Executive Summary
We analyzed 26 golf communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: golf listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 26
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 111K
- Median members
- 5K
Where Golf Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 14 communities (54%)
- Skool: 5 communities (19%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (12%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (4%)
- Discord: 1 communities (4%)
- 14(54%)
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Independent Platforms - 5(19%)
Skool - 3(12%)
Facebook - 1(4%)
Reddit - 1(4%)
Discord
Format mix
- 18(69%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(19%)Private membership
- 2(8%)Other platforms
- 1(4%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (69%).
Independent Platforms leads with 54%, but Skool also has a meaningful share (19%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (4%)
- Medium: 6 communities (23%)
- Large: 7 communities (27%)
- Huge: 4 communities (15%)
- Massive: 3 communities (12%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (4%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(4%)Small20-100 members
- 6(23%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 7(27%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(15%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(12%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(4%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (69%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 8 communities (31%)
The average is much higher than the median (111K vs 5K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Golf Differs From Other Categories
Golf is less free-to-join, smaller, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Golf | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 69% | 84% |
| Median members | 5K | 25K |
| Average members | 111K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 31% | 16% |
| Live chat | 31% | 41% |
| Discord share | 4% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 19 communities (73%)
- Newsletter: 10 communities (38%)
- Live Chat: 8 communities (31%)
- Paid Community: 8 communities (31%)
- Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (19%)
- 73%Forum
- 38%Newsletter
- 31%Live Chat
- 31%Paid Community
- 19%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 3 communities (12%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (4%)
- 12%Member Perks
- 4%Pairing
Forum appears on 73% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 7
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 14 | 54% | 2 | 29% |
| 3 | 12% | 2 | 29% | |
| Discord | 1 | 4% | 3 | 43% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 43% of clicks but only 4% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 4(57%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(43%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 7(100%)Forum
- 5(71%)Newsletter
- 4(57%)Paid Community
- 3(43%)Member Perks
- 3(43%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 5(71%)Huge
- 1(14%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 3(43%)LinksDAO Golf Club
- 1(14%)The Sand Trap
- 1(14%)OZGolf.net
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Golf. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
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