The Golf Guide® is a glossy, full-color magazine published four times annually: Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall.
The Golf Guide's mission philosophy is to promote the sport of golf, increase play at area courses through both daily-fee and golf travel, and also market other businesses peripheral to the sport. We do this with a multi-medium marketing program.
Since 1999, The Golf Guide® Magazine has been distributed directly through subscriptions and over 500 locations including regional golf courses, golf stores, hotels, visitor centers and other outlets. The magazine is also distributed at 6 Regional Golf Shows each year. The Golf Guide® Magazine reaches 40,000 golfers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as travelers to the north including New York and Canada.
The Golf Guide® websites golfguideinc.com and thegolfguide.info receive well over 2,000,000 successful hits and nearly 150,000 visitor sessions each year, and with continued high placement on the top search engines, are a vital part of the magazines marketing. Each month during the golf season (March-November), The Golf Guide® also sends out an E-Mailer directly to the golfers that have signed up for it through the website. This E-Mailer promotes specials or discounts, and is strategically placed to create immediate action from the golfers.
Finally, The Golf Guide® also promotes the golf travel business through it's golf package company Golf Guide Golf Getaways. Established in 2001, this subsidiary to the magazine generates golf travel rounds and lodging to eight specific destinations within The Golf Guide® distribution area. Through the magazine and website, Golf Guide Golf Getaways is able to bring business directly to golf course and lodging partners from golf travelers. The facilities don't have to do a thing. Golf Guide Golf Getaways makes the tee times and reservations, takes care of all the paperwork, and eventually writes our associates checks for doing business with us.
2008 Publishing Schedule & Rate Card
Issue Copy Deadline Rack Dates Winter / Golf Shows January 11 February 7 — April 10 Spring March 17 April 11 — June 14 Summer May 19 June 13 — August 21 Fall August 11 August 27 — December 31
Circulation
- 40,000
- Distribution: golf courses, retail golf shops, driving ranges, hotels, visitor and tourism centers, chambers of commerce and subscriptions at over 550 locations in VA, WV, MD, PA, NJ, NY and as far north as Canada. (See places to find The Golf Guide.)
- Distributed at Golf Shows including Washington, Pittsburgh and New Jersey
| Advertising Rates | Annually | Per Issue |
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| Half Page Feature Course | $3,500 | N/A |
| Half Page Display | $3,500 | $ 950 |
| Full Page Display | $6,000 | $1,700 |
| Full Page, Inside Front Cover | $10,000 | $3,000 |
| Full Page, Inside Rear Cover | $8,000 | $2,500 |
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| Full Page, Inside Mast | $9,000 | $2,750 |
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Counties: Allegheny / Anne Arundel / Baltimore / Frederick / Howard / Montgomery / Washington
Baltimore City
Allegheny County
Comfort Inn — Cumberland
Fore Sisters Golf Club
Holiday Inn — Cumberland
Oakland Golf Club
Rocky Gap Resort
The Wisp
Anne Arundel County
Best Western — Annapolis
Hampton Inn — Annapolis
Renditions Golf Course
Swan Point Golf and Yacht Club
Baltimore City
Clifton Park Golf Course
Mt. Pleasant Golf Course
Baltimore County
Gunpowder Golf Course
Longview Golf Course
Rocky Point Golf Course
Frederick County
Clustered Spires Golf Club
Comfort Inn — Frederick
Comfort Inn — FT. Dietrict
Courtyard By Marriott — Frederick
Extended Stay — Frederick
Fairfield Inn — Frederick
Glade Valley Golf Club
Hampton Inn — Frederick
Hilton Garden Inn
Holiday Inn Conference Center — Frederick
Holiday Inn Express — Frederick
Holiday Inn — Ft. Dietrict
Hollow Creek Golf Club
I-70 Driving Range
MainStay Suites — Frederick
Maryland National Golf Club
Maryland Welcome Center — Emmittsburg
Maryland Welcome Center — I-70 East
Maryland Welcome Center — I-70 West
Musket Ridge Golf Club
P.B. Dye Club
Residence Inn — Frederick
Remax 100 Realty
Sleep Inn — Emmittsburg
Sleep Inn — Frederick
VFW Golf Club
Whiskey Creek Golf Club
Worthington Manor Golf Club
Howard County
Bear Creek Golf Club
Links At Challadon Golf Club
Waverly Woods Golf Club
Montgomery County
Best Western — Rockville (Mont.Ave.) exit 6
Blue Mash Golf Course
Club Golf Fitness Center — Gaithersburg
Courtyard — Rockville
Crown Plaza Hotel — Rockville exit 9
Fairfield Inn — Germantown
Hilton Inn — Gaithersburg
Holiday Inn — Gaithersburg
Homestead Suites — Germantown-exit 15
Homestead Suites — Rockville
Little Bennett Golf Course
Marriott — Rockville
Rattlewood Golf Club
Residence Inn — Rockville
Sleep Inn — Rockville
Spring Hill Suites — Rockville
The Sports Authority — Gaithersburg
Washington County
Beaver Creek Golf Club
Black Rock Golf Course
Clarion Inn — Rt. 40
Comfort Suites — Rt. 40
Country Inn and Suites
Days Inn — Rt. 40
Dick's Sporting Goods
Hagerstown Greens Golf Course
Hampton Inn — Maugans Ave.
