Conde Nast licenses Golf Digest to Motivate Publishing

Publication begins in the autumn of 2008 and distribution will cover the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan and Lebanon.

"We at Golf Digest are conscious of the rapid growth in golf in the Middle East and are pleased to be working with Motivate Publishing in producing a Middle East edition,"

said Jerry Tarde, chairman and editorial director of Golf Digest Publications.

"The timing of the launch is ideal with the 'Road to Dubai' replacing the European Tour in 2009 followed by the Dubai World Championship. We are confident that, as in all other territories, there will be an appetite among golfers for the finest coaching techniques and tips illustrated in every issue of Golf Digest," he added.

Motivate's Managing Partner, Ian Fairservice, said:

"Motivate have a track record of licensing within the Middle East market leading magazines and there isn't a bigger name in golf than Golf Digest. We can draw upon our experience as the Official Publisher for the Dubai Desert Classic since 1995 and more recently the Dubai Ladies Masters. We are excited at the prospect of working with Condé Nast and the Golf Digest team in particular on this important launch."

Amateur and professional golfers in the Middle East can look forward to the strongest editorial line-up in golf publishing with its great playing and teaching editors including world number one Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, the world's No. 1 ranked woman golfer.

Golf Digest is the largest golf magazine in the world including 30 international editions. Conde Nast Publications, a unit of Advance Publications, includes twenty-five consumer magazines and their websites, CondeNet, the Fairchild Fashion Group, the Conde Nast Media Group, and the Shared Services Centers.