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Editor | Tim Schmitt |
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Categories | Golf magazine |
Frequency | Weekly (1975-2016) Monthly (2017-present) |
Publisher | Gannett Company |
Founded | 1975 |
Country | United States |
Based in | Orlando, Florida |
Language | English |
Website | golfweek |
ISSN | 0890-3514 |
Golfweek is agolf magazine and digital media outlet based inOrlando, Florida, United States. It is part ofGannett'sUSA Today Network.
The magazine was founded in 1975 by Charley Stine and was originally namedFlorida Golfweek Magazine. His son Tom Stine was editor of the magazine from 1980 to 1994. Stine sold the publication to Turnstile Publishing Company, based inOrlando, 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 theGolfweek list. As of 2002, Eric Beckson was the president of Turnstile Publishing.[1]
The magazine also publishes specific annual publications such asGolfweek's Best, a Guide to America's Best Classic and Modern Golf Courses andGolfweek's Ultimate Guide To Golf Course Living and Great Escapes.[2][3]
Numerous experts are employed to write columns for the magazine, some of which also write or have written forGolf Digest etc. In, 2016, Golfweek was purchased byGannett Company, Inc.[4] The magazine switched from the original weekly format to a monthly format in January 2017.