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Golf (Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Golf (Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 288 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (2,573), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 288 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Golf best sellers
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A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,685
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by Ben Hogan
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,155
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Wicked Smart Golf : Play Better Golf and Shoot Lower Scores Without Changing Your Swing
by Michael Leonard
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews426
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The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way
by Todd Graves
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,184
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Don't Let One Mistake Ruin the Game: How Great Athletes Reset Fast, Recover Confidence, and Play Free Again (Mindset Books for Teen Athletes Book 3)
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews348
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The Four Foundations of Golf: How to Build a Game That Lasts a Lifetime (The Foundations of Golf Book 1)
by Jon Sherman
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,858
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3 Releases: The Short Game System: Transform Your Technique & Thinking
by Daniel Grieve
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,216
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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
by Harvey Penick
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,723
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YOUR BRAIN SWINGS EVERY CLUB : Chasing 10 Hz (Chasing 10Hz Book 1)
by Izzy Justice
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews209
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Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,197
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FAQ
Is Golf a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 288 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Golf?
The median best seller has 288 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Golf best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Golf?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.