Hampton Inn — 40 East
Holiday Inn Express
Microtel Inn
Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Four Pointes — Rt. 40
Super 8 — Rt. 40
Venice Inn — Rt. 40
Yogi Bear Park
Bedford Springs Golf Club — Bedford
Best Western — Chambersburg
Best Western — Waynesboro
Caladonia Golf Course
Carroll Valley Golf Course — Fairfield
Carroll Valley Resort — Fairfield
Comfort Inn — Gettysburg
Comfort Inn — Greencastle
Conocodell Golf Course
Country Inn & Suites — Gettysburg
Courtyard — Gettysburg
Days Inn — Chambersburg
Days Inn — Gettysburg
Down River Golf Club — Everett
Dunhams Sporting Goods — Chambersburg
Econolodge — Chambersburg
Fairfield Inn — Chambersburg
Greencastle Greens Golf Course
Hampton Inn — Chambersburg
Hampton Inn — Gettysburg
Hilton Garden Inn — Gettysburg
Holiday Inn Express
Holiday Inn Express — Gettysburg
I-81 Welcome Center
Links at Gettysburg Golf Course
Majestic Ridge Golf Club
Mountain View Golf Course — Fairfield
PA I-79 Welcome Center
Penn National Golf Course — Mt. Alto
Penn National Inn — Mt. Alto
Ramada Inn — Chambersburg
Red Carpet Inn
Sheraton Four Pointes — Chambersburg
Travelodge — Chambersburg
Whitetail Golf Resort — Mercersburg
Wyndham — Gettysburg
Counties: Albemarle / Augusta / Clarke / Culpeper / Fairfax / Fauquier / Fluvanna / Frederick / Loudon / Louisa /Orange / Prince Edward / Prince William / Rockinham / Shenandoah / Spotsylvania / Stafford / Warren
Albemarle County
Birdwood Golf Club
Boars Head Inn
Charlottesville Golf Center
Days Inn
Holiday Inn — Charlottesville
Meadowcreek Golf Course
Old Trail Golf Club
Augusta County
Best Western — Waynesboro
Comfort Inn — Waynesboro
Days Inn — Staunton
Days Inn — Waynesboro
Hampton Inn — Waynesboro (Exit 91)
Holiday Inn Express — Waynesboro (Exit 94)
Holiday Inn — Staunton
Quality Inn — Staunton
Quality Inn — Waynesboro (Exit 96)
Clarke County
Virginia National Golf Club
Culpeper County
Caverns Country Club
South Wales Golf Club
Fairfax County
Algonkian Golf Club
AmeriSuites — Chantilly
Candlewood Suites
Comfort Inn — Lorton
Courtyard by Marriott — Chantilly
Courtyard — Fairfax
Extended Stay America — Dulles
Extended Stay Deluxe — Chantilly
Fairfax County Visitor Center — Lorton
Fairfax National Golf Club
Fairfield Inn — Chantilly
Hampton Inn — Chantilly
Hilton Inn — Dulles
Holiday Inn Select — Chantilly
Homestead Suites — Chantilly
Laurel Hill Golf Club
Pohick Bay Golf Course
Residence Inn — Dulles
Reston National Golf Club
Spring Hill Suites — Centreville
Staybridge Suites — Dulles
Town Place Suites — Chantilly
Twin Lakes Golf Club
Virginia Golf Center and Academy
Westfields Golf Club
Westfields Marriott — Chantilly
Wingate Inn — Dulles
Woodys Driving Range
Fauquier County
Comfort Inn — Warrenton
Hampton Inn — Warrenton
Holiday Inn Express — Warrenton
Kastle Greens Golf Club
Tour Trailer Learning Center
Fluvanna County
Laurel Ridge Golf Course
Frederick County
AmeriSuites — Sterling
Appleland Driving Range — Stephens City
Best Western / Lee Jackson — Winchester
Candlewood Suites
Candy Hill Campground — Winchester
Comfort Inn — Stephens City
Comfort Inn — Winchester
Courtyard — Winchester
Days Inn — Winchester
Econolodge — Winchester
