2025 Golf Business Magazine Media Kit

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Interested in Advertising? Contact partnerships@ngcoa.org or 843.471.2737

Audience

Advertising in Golf Business delivers your message to a highly influential audience. In fact, no other industry publication reaches more of the top decision-makers than Golf Business. Golf Business reaches Owners and General Managers, Directors of Golf, Head Golf Professionals and other key positions—influencing the biggest purchases at the course level.
16,333 Golf Business Journal - Annual Edition, Printed in January* Every US course & Canadian/International members
11,500 Golf Business Quarter Shot - Quarterly Digital Magazine* Members & Non-members
4,500 Golf Business WEEKLY Newsletter* Members
11,500 Dedicated Eblasts* Members & Non-members
2,200 GolfBusiness.com Unique Monthly Visitors* All
6,300 GolfBusiness.com Monthly Page Views* All

*Numbers are on average


Golf Business Email Advertising

Golf Business WEEKLY

Sidebar Ads for Advertisers

Size 250px x 250px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation

Sidebar Ads for Partners

Size 200px x 475px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation

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Dedicated Eblasts

Your message… your design

Advertiser supplies the following:

  • HTML (max 600px width, in-line styling, email-friendly fonts)
  • All images and graphics hosted on your server
  • Preferred subject line (and preview line if desired)
  • List of email addresses for testing and seeding
  • Complete HTML code in .txt format + PDF of finished creative
  • HTML code and supporting materials must be received 5 working days prior to your scheduled Eblast date
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Advertorials

Advertorials will be featured in designated sections on Golf Business WEEKLY no more than once per month. The advertorial article will feature the title, author, and a few introductory sentences from the article, before being linked out to the entire column, hosted on NGCOA.org. The section will also feature the company logo and a disclaimer that the content is sponsored.

Advertorial Guidelines:

  • Please do not exceed 1,200 words.
  • Please include one square, 250px x 250px .png image to be featured on the e-blast.
  • We ask that the substance of your content attempt to showcase your product or service, tell a success story, solve an industry problem, or something similar.
  • We also ask that you do not degrade or diminish other products or services within the content of the advertorial.
  • Please send via Google Doc or Word Document.
  • Please allow up to two weeks between the time submitted and official feature date.
  • NGCOA reserves final editing rights, but will not publish until confirmed with Advertorial author.
  • See an actual Advertorial here.
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Golf Business Magazines

Golf Business Journal

Annual edition, printed in January

NEW in 2025: Golf Business, the official publication of the National Golf Course Owners Association, returns in print form to 16,000+ clubhouses from coast to coast in the brand new Golf Business Journal annual edition. Within this enhanced 150+ page publication, readers can immerse themselves in stories, spotlights, exclusives and other insightful and intriguing golf industry commentary.  

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Full Page Spread Full Page Half Page Third Page
Trim Sizes 18" x 10.75" 9" x 10.75" 9" x 5.25" 3" x 10.75"

Journal Ad Specs

CMYK
300 DPI
PDF format (Press Quality)
Ad files must include .125" bleed allowance on all sides, with crop marks.
Live area safety allowance .25" within the trim size on all sides.

Dates

Publication date: January 2025
Contracts due: 11-15-24
Ads due: 11-25-24


Golf Business Quarter Shot: Quarterly Digital Magazine

Dive into the top golf industry news and stories from each quarter of 2025, delivered digitally to your inbox and always available through golfbusiness.com and ngcoa.org!


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Full Page Spread Full Page Half Page Third Page
Dimensions 17" x 11" 8.5" x 11" 8.5" x 5.25" 3.25" x 11"

Digital Magazine Ad Specs

RGB
300 DPI
PDF format (Press Quality)
No printer marks, crop marks, registration marks or bleeds
To link ad, include a trackable url.

2025 Digital Magazine Editorial Calendar

Issue Contracts
Due
Ads
Due
Digital Launch
(approx.)
1st Quarter 01-15-25 02-01-25 03-01-25
2nd Quarter 03-15-25 04-01-25 06-01-25
3rd Quarter 07-15-25 08-01-25 09-01-25
4th Quarter 09-15-25 10-01-25 12-01-25

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GolfBusiness.com Advertising

Size 250px x 250px
Guaranteed 50% rotation

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Banner Ads (Monthly)

Size 615px x 90px
Guaranteed 100% rotation

   


Pop-up Window/Website Takeover (Monthly)

Size 790px x 600px
50% rotation
6,500 impressions*  **


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*Numbers are on average.
**NGCOA does not provide click-throughs but will happily implement 3rd party tracking links provided by the advertiser.