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Alternatives to r/golf

A short, curated guide — not an automatic related dump. Figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory when we have them.

r/golf (about 1.8M members, directory rank #601) is Reddit’s main golf discussion room. Tennis, general sports news and soccer each have clearer homes when the thread is not clubs, courses or golf swing talk.

How to choose

Stay on golf for courses, equipment and golf culture. Use tennis for racket-sport match talk, sports for multi-sport headlines, and soccer for association football.

Starting point: r/golf

r/golf — Golf

Members: 1.8M
Directory rank: #601
7-day growth: +1.5K

Curated alternatives

r/tennis

Tennis News & Discussion

Members: 2.1M
Directory rank: #520

When to choose it: Professional tennis news and match discussion.

Why it is here: Public description: professional tennis discussion (about 2.1M members, rank #520). Neighbouring individual sport community.

How it differs from r/golf: Court tennis versus course golf.

r/sports

Reddit Sports

Members: 22.1M
Directory rank: #31

When to choose it: Multi-sport news and discussion rather than golf-only.

Why it is here: Large directory sports hub for mixed leagues and headlines.

How it differs from r/golf: Broad sports remit versus golf-specific talk.

r/soccer

The back page of the internet.

Members: 8.8M
Directory rank: #86

When to choose it: Association football rather than golf.

Why it is here: Major soccer community in the sports neighbourhood on SubMouse.

How it differs from r/golf: Team football versus individual golf.

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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.

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