As a retiree, spending several days a week on the golf course feels like living the dream. So, I understand the powerful appeal of joining the best golf affiliate programs and learning how to make money with golf. The idea of making money with your passions is exhilarating!
I suspect you’ve found my post because you’re intrigued by the possibility of becoming an affiliate marketer. Investigating the availability of affiliate programs and how they work is a wise first step. And, this preliminary step is definitely one that I can help you with today.
The sheer size and diversity of the golfing industry mean that industrious affiliate marketers have limitless opportunities to create a profitable online venture. To be successful, you will want to carefully select a targeted audience within the broader throngs of golf enthusiasts.
We refer to this select group as your affiliate marketing niche. Fortunately, the enormous popularity of this life sport gives us numerous choices. For example, you might consider focusing on beginners, junior golfers, female golfers, high-handicappers eager to improve their game, or senior golfers to name a few.
Naturally, there will be more involved in creating a sustainable Internet marketing business than discovering potential affiliations or even fine-tuning your niche selection. But please stick around because that’s also something I can assist you with.
Why not pour a cup of java, kick back, and follow along as we discuss terrific affiliate programs, reasons why golf makes an exceptional niche, and some fundamental principles around how to make money with golf?
5 Of The Best Golf Affiliate Programs
We’ll look at a cross-section of companies that are influential in the golfing arena. Keep in mind that golfers spend more money on new clubs and balls each year than is spent by participants in basketball, baseball, and football combined. In fact, based on wholesale equipment dollars, the only recreational sports golf trails behind in the US are camping and fishing.
For many golfers, looking the part as they hit the course is nearly as important as playing well. Hence, trendy golf apparel is a significant industry component as well. We can’t discount things like golf shoes, polo shirts, outerwear, hats, gloves, and sunglasses. Moreover, accessories like golf bags and pull carts have to be considered.
Finally, in the past few years, technology has also stormed this sport with offerings like rangefinders, shot trackers, indoor simulators, and launch monitors. In short, there’s a mind-boggling array of products to review and promote!
Callaway
Calloway Golf is a retailer of premium golf equipment and apparel. Multiple pros on both the PGA and LPGA gear up with Callaway products. Their current equipment lines that include EPIC Flash and Rogue are enormously popular with pros and amateurs alike.
My instructor just set me up with an Epic Flash driver that I can’t stop raving about. Callaway also manufactures Odyssey putters and an array of golf ball products to suit every need. Due to technology enhancements, Callaway’s golf ball has recently been dubbed “the ball that changed the ball”.
FlexOffers administers the Callaway affiliate program and you can join here. The affiliate payout rate is 1.6% of sales and the program also offers a 45-day cookie duration.
Website: https://cmp.callawaygolf.com/
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dick’s Sporting Goods offers an impressive line up of thousands of golf-related products. Choose from top names in the industry such as Titleist, TaylorMade, Cleveland, and Top Flite to name a few. Shop brand name apparel items for all golfers.
Equipment is available for all market segments and includes everything from complete sets for kids to pro-quality merchandise. You will also find tons of accessories to excite any golf fan.
Impact Radius administers the affiliate program for Dick’s Sporting goods and you can sign up here. Earn 5% of each referral’s first purchase with a 14-day cookie window.
Website: https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/
TGW (The Golf Warehouse)
The Golf Warehouse is charging ahead and leading the way as an online golf superstore. They have a 230,000 square foot facility that holds 40,000+ golf-related products. With name brands and great prices, they claim to have something for all golf enthusiasts including a wide array of techie gadgets.
Viglink handles the affiliate program for TGW and you can join here. You will earn a 6.5% commission on all goods sold to your referrals with a cookie life of 30 days.
Website: https://www.tgw.com/
Rain or Shine Golf
Partnering with Rain or Shine Golf lets you tap into the sky-rocketing popularity of indoor golf simulators. The most passionate golfers revel in the ability to play golf anytime they want regardless of the weather. As technology improves and the realism of the displays advance, the attraction just increases.
