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| Former editors | Göran Zachrisson |
|---|---|
| Categories | Golf magazine |
| Frequency | Ten times yearly |
| Publisher | Egmont Publishing |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Company | Egmont Group |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Website | Svensk Golf |
Svensk Golf is a Swedish language golf magazine that has published since 1946. It is one of the most read magazines in Sweden.
Svensk Golf was launched in 1946. [1] [2] The Swedish Golf Association acquired the magazine in 1964. [1] The Association sold the magazine to Egmont Group in 2015, and the publisher has been Egmont Publishing. [1] From 1965 to 1 June 2020 it was sent out to all members of Swedish Golf Association. [1] Then the magazine became a paid magazine. [1]
Svensk Golf is published ten times a year and covers the equipment tests, international golf destinations and the reports from Swedish golf courses. [3] [4] It also features interviews with leading golfers. [3]
At the beginning of the 1960s the editor-in-chief of Svensk Golf was Göran Zachrisson. [5] As of 2021 Oskar Åsgård is the editor-in-chief of the magazine.
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