ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2011) – Golfweek magazine – the most authentic, authoritative and independent voice in golf – today released its second annual Season Preview issue. Providing serious golfers with the ultimate resource for the upcoming golf season, the magazine’s Jan. 5 issue features previews of golf’s biggest events, in-depth commentary from Golfweek’s expert editorial staff and Golfweek’s Best Courses of Great Britain & Ireland lists.
“There’s always great anticipation and excitement with the arrival of a new golf season, and we enjoy the opportunity to give our readers a comprehensive guide to all the exciting action ahead of us,” said Golfweek Editor Jeff Babineau. “We preview the top tournaments to watch, show the new equipment to play, and offer instruction for better players to get your own game in better shape. With the Masters just around the corner, the U.S. Open returning to Congressional and the Solheim Cup slated for Ireland next fall, it’s a great time to get ahead of the game’s big stories and showcase our staff’s terrific writing and expertise.”
Highlights from Golfweek’s 2011 Season Preview include:
• Extensive features and previews of the year’s biggest events – including the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open and Solheim Cup
• A serious golfer’s guide to the newest equipment to hit the market
• Insightful commentary, including Jeff Rude’s look at when, and if, Tiger Woods will return to form, as well as Jim McCabe’s wish list for 2011
• A thorough account of golf across Ireland, the famed Emerald Isle, where the Solheim Cup will be staged later this season
• An in-depth visit with fiery U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Rosie Jones
• Helpful hints/predictions to help you win your fantasy golf league
• Swing tips from PGA Tour rookie Kevin Chappell
• Tournament schedules for the upcoming professional, amateur and college golf seasons
In addition to these special features, the Season Preview issue presents the magazine’s 2011 Golfweek’s Best Courses of Great Britain & Ireland lists, which showcase the top 40 Classic courses (built before 1960) and top 40 Modern layouts (built after 1960). Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down and St. Andrews’ Old Course lead the Classic list once again, while Kingsbarns and Loch Lomond, two strong Scottish tracks, hold down the top spots on the Modern list.
“Perhaps the biggest surprise on our new list is the recent strength of the Irish courses, 16 of which made the top-40 Modern list,” said Bradley S. Klein, national director of Golfweek’s Best Courses rating program. “Waterville (No. 3) and The European Club (No. 5) are familiar stopping off points for visitors, but so too should be such lesser-known gems on our list as Carne (No. 9), Enniscrone (No. 11) and Rosapenna’s Sandy Hills Links (No. 38).”
Visit Golfweek.com to view Golfweek’s Best Courses of Great Britain & Ireland and to check out other excerpts from the 2011 Season Preview issue.
About Golfweek
Founded in 1975, Golfweek is the most authentic, authoritative and independent voice in golf. Reaching more than 1.3 million readers each week, the magazine delivers the most complete news and information about the game, its players and the golf lifestyle – all to golf’s most important audience. The Golfweek brand also extends beyond the print publication to include Golfweek.com, Golfweek OnDemand, Golf360, Golfweek Custom Media and such industry wire services as The Golf Wire, The Apparel Wire and The Tour Van. Golfweek is part of Turnstile Media Group, one of the nation’s leading media brands specializing in high-end publications for active and affluent audiences. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Turnstile Media Group is also the parent corporation of The Art Wire, Community Media Holdings LLC and TurfNet Media Network, as well as such publications as Art Calendar, The Seminole Voice and The Winter Park/Maitland Observer.
About Golfweek’s Best Ratings
Since beginning its rating system in 1997, Golfweek has developed the most respected ranking structure in the industry. Every year, Golfweek’s nationwide team of course raters – which currently boasts more than 600 evaluators – survey more than 2,200 courses and rate each nominated course on the basis of Golfweek’s 10 strict standards of evaluation. Collectively, Golfweek raters have turned in more than 51,000 votes. Golfweek’s Best Courses lists include: Modern, Classic, New, Casino, Municipal, Campus, Residential, Resort, Caribbean & Mexico, Great Britain & Ireland, Courses You Can Play and Tour Courses You Can Play. The full criteria for evaluating the golf courses may be found at Top100.Golfweek.com/GolfweeksBest.
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