R.I.P. Golf World UK

After over forty years in operation, Golf World will not longer be serving United Kingdom readers. It’s a sad day even with some elements folded into Today’s Golfer, another of the great golf publications is no more. As one of the last magazines producing quality content with smart writers, it will be sorely missed.

Charlotte Tobitt reports from the Press Gazette on Bauer Media closing, merging and selling ten of its print titles, including this:

The measures will cover the print publication, digital properties and associated events of each brand.

Bauer’s UK publishing chief executive Chris Duncan, who was appointed last month after leaving his role as Times Newspapers managing director, said: “The pandemic and lockdown has further accelerated the trends already affecting the publishing industry.

“Bauer publishes nearly 100 magazines in the UK, and some titles that were already challenged, unfortunately, are not expected to be sustainable after the crisis.

“We must protect the long term health of our business and ability to invest in future growth by re-shaping our portfolio.”

Alistair Tait looked at what Golf World meant and what this all means for golf media. It’s not pretty.