Golf World
| Editor | Jaime Diaz |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Paid circulation | 132,090 |
| Unpaid circulation | 26,666 |
| Total circulation (2014) | 158,756[1] |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Final issue | July 28, 2014 |
| Company | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0017-1891 |
Golf Worldwas a weekly magazine covering the game ofgolfpublished byCondé Nast.It was in circulation between 1947 and 2014. After that,Golf Worldwas available in digital form and from May 13, 2019 to April 8, 2022, the brand has been owned byDiscovery, Inc.
History and profile
[edit]The magazine was first published in 1947.[2]It celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007, and was therefore the oldest golf publication in theUnited States.It was purchased byThe New York Times Companyfrom Billian publishing, the original owners in 1988, who sold it toCondé Nastin 2001.
Golf Worldcovered the game of golf, including thePGA Tour,LPGA Tour,Champions Tour,Nationwide Tour,European Tour,and amateur events around the United States and internationally. As a weekly, it was the only magazine providing in-depth previews and coverage of all themajor tournaments.Preview issues of majors had dedicated sections that could include pull-out course maps, lineups of players, comparative charts from years past, and articles about what has happened in history and what to expect in the coming week. Coverage issues contained pull-out sections called "Rank and File" that provided in-depth analysis of players' performance in the past week's tournament. Also contained in the coverage issues were articles telling the stories of the week as well as stories about the tournament that did not usually make the news outlets, like breaking the story ofPhil Mickelsonchanging coaches earlier in 2007 before Mickelson announced the change.
In July 2014,Golf Worldceased its print edition for a digital-only edition.[2]The final print edition cover, dated July 28, 2014, featuredRory McIlroyholding theClaret Jugafter winning the2014 Open Championship.[3][4]
On May 13, 2019,Discovery, Inc.acquiredGolf Digest(includingGolf World) from Condé Nast in order expand into golf editorial media business.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"eCirc for Consumer Magazines".Alliance for Audited Media.June 30, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2017.RetrievedDecember 5,2014.
- ^ab"Golf World magazine goes all digital".ESPN.July 23, 2014.RetrievedOctober 19,2015.
- ^Holmes, John (July 23, 2014)."Golf World magazine ends print publication, goes strictly online".PGA of America.
- ^Sebastian, Michael (July 23, 2014)."Goes Digital-Only: Fewer Than 10 People Laid Off".Ad Age.
- ^"Discovery, Inc. Acquires Golf Digest from Condé Nast".Discovery, Inc. Newsroom.May 13, 2019.
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