Other practice aids are also available like launch monitors, practice nets, and putting greens. Rain or Shine will match or beat competitors prices because they want to be the number one choice of golf fanatics.
Monetize your website by joining the Rain or Shine Affiliate program here and earning 7% to 10% on each sale with a 30-day cookie period.
Website: https://rainorshinegolf.com/
Amazon
Amazon offers a plethora of golf equipment, accessories, and apparel from multiple name brands at terrific prices. Becoming an Amazon affiliate is a great choice for brand new affiliate marketers because it tends to be very easy to join. Once your site is established, you can then pursue additional affiliations.
The Associates Program Standard Fee Schedule indicates the commission on sports products is 4.5%. Amazon has a 24-hour cookie duration which is shorter than all other affiliate programs. But bear in mind that you will receive a commission on anything your referrals decide to purchase from Amazon within that window.
This post provides guidance on how to become an Amazon Associate.
Website: https://www.amazon.com/
Factors Supporting Golf As a Lucrative Niche
Check out these statistics included in the recently published 2019 Golf Industry Report prepared by the National Golf Foundation:
- Golf represents an $84 billion industry
- Roughly 24.2 million Americans played golf on a course in 2018
- Total golfers included 2.5 million junior golfers
- Golfing ranks included about 6 million female golfers
- 2.6 million people played golf for the first time in 2018
- Total golf reach was 107 million if you include people who watched, read or enjoyed off-course golf activities like TopGolf or indoor simulations
- $2.7 million was spent on golf clubs and balls in 2018 (an increase of 6% over the previous year)
In 2018, the golf industry unquestionably benefited from Tiger Woods’ unprecedented comeback after repeated back surgeries. Following Tiger’s win in Augusta at the 2019 Masters tournament, I think we can expect a massive surge of interest in this remarkable sport.
These stats above are eye-opening to me. I don’t know about you, but I spot not only multiple niche possibilities but also explosive potential embedded in these facts.
Would anyone care to disagree with me? If so, the comments are open!
How to Make Money With Golf As An Affiliate
So, the affiliate marketing business model is very straightforward and uncomplicated. As an affiliate, you promote the goods and services of online vendors in exchange for a share of the profits ( a commission) when your referrals make purchases. The image below provides a useful summary of how affiliate marketing works.
In a nutshell, you will need a website, hosting for your site, solid training in affiliate marketing fundamentals, and lots of quality content that will attract interested readers. It’s not easy, but it is something that virtually anyone with determination can accomplish. And, it’s so worth the effort! 🙂
Feel free to join me on the stellar platform where I launched my online business 3 years ago. The costs I incur in running my website are minimal given the services I receive and the resources that are available for my use. I operate a business so of course, it’s not completely free. No business is!
But you can enjoy a completely risk-free exploration of the Wealthy Affiliate platform as a Starter Member. All you need is an email address (put the credit card away) to activate your membership today. You’ll gain invaluable knowledge and hands-on experience in website building that will clarify this affiliate marketing thing for you once and for all.
Final Thoughts
Thanks for joining me on the blog today to discuss the best golf affiliate programs and the process of making money as a golf affiliate.
Knowledge is power, right? So I hope to meet you on the WA platform and help you make some life-altering decisions about whether or not to pursue making money in the online space.
Over to You
Have you launched your website yet? Do you still have questions about golf affiliate programs or anything we discussed today? Please raise your questions below. I happily respond to every comment!
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This is an excellent article for those looking for an affiliate marketing niche. A great idea to lead them into Wealthy Affiliate. As you mentioned, golf is a very lucrative business and should start booming in earnest as we head toward the Summer season in Canada and the Northern States. I would be surprised if someone doesn’t latch onto to it and begin their own golfing niche.
This post gets a five-star rating from me. Well done!
Hi Ray,
Given the size and diversity of the industry, golf is wide open and represents an extremely lucrative area for many niche affiliate marketers. As discussed in the post, “golf” is far too broad to be considered a niche. But there is an incredible number of subsets into the broader market. Even the youth market can probably be further refined based on age categories or sex of participants. The more narrowly you define your target audience, the better.
