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Tracking golf advertisers

Since the 2016-17 PGA Tour schedule began last October, 596 brands have combined to spend an estimated $178.85 million to advertise during PGA Tour telecasts through March 26, an increase of 3 percent compared with the same time period last season, according to SportsBusiness Journal’s analysis of iSpot.tv data. Those brands accounted for 1,714 unique ads, with total airings reaching 36,546.

By Brand

Brand Unique spots (total no. of airings) Estimated TV spend
Titleist 22 (514) $5,580,593
FedEx* 5 (665) $5,375,433
Microsoft Cloud* 4 (235) $5,121,890
Mercedes-Benz 22 (755) $5,091,435
Callaway 9 (546) $4,787,741
TaylorMade 14 (489) $3,796,572
GolfNow.com 9 (1,220) $3,288,670
Geico 34 (302) $3,254,360
Farmers Insurance 6 (280) $3,140,902
Dell EMC 5 (180) $2,892,251

* Official PGA Tour partner
Note: Excludes spending by the PGA Tour

By spot

Brand: Ad title Total no. of airings (prime-time airings) Estimated TV spend
Callaway GBB Epic Drivers: “Jailbreak Technology” 190 (32) $2,995,273
Microsoft Cloud*: “Turning Insects Into Field Biologists” 84 (9) $2,230,215
GX-7 X-Metal: “Consistency” 258 (101) $2,217,263
FedEx*: “Passive Aggressive” 172 (25) $2,131,873
Konica Minolta*: “Nobody Cares” 30 (0) $2,006,883
Farmers Insurance: “Chauffeur Terrier” featuring Rickie Fowler 114 (22) $1,926,315
Microsoft Cloud*: “Changing the Future of Golf” featuring Bryson DeChambeau 56 (6) $1,720,851
Aflac*: “Ski Patrol” 44 (3) $1,644,062
Mexico Tourism Board: “Riviera Maya: Live it to Believe it” 135 (26) $1,599,783
FedEx*: “Goofy Glasses” 155 (20) $1,523,991

* Official PGA Tour partner
Note: Excludes spending by the PGA Tour
Source: iSpot.tv

Fan demos: How golf stacks up

2016 median household income by sport

Note: The data listed represents regular-season demographics only.
Source: Magna analysis of Nielsen Sports and US Census data

2016 median ages by sport

Note: The data listed represents regular-season demographics only.
Source: Magna analysis of Nielsen Sports data

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