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REPORT
PRODUCT FOCUS:
Clubs
Clothing
Equipment
Accessories
An exclusive snapshot of the online Search landscape
SEPT 2015
Report Overview
Executive Summary
This report profiles search behaviour for the online Golf sector. It analyses which websites, advertisers and brands were most visible in
the Google UK Natural Search and Paid Media listings, when consumers searched for Golf-related terms. In our analysis we established
that:
In September, 271,150 searches were made by consumers searching for Golf-related terms on Google UK.
Queries for clothing keywords accounted for 39% of all searches made for the sector.
The search term 'golf clubs' was queried 22,200 times, accounting for 8% of all searches made for the sector.
americangolf.co.uk was the most visible website in the Natural Search listings, achieving a 78% share of voice.
amazon.co.uk was the most visible advertiser in the Paid Media space, achieving a 68% share of voice.
amazon.co.uk ranked at the top of our Integrated Search league table, as it achieved a dominant share of voice in the Natural
Search and Paid Media listings.
Percentage breakdown of searches made for each subsector:
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September Overview
In September 2015, 271,150 searches were made for Golf-related terms. The graphs below show a breakdown of the number of searches
made for each of the subsectors analysed in this report, as well as an overview of the total number of searches made for the online Golf
market in the past 12 months.
Number of searches by subsector
At a glance
In September, 271,150 searches were
made for golf keywords.
Searches for clothing keywords were
most popular, accounting for 39% of all
searches made for the sector.
Retrospective 12 month view
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Natural Search
Golf: Overall
271,150 searches
In September 2015, 271,150 searches were made by consumers searching for Golf-related keywords. The league table below shows
which websites were most visible in the Natural Search listings on Google UK for the 479 keywords analysed.
Top 10 search terms:
Overview:
In September, the keyword ‘golf clubs’
was queried 22,200 times, accounting
for 8% of all searches made for
Golf-related keywords.
americangolf.co.uk was the most
visible website, achieving a 78% share
of voice through ranking for 211
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf clubs’ and ‘golf bags’.
The 20 most visible websites:
onlinegolf.co.uk attained a 60% share
of voice through ranking for 178
keywords, including the search terms
‘cheap golf clubs’ and ‘golf gloves uk’.
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Golf: Clubs
64,480 searches
In September 2015, 64,480 searches were made by consumers searching for club-related keywords. The league table below shows
which websites were most visible in the Natural Search listings on Google UK for the 56 keywords analysed.
Top 10 search terms:
Overview:
In September, the keyword ‘golf clubs’
was queried 22,200 times, accounting
for 34% of all searches made for
Club-related keywords.
americangolf.co.uk was the most
visible website, achieving a 77% share
of voice through ranking for 33
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf clubs’ and ‘golf club’.
onlinegolf.co.uk attained a 64% share
The 20 most visible websites:
of voice through ranking for 30
keywords, including the search terms
‘cheap golf clubs’ and ‘golf clubs
online’.
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Natural Search
Golf: Clothing
105,590 searches
In September 2015, 105,590 searches were made by consumers searching for clothing-related keywords. The league table below shows
which websites were most visible in the Natural Search listings on Google UK for the 271 keywords analysed.
Top 10 search terms:
Overview:
In September, the keyword ‘golf shoes’
was queried 18,100 times, accounting
for 17% of all searches made for
Clothing-related keywords.
americangolf.co.uk was the most
visible website, achieving a 69% share
of voice through ranking for 93
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf clothing’ and ‘golf waterproofs’.
The 20 most visible websites:
sportsdirect.com attained a 67% share
of voice through ranking for 85
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf shoes’ and ‘golf trousers’.
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Golf: Equipment
53,050 searches
In September 2015, 53,050 searches were made by consumers searching for equipment-related keywords. The league table below
shows which websites were most visible in the Natural Search listings on Google UK for the 76 keywords analysed.
Top 10 search terms:
Overview:
In September, the keyword ‘golf bags’
was queried 8,100 times, accounting
for 15% of all searches made for
Equipment-related keywords.
americangolf.co.uk was the most
visible website, achieving a 94% share
of voice through ranking for 35
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf bags’ and ‘golf trolley’.
The 20 most visible websites:
onlinegolf.co.uk attained a 63% share
of voice through ranking for 30
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf trolley’ and ‘golf gps’.
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Natural Search
Golf: Accessories
48,030 searches
In September 2015, 48,030 searches were made by consumers searching for accessory-related keywords. The league table below shows
which websites were most visible in the Natural Search listings on Google UK for the 76 keywords analysed.
Top 10 search terms:
Overview:
In September, the keyword ‘golf balls’
was queried 8,100 times, accounting
for 17% of all searches made for
Accessory-related keywords.
americangolf.co.uk was the most
visible website, achieving an 83%
share of voice through ranking for 50
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf balls’ and ‘golf umbrella’.
