Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Golf
The Google product category ID for Golf is 1043. It sits under Outdoor Recreation and has 13 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 13 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 1043
- Direct subcategories
- 13
- Categories below it in total
- 18
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 16
- Parent category
- Outdoor Recreation
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Golf is 9th largest of the 17 categories under Outdoor Recreation, with 18 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
GolfGolf Bag AccessoriesGolf Bag Carts
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Golf Bag Carts (4537) on level 5: Golf › Golf Bag Accessories › Golf Bag Carts. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping & Hiking | 1013 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1025 | 8 | 92 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1031 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
| Golf — this page | 1043 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Skateboarding | 3276 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Fishing | 3334 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| Hang Gliding & Skydiving | 3789 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hydration Systems | 5635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riding Scooters | 5879 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration System Accessories | 5998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climbing | 7059 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Kite Buggying | 7375 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inline & Roller Skating | 499761 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Boating & Water Sports | 499811 | 9 | 89 | 3 |
| Hunting & Shooting | 499824 | 6 | 59 | 4 |
| Winter Sports & Activities | 499844 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Outdoor Games | 499846 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1043) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Golf"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 13 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 1043 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Golf |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 1043, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Golf
13 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Golf Club Parts & Accessories (3642) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Golf sits under that one name. 2 of the 13 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 11 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Golf
What is the Google product category ID for Golf?
1043. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Golf", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Golf or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Golf has 13 directly below it, starting with Divot Tools (8044), Golf Accessory Sets (7314), Golf Bag Accessories (4605), and 18 in total further down. 1043 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Golf sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Recreation (1011). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Golf. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Recreation, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Golf is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Recreation first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sports (499811), Camping & Hiking (1013), Climbing (7059), Cycling (1025), Equestrian (1031), Fishing (3334), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Recreation (1011) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Golf?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Golf is Golf > Golf Bag Accessories > Golf Bag Carts, ending at Golf Bag Carts (4537) on level 5. Not every branch below Golf runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Golf compared with the categories next to it?
It is 9th largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 18 categories below it. Inside it, Golf Club Parts & Accessories (3642) is the biggest branch with 3 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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