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title: "Golf HQ vs The Golf Shop: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Golf HQ or The Golf Shop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Golf stores set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Golf HQ vs The Golf Shop: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Golf HQ or The Golf Shop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Golf stores set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Golf HQ and The Golf Shop
- **Competitive set**: Golf stores
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Golf HQ Share of Search**: 6.8%
- **The Golf Shop Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, Golf HQ or The Golf Shop?

- In August 2026, Golf HQ had more branded searches than The Golf Shop among golf stores in New Zealand. Golf HQ was estimated to have 3.3K branded searches compared to The Golf Shop’s 160, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus The Golf Shop’s 0.33%.
- Golf HQ was ahead of The Golf Shop in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Golf HQ’s estimated Share of Search among golf stores in New Zealand moved from 5.7% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 3.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Golf Shop’s estimated Share of Search among golf stores in New Zealand moved from 0.42% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 160.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand golf stores in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Golf HQ gained estimated Share of Search among golf stores in New Zealand, from 5.8% to 6.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Golf Shop in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 240 to 160 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Golf HQ estimated searches | Golf HQ Share of Search | Golf HQ rank | The Golf Shop estimated searches | The Golf Shop Share of Search | The Golf Shop rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.2K | 5.7% | 3 | 240 | 0.42% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.9K | 6.2% | 3 | 290 | 0.37% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1K | 5% | 3 | 380 | 0.47% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.4K | 5.3% | 3 | 300 | 0.47% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.8K | 5.5% | 3 | 200 | 0.39% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.3K | 5.6% | 3 | 200 | 0.34% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.3K | 5.5% | 3 | 200 | 0.33% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 3.3K | 5.7% | 3 | 200 | 0.35% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4K | 7% | 3 | 180 | 0.37% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.8K | 5.8% | 3 | 180 | 0.37% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.3K | 6.8% | 3 | 160 | 0.33% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Golf HQ’s and The Golf Shop’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Golf HQ**: Measured on the search terms “golf hq”, “golf hq near me”, “golf hq nz”, “golfhq” and “golfhq nz”, summed into one figure.
- **The Golf Shop**: Measured on the search terms “the golf shop”, “the golf shop near me”, “the golf shop nz” and “thegolfshop”, summed into one figure.

- [Golf HQ profile](/demand/nz/brands/golf-hq)
- [The Golf Shop profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-golf-shop)
- [All golf stores in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-golf-stores): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Golf HQ or The Golf Shop?

In August 2026, Golf HQ had more branded searches than The Golf Shop among golf stores in New Zealand. Golf HQ was estimated to have 3.3K branded searches compared to The Golf Shop’s 160, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus The Golf Shop’s 0.33%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Golf HQ vs The Golf Shop: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/golf-hq-vs-the-golf-shop

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