Executive Suites — Winchester
Fairfield Inn — Winchester
Hampton Inn — Berryville Ave., Winchester
Hampton Inn–University — Winchester
Holiday Inn Express — Stephens City
Holiday Inn Express — Winchester
Holiday Inn — Winchester
Red Roof Inn — Winchester
Rock Harbor Golf Course
Shoneys Inn — Winchester
Sleep Inn — Winchester
Sportsplex — Winchester
Super 8 — Middletown
Super 8 — Winchester
Travelodge — Winchester
Wayside Inn — Middletown
Winchester Country Club
Winchester Golf Center
Winchester Regional Airport
Winchester Visitors Center
Wingate Inn — Winchester
Loudon County
Arthritis and Sports — Sterling
Best Western — Leesburg
Comfort Suites — Leesburg
Country Inn & Suites — Dulles
Days Inn — Leesburg
Dulles Golf Center
Extended Stay — Sterling
Goose Creek Golf Club
Hampton Inn & Suites — Leesburg
Hampton Inn — Dulles
Holiday Inn — Dulles
Holiday Inn — Leesburg
Lansdowne Resort
Leesburg Golf Center
Quality Inn & Suites — Dulles
Raspberry Falls Golf Club
South Riding Golfer’s Club
Stoneleigh Golf Club
Town Place Suites — Dulles
Westpark Golf Club
Louisa County
Spring Creek Golf Club
Orange County
Meadow Farms Golf Course
Somerset Golf Club
Prince Edward County
The Manor Golf Club
Prince William County
Best Inn — Quantico
Best Western — Dale City
Best Western Battlefield — Manassas
Bristow Manor Golf Club
Broad Run Golf and Practice
Bull Run Golf Club
Comfort Suites — Manassas
Country Inn and Suites — Manassas
Courtyard By Marriott — Manassas
Days Inn — Dumfries
Days Inn — Manassas Park
Dick's Sporting Goods — Manassas
Dominion Valley Country Club
Econolodge — Dumfries
Fairfield Inn — Dumfries
Fairfield Inn — Manassas
Fairfield Inn — Woodbridge
Forest Greens Golf Club
General's Ridge Golf Course
Hampton Inn — Dumfries
Hampton Inn — Manassas
Heritage Hunt Golf Club
Holiday Inn — Dumfries
Holiday Inn Express — Woodbridge
Holiday Inn — Manassas
Lake Ridge Golf Course
Manassas Golf Center
Modell’s Sporting Goods — Manassas
Old Hickory Golf Club
Prince William Golf Club
Quality Inn — Manassas
Ramada Inn — Quantico
Red Roof Inn — Manassas
Sleep Inn — Dumfries
Sleep Inn — Woodbridge
Stonewall Golf Club
Sunnybrook Driving Range
Super 8 — Dumfries
The Ospreys Golf Club
Virginia Oaks Golf Club
Wytestone Inn — Dale City
Rockingham County
Best Western — Harrisonburg
Comfort Inn — Harrisonburg
Country Inn & Suites — Harrisonburg
Courtyard by Marriott — Harrisonburg
Days Inn — Harrisonburg
Hampton Inn — Harrisonburg
Heritage Oaks Golf Course
Holiday Inn — Harrisonburg
Holiday Inn Express — Harrisonburg
Jameson Inn — Harrisonburg
Lakeview Golf Course
Massanutten Resort
Mulligans Driving Range
O'Charley’s
Packsaddle Ridge Golf Course
Ramada Inn — Harrisonburg
Red Carpet Inn — Harrisonburg
Sleep Inn — Harrisonburg
Shenandoah County
Best Western — Mt Jackson
Bryce Resort
Comfort Inn — Woodstock
Days Inn — New Market
Hotel Strasburg
Johnny Appleseed Restaurant
New Market Chamber of Commerce
Place to Play Driving Range — Woodstock
Quality Inn — New Market
Ramada Inn — Strasburg
Ramada Inn — Woodstock
River’d Inn — Woodstock
Shenandoah County Tourism
Shenandoah Valley Travel Council
Shenvalee Resort
Signal Knob Rec. — Strasburg
