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.
*Numbers are on average
Golf Business Email Advertising
Golf Business WEEKLY
Sidebar Ad for Non-Partner Advertisers
Size 300px x 300px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation
Price $1250 per week
Two weeks - 10% discount
Four weeks - 30% discount
Sidebar Ad for Partners
Size 200px x 475px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation
Advertorials
From time to time, Advertorials will be featured in a designated section within Golf Business WEEKLY, NGCOA’s member-exclusive weekly e-newsletter that features a unique column, latest industry news, owner-to-owner discussions, and more. See an example of placement, formatting, and styling of this content from a recent edition (below). 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.
Advertorial Guidelines:
- Please do not exceed 1,200 words.
- Please include one square, 300px x 300px image (@144dpi) to be featured beside your advertorial.
- We ask that your content focus on showcasing your product or service, sharing a success story, solving an industry problem, or something similar—without degrading or diminishing other products or services.
- 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 the Advertorial author.
- See an actual Advertorial here.
Price $2,000
Dedicated Email Messaging
Your message… your design
Price $2,000 per mailing
Two mailers - 10% discount
Three mailers - 30% discount
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 date
Golf Business Magazines
Golf Business Journal
Annual edition, printed in January
Golf Business, the official publication of the National Golf Course Owners Association, has returned in print form to every golf course clubhouse from coast to coast in the Golf Business Journal annual edition. Grab a copy today and immerse yourself in unique golf business stories, features, and other insightful and intriguing industry coverage.
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 2026
Contracts due: 11-15-25
Ads due: 11-25-25
Golf Business Quarter Shot: Quarterly Digital Magazine
Dive into the top golf industry news and stories from each quarter of 2026, delivered digitally to your inbox and always available through golfbusiness.com and ngcoa.org!
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.
2026 Digital Magazine Editorial Calendar
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GolfBusiness.com Advertising
Size 300px x 300px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 50% rotation
Price $1,250 per month
Banner Ad (Monthly)
Size 962px x 125px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation
Price $3,000 per month
Size 790px x 600px
50% rotation
6,500 impressions* **
Price $5,000 per month
Size 728px x 90px (@144dpi)
Guaranteed 100% rotation
Price $4,000 per month
*Numbers are on average.
**NGCOA does not provide click-throughs but will happily implement 3rd party tracking links provided by the advertiser.