By Dean Kirkland, Publisher, Affluent Golfer
Pack your curiosity. Affluent Golfer is planning a new round of stories built around Southern California country clubs, the personalities who make golf interesting, and the pleasures that give a good day somewhere to go after the eighteenth. The magazine’s next chapter is taking shape at AffluentGolferMag.com.
There will be plenty of golf. There will also be cars worth taking the long way home in, watches worth looking at even when you are early, and wine that deserves a better conversation than a forensic account of somebody’s double bogey.
Southern California, with a story around every bend
We are planning visits to standout private country clubs across Southern California for Inside the Gates. The aim is to explore the whole place: the course, the clubhouse, the history and the people who give it character. A handsome entrance makes a photograph. What happens beyond it makes a story.
Club leaders and their representatives are invited to tell us what makes their property worth a closer look. Readers can explore the magazine’s current club coverage at AffluentGolferMag.com while those future visits take shape.
Good company is part of the game
A Round With… is also looking ahead to new conversations with notable names associated with golf. We are interested in the person behind the familiar face: how the game found them, what keeps them coming back, and the stories that emerge when a conversation has room to breathe.
Our archive includes conversations with Clint Eastwood and Cheryl Hines. Those earlier features offer a taste of the magazine’s personality at AffluentGolferMag.com. The new interviews and club visits are editorial plans, with guests and dates to be announced as arrangements are confirmed.
From the archive: Clint Eastwood, featured in Affluent Golfer’s June–July 2002 issue. Photograph by Dean Kirkland.
Bring the rest of your interests
The coverage ahead also includes new golf technology and equipment, motorcars, watches, wine, travel and the wider life around the game. We want to know what is useful, what is beautifully made, and what deserves your time. A product can have an impressive specification sheet and still leave the rather important question of whether you would enjoy owning it.
Expect curiosity, informed opinions and enough humor to keep the whole exercise enjoyable. Follow the evolving mix at AffluentGolferMag.com, and bring a friend whose interests extend beyond the next yardage marker.
From the archive: Cheryl Hines on the green. Photograph by Dean Kirkland, courtesy of Affluent Golfer.
Have a story we should hear?
Private clubs, golf personalities and their representatives, writers, contributors, and brands with something interesting to share are invited to contact Dean Kirkland at dean@affluentgolfermag.com. Tell us who you are, what you have in mind and why our readers would enjoy knowing about it.
Readers are invited to explore the magazine and join the newsletter through AffluentGolferMag.com. The next great round may start with a tee time. The next great story could start with your email.
Header: original Affluent Golfer magazine covers from the publication’s archive, featuring Clint Eastwood, John O’Hurley, Jack Nicklaus and Donald Trump. Archive imagery illustrates past coverage; it does not announce new interviews.