Spotsylvania County
Best Western — Central Plaza
Best Western — Fredericksburg
Big Dawgs Golf Center
Comfort Inn — Fredericksburg
Econolodge — Central Plaza
Fairfield Inn — Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Golf Center
Hampton Inn & Suites — Fredericksburg
Hampton Inn — Fredericksburg
Holiday Inn Select — Central Park
Howard Johnsons — Fredericksburg
Lee’s Hill Golfer’s Club
Ramada Inn — Central Plaza
Ramada Inn South — Fredericksburg
Sleep Inn Southpoint — Fredericksburg
Town Place Suites
Wytestone Inn — Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Augustine Golf Club
Best Inn — Fredericksburg
Cannon Ridge Golf Club
Comfort Inn — Stafford
Country Inn and Suites — Stafford
Days Inn — Stafford
Days Inn — Fredericksburg
Gauntlet at Curtis Park Golf Club
Hampton Inn — Stafford
Holiday Inn Express — Stafford
Holiday Inn — Fredericksburg
Liberty Lanes — Stafford
Quality Inn — Fredericksburg
Sleep Inn — Fredericksburg
Super 8 — Stafford
Super 8 — Fredericksburg
Travelodge — Fredericksburg
Wingate Inn — Stafford
Wingate Inn — Fredericksburg
Warren County
Blue Ridge Shadows
Bluemont Inn
Bowling Green — North
Bowling Green — South
Cool Harbor
Front Royal Country Club
Hampton Inn
Jackson's Chase Golf Club
Quality Inn
Shenandoah Ford
Shenandoah Motors
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
Twi–Light Motel
Warren County Visitors Center
Counties: Berkeley / Hampshire / Hardy / Jefferson / Mineral / Morgan / Roanoke
Berkeley County
Berkeley County Chamber
Comfort Inn — Martinsburg
Comfort Suites — Martinsburg
Days Inn — Martinsburg
Econolodge — Martinsburg
Econolodge North — Spring Mills
Hampton Inn — Martinsburg
Holiday Inn Express — Spring Mills
Holiday Inn — Martinsburg
Knights Inn — Martinsburg
Martinsburg Convention Bureau
Rodeway Inn — Martinsburg
Smoker Friendly — Martinsburg
Stonebridge Golf Course
Super 8 — Martinsburg
The Woods Resort
Woodbrier Golf Course
WV I-81 Welcome Center — North
WV I-81 Welcome Center — South
Hampshire County
Bank of Romney — Augusta
Bank of Romney — Capon Bridge
Bank of Romney — Romney
Capon Valley Discount
Riverside Service Center
South Branch Inn — Romney
Hardy County
A & A Express Mart — Moorefield
A Corner Mart — Baker
Capon Valley Bank — Baker
Capon Valley Bank — Moorefield
Capon Valley Bank — Wardensville
Fox’s Pizza — Moorefield
Kerr’s Food Mart — Wardensville
South Branch Inn
Valley View Golf Club
Jefferson County
Bavarian Inn — Shepherdstown
Charles Town Athletic Club
Clarion Hotel — Shepherdstown
Comfort Inn — Harpers Ferry
Cress Creek Country Club
Days Inn — Shepherdstown
Evergreen Driving Range
Harpers Ferry Welcome Center
Holiday Inn Express — Charles Town
Jefferson County CVB
Knights Inn — Charles Town
Locust Hill Golf Course
Northgate Inn — Charles Town
Quality Inn Conference Center — Harpers Ferry
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course
Town House Motor Lodge — Charles Town
Turf Motel — Charles Town
Mineral County
Mill Creek Country Club
Polish Pines Golf Club
Morgan County
Best Western — Berkeley Springs
Cacapon Golf Course
Cacapon Resort
Cacapon South
Chamber of Commerce
Coolfont Resort
Country Inn