expanding industry.

1. Golf Digest

In our (and many others’) option, Golf Digest is the cream of the crop when it comes to golf publications. Golf Digest uses its well-established reputation to bring readers exclusive instruction from some of the world’s top professional players and guarantees that content will help you play better golf. Issues are published monthly with subscriptions coming in at roughly $19.99 for the year ($1.67 per issue). Keep this in mind around birthdays and holidays because it makes for a great gift for your fellow golfers (or yourself). Plus, you’d be crazy not to check out Golficity’s Hottest Girl in Golf for 2013 Holly Sonders’ spread.

2. Golf Magazine

Golf Magazine follows closely behind Golf Digest in its outstanding ability to provide golf instruction, features, TOUR coverage, reviews of new equipment, articles on golf travel and interviews with the pros. We recommend this publication for golfers of all skill levels and the featured instruction from the top 100 teachers in America is often broken down to provide insights for every handicap. Golf Magazine is also well known for surveying and ranking the best courses in the world (major drool factor here).

3. Golf World

If you’re looking to receive your golf content more often than once a month Golf World might be the choice for you. This weekly publication provides comprehensive coverage of the PGA, LPGA, Champions, Nationwide and International Tours. Each issue of Golf World magazine is loaded with player stats, news, interviews and analysis.

4. Golf Tips

On the opposite end of the spectrum from GolfWorld is Golf Tips Magazine which offers only 7 issues throughout the calendar year but each issue is jam-packed with content. As a reader, you’ll be given in-depth golfing instruction for golfers of all skill levels. Every issue of Golf Tips magazine is loaded with expert advice from the world’s top pros, equipment guides and course information. Grab this magazine for an excellent value at just $12 bucks dollars for a full year.

5. Golfweek

Golfweek magazine is a another weekly publication that is said to “enhance the enjoyment and understanding of golf” by applying high standards of journalism to cover the sport. We love Golfweek magazine for its steady stream of up-to-date golf information about competition, business and the golf lifestyle. It’s a great way to stay updated on the rapidly changing landscape of today’s golf world. At about $40 for the year you’ll pay a bit more for this one but if you like to have plenty of golf content in rapid succession, this one is for you.

6. LINKS Magazine

LINKS magazine tends to target passionate, affluent golfers. LINKS covers the game’s best personalities, all major championships, and provides reviews of new and high-performance equipment. The magazine also focuses heavily on golf course reviews, and the best travel (and most luxurious) destinations to play the game. Don’t expect much frequency with this one as you’ll only receive 5 issues over the course of 12 months, but for just under $12.00 for the year it’s a nice addition to your office or home coffee table.

7. Kingdom Magazine

Kingdom Magazine is a more unique golf magazine that comes with a bit higher price tag. Brought to you by the “King” himself, Arnold Palmer, this publication is delivered to you 3 times per year. This high end golf magazine offers editorial content and photography of the highest caliber and often written by some of the best known names in golf journalism. You can grab a year’s subscription here for about $48.

8. Golf Monthly

For United States readers, Golf Monthly is probably the most expensive popular print golf magazine on the market today (a staggering $200 for 12 issues, most of which we’re sure is shipping charges). At about £45.99 per year the price is much more manageable for readers in the UK. The magazine includes tips, drills and advice from the UK’s Top 25 coaches and the leading names on TOUR. Similar to others, Golf Monthly also spends a good deal of its content reviewing the best and latest golf gear. Often unofficially touted as a complete guide to golfing, Golf Monthly is overall a bit pricey here in the States, but certainly worth a read.

9. Today’s Golfer

Like Golf Monthly Today’s Golfer is another UK based golf publication providing information on playing better, buying better gear, and choosing better courses to play. The content is solid and the imagery in the magazine itself is second-to-none but we found that their website format leaves a bit to be desired. This publication is also a bit pricey for those of us State-side (a bit north of $100 for 13 issues over 12 months) but the same subscription is only around £49.00 overseas.

10. Golf International UK

We’ve heard critics claim that Golf International UK is the “authoritative magazine in the golfing world” and although we don’t think it’s up to snuff with our top three, it’s still certainly one of the premier golf publications coming out of the UK. Like the others, this magazine features interviews with the top names in golf but what we really like is that it also offers a dedicated business section that includes columns within a golfing context on people, shares, betting, property, cars and memorabilia. This is another pricey publication which can cost you close to $80 for 6 issues over 12 months in the U.S. or £39.99 for 8 issues in England but its also worth picking up a copy especially if you’re on that side of the pond.