Kingdom magazine
Encyclopedia
Kingdom is a golf
magazine
founded by American
golfer
Arnold Palmer
. It was first published in late 2003.
The magazine is published by golf media specialists, TMC USA, and was the brainchild of publisher, Matthew Squire, and the then president of Arnold Palmer Design Company, the late Ed Seay.
Originally conceived as an annual magazine solely for the private members of Arnold Palmer designed golf courses, Kingdom is now widely available and seen by many as the ultimate luxury golfing lifestyle publication. Averaging 200 pages in length and weighing over two pounds, it can be considered a coffee table publication
.
Published three times a year, each issue carries an in depth interview with Arnold along with a host of other articles about his life and activities. Editorial content is not limited to Palmer; Donald Trump
is a regular contributor and many famous celebrities and golfers from Tom Watson
to Vince Gill
, have appeared within its covers. There are also features on travel, golf, design, fitness and other lifestyle articles.
The magazine has drawn critical praise for its standard of production and design, an aspect that has been principally driven by British
art director
, Leon Harris. The magazine also has an accompanying website, arnieskingdom.com which, along with the print magazine, is jointly overseen by Los Angeles
based lifestyle editor
Reade Tilley, and golf editor, Paul Trow.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
magazine
Magazine
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founded by American
United States
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golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
. It was first published in late 2003.
The magazine is published by golf media specialists, TMC USA, and was the brainchild of publisher, Matthew Squire, and the then president of Arnold Palmer Design Company, the late Ed Seay.
Originally conceived as an annual magazine solely for the private members of Arnold Palmer designed golf courses, Kingdom is now widely available and seen by many as the ultimate luxury golfing lifestyle publication. Averaging 200 pages in length and weighing over two pounds, it can be considered a coffee table publication
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
.
Published three times a year, each issue carries an in depth interview with Arnold along with a host of other articles about his life and activities. Editorial content is not limited to Palmer; Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
is a regular contributor and many famous celebrities and golfers from Tom Watson
Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
to Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, have appeared within its covers. There are also features on travel, golf, design, fitness and other lifestyle articles.
The magazine has drawn critical praise for its standard of production and design, an aspect that has been principally driven by British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
, Leon Harris. The magazine also has an accompanying website, arnieskingdom.com which, along with the print magazine, is jointly overseen by Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
based lifestyle editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
Reade Tilley, and golf editor, Paul Trow.