Time4 Media's GOLF MAGAZINE has received its first-ever National Magazine Award from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) in the category of Leisure Interests. ASME presented the golf enthusiast title with an award for its October 2005 cover story, "The New Way to Putt," last night at an industry gala held at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Home of Jazz in Lincoln Center in New York City.

"It's an incredible honor to have our hard work over the last year be recognized by our peers," said GOLF MAGAZINE Editor David Clarke. "Every page of GOLF MAGAZINE is for and about our reader – to help them get the most from their game – so we are pleased to be recognized for that ongoing commitment to and connection with our audience."

Clarke joined GOLF MAGAZINE as Editor shortly after it celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2004. Along with Creative Director Paul Crawford, Clarke guided the title through a dynamic editorial evolution, culminating with the October 2005 issue, which featured the ASME award-winning cover story on putting and new, more service-driven sections on instruction, equipment, travel and news.

The ASME award for Leisure Interests recognizes excellent service journalism about leisure-time pursuits, presenting practical advice or instruction that helps readers enjoy hobbies or other recreational interests. Other nominees in the Leisure Interests category included Bicycling, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ and Men's Health.

GOLF MAGAZINE Publisher Chris Wightman said: "This National Magazine Award marks an exciting milestone for GOLF MAGAZINE and proves what we've known for a long time – our talented, committed editorial team is an undeniably powerful force in golf and in publishing."

This is the first National Magazine Award win for GOLF MAGAZINE, which was nominated in previous years in the categories of Service to the Individual for "The Golden Rules of Golf," (June 1983), and in Special Interests for the following features: "All I Know: Sand Play" by Gary Player (March 1989); "All I Know: Putting" by Bob Charles (August 1989); and "All I Know: Strategy," by Raymond Floyd (September 1989). In 1997, GOLF MAGAZINE's web site, GOLFONLINE.com also received a nomination for General Excellence in New Media.

GOLF MAGAZINE® is at the core of the most influential media company in the game, delivering a monthly circulation of 1.4 million golf enthusiasts and a readership of 6.15 million. GOLF MAGAZINE possesses golf's most powerful portfolio of assets, with print, online and TV media vehicles reaching a combined base audience of more than 11 million affluent consumers. GOLF MAGAZINE is "accessible, insightful, actionable and fun" and published by Time4 Media®, a subsidiary of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX).