Celebrating Excellence: Honoring the Pinnacle of Golf Retail Achievement
Rocklin, CA – The Association of Golf Merchandisers (AGM) is proud to announce the recipients of the prestigious Best of the Best recognition, revealed during the 2025 AGM Platinum Awards ceremony. This accolade highlights the exceptional accomplishments of the top ten golf retail establishments globally.
The AGM Platinum Awards celebrate the top 100 public, private, resort, and off-course golf shops worldwide, recognizing their remarkable contributions to retail excellence. These award-winning facilities excel in areas such as merchandising, promotional creativity, customer service, retail operations, and social media innovation. Among these elite winners, the Best of the Best distinction is awarded to the ten highest-performing operations that set a benchmark for the industry.
From a competitive pool of nearly 200 entries, the following golf retail shops have earned the honor of being named the Top 10 Best of the Best in 2025:
The 2025 Best of the Best Winners:
Baltusrol Golf Club – Springfield, NJ
Boca West Country Club – Boca Raton, FL
Columbine Country Club – Columbine Valley, CO
Congressional Country Club – Bethesda, MD
Haggin Oaks Golf Super Shop – Sacramento, CA
Interlachen Country Club – Edina, MN
Kapalua – The Plantation Course – Lahaina, HI
Monterey Peninsula Country Club – Pebble Beach, CA
The Links at Spanish Bay – Spanish Bay Pro Shop – Pebble Beach, CA
Woodmont Country Club – Rockville, MD
These esteemed facilities represent the highest standards of innovation and excellence in the golf retail world. The AGM congratulates the 2025 Best of the Best Platinum Award Winners for their unwavering dedication and significant contributions to advancing the golf merchandising industry.
About the Association of Golf Merchandisers
The Association of Golf Merchandisers (AGM) is an international, professional association with more than 850 buyer members and over 200 vendor partners all dedicated to strengthening the golf merchandising industry. These members, both the Merchandisers and the Vendor Partners, are among the best and most recognized in the golf industry.
The AGM’s goal is simple: ELEVATE RETAIL. ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS. EDUCATE ALWAYS.
In short, we help make golf buyers better by focusing educational content on key metrics, visual merchandising, promotions, and buying strategies. The AGM works to break down the barriers between vendor partners and golf retail buyers to ensure that “both sides of the table” are more profitable.
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Media Contact:
Megan Fidler, AGM Director of Marketing – megan@agmgolf.org – 916-717-4138