North America’s most-read print golf publication is celebrating a decade online

Hilton Head Island, SC (April 22, 2009) – Launched a decade ago to complement the growing Golfer’s Guide network of regional publications, www.golfersguide.com celebrates its 10th anniversary this month as the leading online authority on the game of golf, featuring unique content designed to keep its dedicated readership connected to the game worldwide.

Featuring breaking news, digital editions of its regional magazines, equipment reviews, a frequently updated blog, golf course features, PGA Tour commentary, golf instruction, videos and exclusive online contests and sweepstakes, Golfer’s Guide.com serves as both a comprehensive resource for avid golfers and a hub for the publication’s network of 20-plus regional sites and three sister portals – www.golfersguidetravel.com, www.golfersguideliving.com and www.golfus.com.

Golfer’s Guide.com links to 22 regional sites throughout North America including Arizona, Chicago, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville and Atlanta, and three Canadian sites. By the end of 2010, Golfer’s Guide.com will feature more than 50 destinations around the world.

Currently the site offers more than 1,000 golf course features, providing course descriptions, photos, yardage, rates and other key information for avid golfers looking to find the best places to play in the top golf destinations and population centers from coast to coast. In addition, each region on golfersguide.com offers a comprehensive golf course directory including telephone numbers and web site addresses for hundreds of regional golf courses.

The site is owned and operated by Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions, which publishes 22 Golfer’s Guide magazines throughout North America. Now in its 27th year, Golfer’s Guide is the nation’s most read golf publication reaching more than 14 million avid golfers each year.

“I’m aware of no other site that provides the type of quality golf course information that is at the heart of golfersguide.com,” said James McMahon, director of media properties for Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions, the parent company of Golfer’s Guide Magazine and golfersguide.com. “Each year, our collection of web sites serves more than a million golfers seeking to find the best courses to play, the best equipment to buy and to access all sort of additional information about the game of golf.”

Online readers can also sign up to receive exclusive golf content delivered directly to their inbox as subscribers to Golfer’s Guide’s Players Club Newsletter, which reaches more than 210,000 golfers. Readers can also follow Golfer’s Guide on Facebook by joining hundreds of fellow golfers who’ve become fans of Golfer’s Guide and its sister sites.

One such site, Golfer’sGuideTravel.com, caters specifically to the traveling golfer, offering information an features on golf’s most revered destinations while also providing the means to research, plan and book myriad of golf vacations.

For its part, Golfer’sGuideLiving.com takes readers inside the walls of golf’s most desirable communities and real estate markets. The site provides information on real estate options, community amenities and golf course descriptions at hundreds of communities from more than 12 markets across the country.

Finally, GolfUS.com makes purchasing affordable tee times a reality throughout the Midwest and in Florida. In addition to buying rounds of golf at unmatched prices, golfers in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky and Orlando and Tampa Bay in Florida can purchase discounted golf packages, hotel stays, restaurant vouchers and golf apparel.

“While Golfer’sGuide.com caters to the entire lifestyle of avid golfers, our sister sites really carve out their niche within the golf industry and provide valuable content to golfers that share those same passions,” McMahon said. “Combined, they create the most impressive and complete network of golf portals in the industry today.”

To celebrate ten years in the Internet age, Golfer’s Guide is thanking its loyal readers by giving away a three-night, three-round golf vacation of a lifetime for four to beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, home to more than 20 championship golf courses designed by the game’s premier architects.

The giveaway is presented by Golf Island (www.golfisland.com), a strategic partner of Golfer’s Guide, and the official call center of Hilton Head Island.

For more information on the contest or to take a look at everything Golfer’s Guide’s Web site has to offer, please visit www.golfersguide.com or contact Robbert Lamaker, Director of Brand Sales for Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions.

Contact:
Robbert Lamaker

Director of Brand Sales

rlamaker@golfersguide.com

843.842.7878 ext. 257