T&L Golf, R.I.P.

A sad day whenever a golf publication disappears and especially frustrating when it's one covering course design and golf travel. Travel and Leisure Golf, which rose above the temptation to regurgitate junk by giving several unque writers a place to reinvent the golf travel story, will be sorely missed. Their website is still up and according to some of the stories filed today, they may keep the site around in some form.

"While the award-winning editorial product has enjoyed a loyal and passionate following, the current advertising climate has severely impacted the magazine’s bottom line to where the short-term and mid-term prospects for the magazine are not viable,” president and CEO Ed Kelly said in a statement.

AdAge added this:

Ad pages at Travel & Leisure Golf sunk 13.9% in 2008, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. It reported average paid circulation of 194,047 in the second half of 2008, 32% lower than the 286,053 paid circulation it reported for the second half of 2007, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations and BPA Worldwide. Including free copies distributed to public places such as doctor's offices, the title reported average overall circulation of 637,048 in the second half of last year, according to BPA.