Golfweek
{{Short description|Golf magazine and digital media outlet}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox magazine
|image_file = Golfweek magazine.jpg
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|editor = [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-schmitt-5026932/ Tim Schmitt]
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|frequency = Weekly (1975-2016)
Monthly (2017-present)
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|category = Golf magazine
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|publisher = Gannett Company
|founded = 1975
|country = United States
|based = Orlando, Florida
|language = English
|website = {{URL|https://golfweek.usatoday.com/}}
|issn = 0890-3514
}}
Golfweek is a golf magazine and digital media outlet based in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is part of Gannett's USA Today Network.
History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1975 by Charley Stine and was originally named Florida Golfweek Magazine. His son Tom Stine was editor of the magazine from 1980 to 1994. Stine sold the publication to Turnstile Publishing Company, based in Orlando, Florida, in 1990 and it became the flagship publication out of the five magazines it published. The magazine is particularly adept in its coverage of the "Best Golf Courses" in the United States by state and are often used by websites on many golf courses and resorts around the US as being on the Golfweek list. As of 2002, Eric Beckson was the president of Turnstile Publishing.{{cite book |title=Golf course management |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8zU9AAAAYAAJ |access-date=June 24, 2013 |year=2002 |publisher=Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |page=319}}
The magazine also publishes specific annual publications such as Golfweek's Best, a Guide to America's Best Classic and Modern Golf Courses and Golfweek's Ultimate Guide To Golf Course Living and Great Escapes.{{cite book |last=Klein|first=Bradley S|title=A Walk in the Park: Golfweek's Guide to America's Best Classic and Modern Golf Courses |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bKvBCejOSkUC|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=April 1, 2004|publisher=Sports Publishing|isbn=978-1-58261-605-6}}{{cite book |last=Andrisani |first=John |title=Golfweek's 101 Winning Golf Tips: Expert Shotmaking Advice from the Co-Author of the Bestselling The Plane Truth for Golfers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ycpVOAJFes4C |access-date=June 24, 2013 |date=June 1, 2007 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=978-1-60239-016-4}}
Numerous experts are employed to write columns for the magazine, some of which also write or have written for Golf Digest etc. In, 2016, Golfweek was purchased by Gannett Company, Inc.[http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2016/10/06/gannett-makes-a-sports-magazine-acquisition.html Gannett makes a sports magazine acquisition] October 5, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017. The magazine switched from the original weekly format to a monthly format in January 2017.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://golfweek.usatoday.com/}}
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Category:1975 establishments in Florida
Category:Magazines established in 1975
Category:Magazines published in Florida
Category:Mass media in Orlando, Florida