Black Friday Cyber Monday 2026 · updated September 23, 2026
In 2025, the median golf brand put its first Black Friday ad live 15 days before Black Friday, and the deepest discount it named was 50% off. Black Friday 2026 is Nov 27, 2026. Below: the ads themselves, when they started, and what they offered.
The median brand’s first Black Friday ad went live 15 days before Black Friday 2025. Counting each brand once, by its earliest ad:
| First Black Friday ad | Brands | Share |
|---|---|---|
| More than 6 weeks before | 1 | 3% |
| 4 to 6 weeks before | 0 | 0% |
| 2 to 4 weeks before | 16 | 48% |
| 1 to 2 weeks before | 5 | 15% |
| The final week | 7 | 21% |
| Black Friday to Cyber Monday | 4 | 12% |
| After Cyber Monday | 0 | 0% |
76% of brands put a percentage in their Black Friday ads. Among them, the median deepest discount was 50% off.
Offer mechanics, share of ads
Single image led at 50% of Black Friday creative, and "Shop now" carried 64% of the calls to action. The median ad ran 25 days. The ones below stayed up longest, which in a two-week season is the clearest public sign an ad was working.
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
When each brand’s first Black Friday ad went live, the deepest discount it named, and how many Black Friday creatives it ran.
| Brand | First Black Friday ad | Deepest discount | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Gods | Nov 6, 2025 (22d before) | 80% off | 2 |
| Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard Golf Instruction | Nov 6, 2025 (22d before) | — | 5 |
| Performance Golf | Nov 28, 2025 | 63% off | 1 |
| Druids | Nov 7, 2025 (21d before) | 90% off | 18 |
| Krank Golf | Nov 27, 2025 (1d before) | — | 1 |
| Mileseey Golf | Nov 10, 2025 (18d before) | 25% off | 6 |
| Lazrus Golf | Nov 7, 2025 (21d before) | 20% off | 3 |
| PuttOUT | Nov 7, 2025 (21d before) | 25% off | 1 |
| Lambda Golf | Nov 24, 2025 (4d before) | 50% off | 1 |
| StickyGolf Pro | Nov 15, 2025 (13d before) | 15% off | 2 |
4,182 Black Friday ads on Facebook and Instagram.
665 Black Friday ads on Google.
658 Black Friday ads on LinkedIn.
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