The 20 most visible websites:
onlinegolf.co.uk attained a 55% share
of voice through ranking for 34
keywords, including the search terms
‘golf gloves uk’ and ‘nike golf gloves’.
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Paid Media
Golf: Overall
271,150 searches
In September 2015, 271,150 searches were made for Golf-related keywords. The league table below displays the most visible advertisers
and ad creatives on Google UK for the 479 keywords analysed.
The 30 most visible advertisers:
At a glance:
In September, amazon.co.uk was the
most visible advertiser, achieving a
68% share of voice through bidding on
207 keywords, at an average ad
position of 3.
wow.com achieved a 38% share of
voice through bidding on 150
keywords, at an average ad position of
7.
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Paid Media
Golf: Clubs
64,480 searches
In September 2015, 64,480 searches were made for club-related keywords. The league tables below display the most visible advertisers
and ad creatives on Google UK for the 56 keywords analysed.
The 20 most visible advertisers:
At a glance:
In September, amazon.co.uk was the
most visible advertiser, achieving a
59% share of voice through bidding on
28 keywords, at an average ad position
of 4.
onlinegolf.co.uk achieved a 57% share
of voice through bidding on 17
keywords, at an average ad position of
6.
amazon.co.uk displayed the most
visible individual ad creative, achieving
a 36% share of voice.
The 5 most visible ad creatives:
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Golf: Clothing
105,590 searches
In September 2015, 105,590 searches were made for clothing-related keywords. The league tables below display the most visible
advertisers and ad creatives on Google UK for the 271 keywords analysed.
The 20 most visible advertisers:
At a glance:
In September, amazon.co.uk was the
most visible advertiser, achieving a
61% share of voice through bidding on
95 keywords, at an average ad position
of 4.
clubhousegolf.co.uk achieved a 37%
share of voice through bidding on 32
keywords, at an average ad position of
3.
wow.com displayed the most visible
individual ad creative, achieving an
18% share of voice.
The 5 most visible ad creatives:
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Paid Media
Golf: Equipment
53,050 searches
In September 2015, 53,050 searches were made for equipment-related keywords. The league tables below display the most visible
advertisers and ad creatives on Google UK for the 76 keywords analysed.
The 20 most visible advertisers:
At a glance:
In September, amazon.co.uk was the
most visible advertiser, achieving an
82% share of voice through bidding on
32 keywords, at an average ad position
of 3.
direct-golf.co.uk achieved a 64% share
of voice through bidding on 27
keywords, at an average ad position of
6.
gokart.co.uk displayed the most visible
individual ad creative, achieving a 28%
share of voice.
The 5 most visible ad creatives:
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Golf: Accessories
48,030 searches
In September 2015, 48,030 searches were made for accessory-related keywords. The league tables below display the most visible
advertisers and ad creatives on Google UK for the 76 keywords analysed.
The 20 most visible advertisers:
At a glance:
In September, amazon.co.uk was the
most visible advertiser, achieving an
81% share of voice through bidding on
52 keywords, at an average ad position
of 3.
direct-golf.co.uk achieved a 36% share
of voice through bidding on 24
keywords, at an average ad position of
5.
premierlakeballs.com displayed the
most visible individual ad creative,
achieving a 20% share of voice.
The 5 most visible ad creatives:
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Integrated Search
Which websites/advertisers were most visible overall on Google UK?
The graph below analyses the Integrated Search performance of 20 different websites. By taking into account each websites Natural
Search and Paid Media visibility, the graph below shows which websites obtained the greatest overall share of voice on Google UK.
Strong Natural
Search visibility
Strong Integrated
Search visibility
Poor Integrated
Search visibility
Strong Paid
Media visibility
No website achieved strong
3 websites achieved strong
amazon.co.uk achieved strong
Integrated Search Visibility.
visibility in the Natural Search
visibility in the Paid Media
listings.
Space.
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The visibility obtained by each of the websites and advertisers featured in this report have been added together and ranked according to
their total visibility in the Search space. The league table below, therefore, show which websites achieved the greatest share of Integrated
Search visibility on Google UK.
The 40 most visible websites overall:
At a glance
amazon.co.uk featured at the top of our
integrated search league table, as its
combined share of voice was most
dominant.
onlinegolf.co.uk ranked second in our
league table, as it achieved a sizable
share of visibility in both the Natural
Search and Paid Media listings.
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About this report
How this report was created
Disclaimer:
Greenlight’s Research & Insights team collected 479
Golf-related terms queried by online consumers. The
keyword set was then uploaded to Greenlight’s
OneHydra platform, which collected volumes for the
associated keywords. OneHydra then analysed which
websites and advertisers appeared for the keywords
analysed and from there, ranked websites and
advertisers based on their share of visibility in the
Natural Search listings and Paid Media space on Google
UK.
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of keywords, and therefore aims to provide readers with
a generic overview of the online Golf sector in
September 2015.
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