I’m pleased you enjoyed the post and found it useful. Thanks for commenting!
Hey Linda,
This is a unique and informative article I must say. It’s really amazing to know that a person can do a lot of things with his passion even can make money through it. I really did not know much about golf affiliate programs. But after reading your article I have come to know many things about how to make money with golf. I did not even know that Amazon offers so much golf equipment, accessories and apparel from different brands and there are so many opportunities for an affiliate marketer.
Thank you very much for sharing this information.
Hi Mahin,
You’re very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed the post and learned some things. That’s my mission. Yes, affiliate marketing is a wide open field 🙂
I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment!
Hello Linda,
I loved reading your post about golf affiliate programs. I would never have thought that it would be possible to create a website based on golf and earn affiliate commissions from it. I used to play golf a lot and after reading your post have had my desire reengaged to work to be able to go again. Membership fees can be expensive. But there is nothing quite like walking the course hitting the ball around (I usually shoot around 100 so I am not great) and get lots of fresh air. I am getting tired of my job and want to start a business online that in time can afford me the luxury of getting out to golf again.
I was not aware of the different affiliate programs available for us to use. I will seriously consider starting my own golf website to promote the sport. Getting more young people into would be a good thing. Finding places they can join for reasonable costs will be important.
Thank you for sharing those stats on how big the golfing industry is in regards to how many people participate in the USA alone. Since Tiger had his problems and stopped winning I thought that golf was in serious trouble. Those numbers are encouraging and if Tiger can keep it up more people will surely join which is great news for those wanting to promote products with affiliate programs.
I look forward to seeing more posts from you in the future. It was a pleasure.
Proud papa of two,
Jody
Hi Jody,
I’m sincerely happy you enjoyed the post and particularly pleased that you learned some interesting and useful information. It’s possible to create a niche affiliate marketing website around virtually any hobby or passion. The key is finding a target market that has questions, information needs, and problems in need of a solution.
That said, golf is a particularly exciting area because there are so many enthusiasts and the equipment needs (and desires) are so extensive. It’s true there are a lot of affiliate programs, and once again this is true of most hobbies, sporting pursuits, or anything else for sale online. A recent study indicated that an affiliate is involved in about 81% of all online purchases. To me, that’s a staggering number and clearly spells out the opportunity in affiliate marketing.
Thanks for jumping in. I appreciate your comments!
Thanks for this idea. Golf is the kind of thing that people pay money for. They want to have the nicest stuff. Part of it is about having nice name brand equipment. I like the longer cookie windows on some of those. Right now I am only on Amazon Associates and its cool that you get a bonus for whatever else the person buys. But the 24 hour cookie window is limiting. The one with a 30 day cookie window and 7 to 10 % commission looked nice. I bet there are a lot of golf websites. How would you get any traffic with all that competition?
Well, please keep posting these ideas. I’m doing a website now but it will help me choose my next website when the time comes. Take care.
Hi Charles,
Never let competition scare you away from trying to make money with your passion. You would attract traffic for a golf website in the same way you would with any other field. You need to drill down and find narrow pockets of golfers whose needs are not currently being well met.
For example, you might direct your efforts at beginning golfers. 2.6 million people played golf for the first time in 2018. That’s a sizable group of people but only about 10% of the total golfing population. Beginning golfers can be further whittled down to perhaps new senior golfers or first-time junior golfers.
Do your keyword research and identify the low-competition queries that you can address on your site. Then set out to be as helpful as possible in your targeted blog posts. Comprehensive articles that help your audience solve problems and find solutions will draw readers.
Good luck with your website and thanks for joining the conversation!
Excellent article, very informative and educative. You have made a high point here by saying, harnessing my passion for making money. I appreciate your great effort to open my eyes to opportunities through your write -up. I did not know much about golf, but I have learned golf equipment, where to buy and how to earn a commission, given the best golf affiliate program. You are really helping people, Thank you for sharing.
Hi Abayomi,
I’m happy to share and hope you can put the information to good use. Thanks for jumping in!