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Golf (Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Golf (Biographies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 288 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.52 – $18.23 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Biographies (1,040), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Golf best sellers
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A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#1
- Price$15.44
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,036
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A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#2
- Price$10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews948
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Open: An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi
- List rank#3
- Price$9.85
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26,249
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The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
by Mark Frost
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,718
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Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf's Most Human Superstar
by Alan Shipnuck
- List rank#6
- Price$20.24
- Rating4.5
- Reviews779
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The Ultimate Golf Trivia Challenge: Over 600 Quiz Questions for Die-Hard Golf Fans
by Hank Patton
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews74
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by Ben Hogan
- List rank#8
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,155
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Tiger Woods
by Jeff Benedict
- List rank#9
- Price$11.21
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,575
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Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#10
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews973
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Golf
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 $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Golf?
The median best seller has 288 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Golf best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.52 and $18.23.
Can new books break into Golf?
5% 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.