No. 56 overallNo. 9 in Entertainment & Sport
Golf Digest
The best-known golf brand, with instruction, course rankings and equipment testing.
82.7out of 1002026 score
Visit golfdigest.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.0
- Influence20%
- 8.5
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.2
- Design & craft15%
- 8.1
- Digital experience15%
- 8.4
- Reach10%
- 8.6
8.0 × 25% + 8.5 × 20% + 8.2 × 15% + 8.1 × 15% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.6 × 10% = 82.7
At a glance
- Founded
- 1950
- Publisher
- Skydance, through its TNT Sports division (formerly Warner Bros. Discovery)
- Ownership
- Discovery, Inc. bought Golf Digest from Condé Nast in 2019 and it sat in Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports unit. Paramount Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on 6 October 2026; the combined company is named Skydance.
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- Eight regular issues a year, plus Hot List and Style special issues
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- golfdigest.com
Ranking history
How Golf Digest has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 56 | No. 9 in Entertainment & Sport | 82.7 | First edition |
About the magazine
US golf magazine covering instruction, equipment, courses, travel and the professional game. It publishes course rankings including America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses and an annual Hot List equipment issue.
Sources for these facts
- foundeden.wikipedia.org
- publisher (2019 sale)golfdigest.com
- publisher (Golf Digest listed under TNT Sports, 2026 WBD filing)sec.gov
- publisher (merger completed 6 October 2026)sec.gov
- publisher (merger completed)nbcnews.com
- frequencyarchive.golfdigest.com
- frequencyzinio.com
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