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Sites where “golf” is a top search keyword
One site on record lists “golf” among the searches that send it the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 2.7M times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026), at about $0.67 a click in search ads: a month of its searches would cost about $1.8M as search ads. Each site checked on the backlink value checker adds its top five search keywords, so this list grows as sites are checked.
Keyword intelligence
2.7MGoogle monthly search volumeno change since Oct 2025
no changeLast 3 months vs 3 beforesteady
63/100Demand scoremoderate
100/100Keyword difficulty (US)very hard
InformationalSearch intentwants to learn
$0.67Google Ads cost per clicktop-of-page bids $0.09–$1.39
245.7KThird-party estimated keyword demandAug 2026
1Sites getting visits from itAug 2026
What the data says
- Demand is steady: Google searches for “golf” held steady at about 2.7M from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026.
- The two sources differ about 14 times for Aug 2026: Google Ads counts 3.4M searches, the traffic estimates 245.7K. Read each for its trend, not as an exact count.
1Demand
Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide)Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis)
Every month's figures
| Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide) | 2.7M | 2.2M | 2.2M | 2.7M | 2.2M | 2.7M | 3.4M | 3.4M | 2.7M | 3.4M | 3.4M | 2.7M |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245.7K | — |
3Ranking competition
100/100Keyword difficulty (US)very hard
1/100Ranking easehard
DR 99First page, median Ahrefs DR
3,327Linking sites per top-ten pageaverage, US
On Google's page:Top storiesPeople also askImagesRelated searches
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | youtube.com | Odds, favorites for AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Golf Today | 99 |
| 2 | golf.com | Golf News, Golf Equipment, Instruction, Courses, Travel | 80 |
| 3 | golfsportmagazine.com | Golfsportmagazine ⛳️ All about Golf! Your Golf Magazine | 1 |
| 4 | youtube.com | PGA Professional Glen Forster with a great tip on rotation | 99 |
| 5 | x.com | Golf World (@GolfWorld) / X | 97 |
| 6 | youtube.com | Golf's BIGGEST storylines to WATCH heading into the U.S. Open | 99 |
| 7 | youtube.com | GOLF Magazine Top 100 Summit: Golfers of All Skill Levels | 99 |
- Keyword difficulty is 100 of 100 for US results: very hard on the vendor's scale.
- youtube.com holds 4 of Google's top 7 results for “golf”: Google treats it as a search for that site.
- None of the 1 sites listed here is in Google's US top 7 for “golf”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 99; the lowest-rated result, golfsportmagazine.com at #3, has DR 0.7: a weak site already ranks on page one.
- The top ten pages have about 3,327 linking sites each on average (US results, third-party link index).
4Intent and related searches
Informational: wants to learn
Google's related searches
- Golf near me
- Golf courses near me
- Golf course
- Golf Club
- Golf game
- Golf shop
- Golf store
- Golf range
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
63/100 · Demand score, moderate
| Searches | 100 | 2.7M a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 50 | +0% since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 50 | last 3 months +0% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 13 | $0.67 a click (Google Ads) · weight 20% |
1/100 · Ranking ease, hard
| Keyword difficulty | 0 | 100 of 100 (US) · weight 50% |
| First-page strength | 1 | median Ahrefs DR 99 · weight 50% |
| One site's results | 43 | youtube.com holds 4 of 7; ease capped at 40 · weight 0% |
What to do with it
- Treat it as a brand search: Google answers “golf” with the brand's own pages, so a third-party page competes for what is left; Google's related searches show the angles people take: “Golf near me”, “Golf courses near me”, “Golf course”.
6Sources
- Google monthly search volume, Google Ads cost per click, bids and paid competition: Google Ads, worldwide, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Third-party estimated keyword demand, cost per click and each site's visits (est.): third-party traffic estimates, Aug 2026.
- Keyword difficulty, intent, SERP features, top-ten links: a third-party keyword database, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Google's first page, AI Overview, related searches: Google search, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- DR: Ahrefs Domain Rating. Linking sites: a third-party link index.
| Site | Report | Visits (est.) | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| breathe.golf | Articles listed | 0 | Aug 2026 |