Disclosure
How this site is funded
forgiving.golf is funded by affiliate links and by nothing else: no advertising, no sponsored placements, no paid inclusion. This page says exactly which links earn anything today, how they are marked, and what a commission can and cannot change.
The status today
Active programs: Amazon Associates. Links to those shops are affiliate links: if you buy after clicking one, the shop pays us a commission. The price you pay does not change.
Amazon. 58 of the 91 clubs checked have an exact Amazon listing, and the "Check price on Amazon" button on those clubs goes straight to it. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The site is enrolled in Amazon Associates, so those links carry our tag and a purchase may earn a commission.
Other shops do not pay us today: GlobalGolf, PGA TOUR Superstore, Callaway Golf Pre-Owned, TaylorMade, TaylorMade Golf Pre-Owned, Rock Bottom Golf, 2nd Swing Golf, Golf Galaxy, DICK'S Sporting Goods, TGW (The Golfer's World, formerly The Golf Warehouse), Callaway Golf, Odyssey Golf, PING, Titleist, Cobra Golf, Mizuno, Cleveland Golf / Srixon / XXIO (Dunlop Sports US), Wilson, Tour Edge, PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf), L.A.B. Golf.
How affiliate links are marked
Every button to a shop, a maker's store or Amazon carries the sponsored attribute in the page code, whether or not a program is active, so the markup is already honest the day one is joined. The "how this page is funded" note under each table says in words whether any shop pays us.
What a commission cannot change
- Inclusion. A club is listed because it is a forgiving club a maker sells today. No shop can add one or remove one.
- Recommendations. A commission does not buy a recommendation. Methodology.
- Description. The construction facts, the flexes, the lofts and the hands are the maker's published figures. Nobody can pay to be described differently.
Every shop this site links to
| Shop | Sells | Earns us a commission? |
|---|---|---|
| GlobalGolf | new and pre-owned | No, plain links |
| PGA TOUR Superstore | new | No, plain links |
| Callaway Golf Pre-Owned | new and pre-owned | No, plain links |
| TaylorMade | new | No, plain links |
| TaylorMade Golf Pre-Owned | pre-owned | No, plain links |
| Rock Bottom Golf | new and pre-owned | No, plain links |
| 2nd Swing Golf | new and pre-owned | No, plain links |
| Golf Galaxy | new | No, plain links |
| DICK'S Sporting Goods | new | No, plain links |
| TGW (The Golfer's World, formerly The Golf Warehouse) | new | No, plain links |
| Amazon Associates | new and pre-owned | Yes, Amazon Associates tag |
| Callaway Golf | new | No, plain links |
| Odyssey Golf | new | No, plain links |
| PING | new | No, plain links |
| Titleist | new | No, plain links |
| Cobra Golf | new | No, plain links |
| Mizuno | new | No, plain links |
| Cleveland Golf / Srixon / XXIO (Dunlop Sports US) | new | No, plain links |
| Wilson | new | No, plain links |
| Tour Edge | new and pre-owned | No, plain links |
| PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) | new | No, plain links |
| L.A.B. Golf | new | No, plain links |
Why disclose at all
Because a comparison site's only asset is that you can trust its scores and its order. Affiliate networks require disclosure, European consumer law requires commercial intent to be identifiable, and both of those matter less than the plain fact that an undisclosed commercial link would make every table on this site worth less. So the rule is simple: the note is on every page that has a shop link, it says what is true today, and it changes only when the truth does.
Questions
Write to [email protected]. The about page says who runs the site and the methodology page how the tables are built.