A common question we are asked at GolfPlayed is how many golf courses are there in the world. The precise answer would be 38,864 golf courses in the world which are spread among 206 of the 251 countries and dependent territories in the world.
Most golfers have an urge to play as many golf courses as they can in as many countries and territories as possible. Some golfers even focus on playing the top 100 in a country or the world.
This is something that makes golf such a special sport because the golf course makes such a big difference to the golfing experience from altitude and weather conditions to the course type and grass used.
Worldwide golf course breakdown
Number of golf courses in the world – 38,864
Breakdown by country:
USA – 16,752
Japan – 3,169
Canada – 2,633
England – 2,270
Australia – 1,616
Germany – 1,050
France – 804
South Korea – 798
Sweden – 662
Scotland – 614
China – 599
South Africa – 565
Spain – 497
Ireland – 494
New Zealand – 418
Argentina – 349
Denmark – 346
Netherlands – 330
Italy – 321
Thailand – 315
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Interesting world golf course statistics
78% of the world’s golf courses are located in only 10 countries
North America has 51% of the world’s golf courses, with the USA consisting of 43%.
The United Kingdom has the greatest density of golf courses.
There are over 544,866 golf holes globally (USA – 240,369 of these holes)
30,364 public golf courses globally
7,717 private golf courses globally
GolfPlayed world leaderboards
GolfPlayed is an app that is all about tracking how many courses you have played around the world! The app also allows you to add courses to your bucket list and get access to courses all over the world while staying connected to all your golfing buddies.
Here are some stats from our users:
Golf courses played by countries:
694,110 golf courses played by all our users from around the world
309,149 golf courses played in the United States by GolfPlayed users (Pebble Beach taking the pole position with 650)
256,691 golf courses played in South Africa by GolfPlayed users (Royal Jnb & Kensington taking the pole position with 1979)
48,857 golf courses played in the United Kingdom by GolfPlayed users (St. Andrew’s Links – Old Course taking pole position with 735)
Golf courses played by an individual:
Daryl Kent holds the green jacket and has played the most courses in the world with a massive tally of 2210 golf courses
C. Lewis is a close second also into 2000s with 2013 golf courses around the world
David Schlaff has played 1552 golf courses around the world
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