How Many Golf Courses Are There In The World?
With the release of Golf Around the World 2019 by R&A, we discovered the countries that have the most golf courses.
The study revealed that 78% of the world’s supply of golf courses are located in just 10 countries: the United States, Japan, Canada, England, Australia, Germany, France, Republic of Korea, Sweden and Scotland.
Number of golf courses in the world – 38,864
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
Spain – 497
Ireland – 494
South Africa – 489
New Zealand – 418
Argentina – 349
Denmark – 346
Netherlands – 330
Italy – 321
Thailand – 315
North America has 51% of the world’s golf courses, with the USA boasting 43%.
England – 2,270
Germany – 1,050
France – 804
Sweden – 662
Scotland – 614
Spain – 497
Ireland – 494
Denmark – 346
Netherlands – 330
Italy – 321
Austria – 205
Finland – 191
Norway – 191
Wales – 186
Czech Republic – 132
Belgium – 121
Switzerland – 114
Portugal – 106
Iceland – 75
In the bottom five comes Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Serbia (2), Belarus (2), the Faroe Islands (1) and finally, Malta with just one golf course!
Across the continent, you will find no less than 8,940 golf courses, amounting to 125,268 golf holes.
