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Golf Digest Overview

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Rating Distribution

Golf Digest has a 1.9 star rating from 17 reviews, with 50% likely to recommend; most users report dissatisfaction, a 75% unfavorable split, complaints about high price and poor customer service, and frequent issues with delivery of goods and digital access.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check current Golf Digest reviews and confirm subscription details before ordering.
  • Expect potential delays for print or digital fulfillment and verify billing.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Consistent Golf Digest customer complaints about unresponsive customer service and unresolved subscriptions.
  • Frequent reports of not receiving magazines, billing for unwanted subscriptions, and trouble securing refunds.

Positive Feedback

Readers praise the magazine content and articles when delivery and account access work.

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Jack H Tty
map-marker Las Vegas, Nevada

Complaining

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Reply back to e mails been going on 2 years and I havent gotten my magazines your contact phone number is a joke no one answered

Cons:
  • Horrible communication

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don’t deal with golf digy

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Bill C Fum

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| map-marker Mckinleyville, California

Worst Customer Service ever. Impossible to get a response.

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AI Highlights
  • - I ordered a December gift subscription; I cannot cancel the original.
  • - No support response; only auto-renew instruction.

In early December, I ordered a subscription for my son as a gift. I did not use the 'gift' subscription link in error and have tried multiple times to call and email customer service.

I get no response other than 'you need to click the auto-renew' button. All I'm trying to do is cancel the original subscription so I can re-subscribe using the gift option, so my son gets both the print and email versions.

I paid via PayPal $39.99 for this subscription, and he has yet to receive his magazine or email version, nor have I been contacted by 'customer service' to resolve this issue. Horrible follow-through from this magazine, and whoever handles customer subscription issues is doing a terrible job.

User's recommendation: Do everything correctly, if you need customer service, good luck.

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Sabino Yat

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| map-marker Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Can’t get the digital part of my subscription

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Updated by user Feb 12, 2026

I simply was trying to get instructions on how to access Golf Digest digital content that was part of my subscription cost. I tried verbal, live chat and an email to customer service. Nothing got done- so I don’t have any ‘good advice’ as my simple question was never answered in any of their ‘communication formats’.

Original review Jan 28, 2026

Cant get any instructions from customer service to get to the digital part of my subscription. They say they have no ability to help. Cant really believe that from such a major publisher!

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Dwight R Xop

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I did not subscribe to golf digest

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Keep getting cut off, I did not subscribe to Golf Digest. Why am I being billed for something I did not approve?

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Palatine, Illinois

When will my 1st printed copy be sent or mailed?

AI Highlights
  • - Subscribed in December but have not received the first printed copy.
  • - There have been no emails about when the subscription starts or delivery timing.

I still have not received my first printed copy of Golf Digest that I subscribed to in December! There has been no mention in any emails of when this periodical will begin or what time of the month to expect delivery!

User's recommendation: Get clarification of when your new subscription will begin prior to ordering. As well as what the normal delivery is?

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Anonymous
map-marker Manistee, Michigan

Advertising department has no phone number?

Called several numbers for advertising help and got nowhere

Number in your website would help

It was frustrating

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Rich A Oys

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Subscription

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I called to inquire about my expiration date. I wanted to continue with my subscription and didn't realize I had another year to go.

Pros:
  • Great magazine

Preferred solution: Nothing

User's recommendation: Great magazine with great articles

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Gary H Yuq

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Subscription

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No one from customer service would help me with my issues u less I gave them credit card info. They would not let me talk to a live agent

Pros:
  • One
Cons:
  • Terrible customer service

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Do not accept their free offers

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Anonymous
map-marker Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Subscription

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AI Highlights
  • - I received an email that my subscription was cancelled for non-renewal.
  • - It was renewed in June and the issue was fixed for another year.
Updated by user Jul 12, 2025

The customer service representative handled the issue for me very well.

Original review Jul 11, 2025

I received an email from golf digest saying that my subscription was being cancelled because of non renewal. It was renewed in June.

I got a hold of a customer service representative who straightened out the problem. So I am good for another year.

User's recommendation: If this happens to you, call customer service.

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Kasy H

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No magazine

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AI Highlights
  • - Repeated calls to customer service with no resolution.
  • - Paid subscription but no physical magazine delivered, and there was no reply to two emails.

I have called customer service multiple times with still no resolution. I have paid for a subscription with no physical magazine copy that has been delivered. After calling customer service, I have sent two emails to their customer service department in addition to the phone call, and still no reply!

Loss:
$43
Pros:
  • I enjoy golf so it it a magazine in my sports interests
Cons:
  • I have no magazine delivered

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

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Anonymous
map-marker Chalfont, Pennsylvania

Inconceivable stupidity

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AI Highlights
  • - Randomly clicked an article online but couldn't view it due to marketing and ads.
  • - Hid all articles due to unreadable layout from ads.

Randomly clicked on an article online and was unable to view it due to the screen being completely inundated with marketing and adds. I then hid all articles from that their ridiculous choice to make articles unreadable.

Seen plenty of stupid stuff.. this is the goat of ignorance.

User's recommendation: Boycott

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Hennie Lli

Not getting print magazine

AI Highlights
  • - No Golf Digest print copies received after nearly two months.
  • - Charge posted; no account on file, daily emails continue, refund requested.

Ordered Golf Digest's magazine in print form almost two months ago and have not received a single copy. I tried to contact them through their customer service email a month later have had no reply at all!

Today I called the number for customer service and she asked for an account number. I have no account number because I've never received a magazine! Then I was told to send them documentation for the account as they have no record of my subscription, but I get emails from Golf Digest everyday and the subscription fee was deducted from my credit card!

I am so discussed with the so called " customer service" that now I don't even want the magazine! I want a refund!

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Marquitta Nzj

Gift subscription

AI Highlights
  • - Print and digital gift subscription ordered in late February.
  • - The magazine never arrived.
  • - My brother only has digital access, not the print.

I ordered a print and digital gift subscription in late February- the magazine has never arrived - the gift was for my brother, and he only has access to a digital copy not the print which is what I wanted for him

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Mike R Amy

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Recognition.

AI Highlights
  • - Two holes-in-one on the same day at the championship course: my wife on hole 8, me on hole 13; odds are astronomical, about one in the billions.

My wife and I both had holes in one on the same day on the same golf course; we were not playing together. Hers was on hole number eight, and mine was on hole number thirteen.

This was a championship golf course. The odds are said to be astronomical—one in the billions.

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Calloway Ctq

Not received magazine

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AI Highlights
  • - Ordered a magazine gift on Dec 21, 2024; claimed the same day.
  • - Delivery was delayed to April after 9 weeks.
  • - The agent said, "it's just how it works."

I ordered a magazine subscription as a gift on December 21st, 2024. It was claimed the same day.

I waited the max 8 weeks they said, plus an additional week.

(9 weeks from order date) February 20th, I called and they said the person I gifted this to will not be receiving their subscription until April!!! They said, "it's just how it works."

User's recommendation: Do not give as gift, and order 3 months in advance.

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Tibor Jhn

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Pissed consumer

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Loved the pissed consumer heading . I have nothing no nothing no nothing else to say is that ok with you?

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