How many people search for golf courses each month?

About 4,813,720 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best golf courses".

Who already ranks for golf courses searches?

1 dedicated directories and 0 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best golf courses".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 2 hours ago

Golf Courses Directory

A directory for golf courses to help enthusiasts find and review their favorite locations.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is strong demand for golf courses with a monthly search volume of over 4.8 million. However, competition is present with one dedicated directory in the top results and limited gaps to exploit. This presents an opportunity worth pursuing despite the competitive landscape.

Searches: 4,813,720; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 0; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'golf courses'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best golf courses

Cluster total

4,813,720 / mo

Easy keywords

8 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
golf course near me	1,500,000	42 medium	$0.77	commercial
golf course	1,220,000	47 medium	$0.43	navigational
pub golf course	90,500	33 medium	$0.50	navigational
golf course public	90,500	33 medium	$0.50	navigational
disk golf course near me	90,500	2 easy	$0.35	navigational
tpc sawgrass golf course	90,500	13 easy	$0.43	navigational
frisbee golf course near me	90,500	2 easy	$0.35	commercial
disc golf course close to me	90,500	24 easy	$0.35	navigational
tpc sawgrass golf course florida	90,500	13 easy	$0.43	navigational
bethpage black golf course	74,000	20 easy	$2.84	navigational
bandon dunes golf course oregon	74,000	11 easy	$2.81	navigational
mini golf course	60,500	18 easy	$0.54	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best golf courses', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

2 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	top100golfcourses.com Top 100 Golf Courses \| Rankings \| Reviews \| Golf Travel \| Top ... Content 1,828,119/mo	Content	1,828,119
2	golfdigest.com America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses Content 2,219,065/mo	Content	2,219,065
3	coursefinder.golf.com GOLF Course Finder: Where to play golf near you Dedicated directory 706,625/mo	Dedicated directory	706,625
4	amateurgolf.com America's Top 100 Golf Courses Content 89,094/mo	Content	89,094
5	where2golf.com Best golf courses: Los Angeles Content 147,967/mo	Content	147,967
6	top100golfcourses.com Florida Ranking - Golf Courses Content 1,828,119/mo	Content	1,828,119
7	attomaxgolf.com Top 50 Best Golf Courses in the United States Content 5,332/mo	Content	5,332
8	planetgolf.com Best Golf Courses in USA \| Planet Golf Content 17,125/mo	Content	17,125
9	lbgolfnews.com SoCal Top 100 Courses Content 194/mo	Content	194

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

GolfCourseGuide
TeeTimeFinder
FairwayDirectory

Monetization

featured listings

Charge golf courses for premium placement in search results.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year