📊 Rough Country-by-Country Estimates (Based on the Above + Other Sources)
📊 Rough Country-by-Country Estimates (Based on the Above + Other Sources)
Here is a partial list (not 100+ countries) of countries for which we have reasonably recent (or academically estimated) golf course counts, based on the above sources:
| Country | Approx. Number of Golf Courses |
|---|---|
| United States | ~16,100–16,700 Golf Monthly+2Pitchmarks+2 |
| Japan | ~3,140 Pitchmarks+1 |
| United Kingdom | ~3,100 (R&A) assets.randa.org |
| Canada | ~2,560–2,630 Golf Educate+1 |
| Australia | ~1,580–1,600 Pitchmarks+1 |
| Germany | ~1,050+ assets.randa.org |
| France | ~800+ Golf Educate |
| South Korea | ~810 assets.randa.org+1 |
| Sweden | ~650+ Pitchmarks |
| China | ~600+ Pitchmarks |
| Spain | ~493 Golf Educate |
| Vietnam | ~69 (as of August 2025) asiagolfjourney.com |
| Ireland | ~494 (R&A) Golf Monthly |
⚠️ Why Full 100+ Country Estimates Are Hard Right Now
- Data Gaps: Many smaller or developing golfing countries don’t publish up-to-date course counts publicly.
- Mapping vs Official Data: Some academic sources rely on OpenStreetMap or other mapping data, which may not catch every course (or may misclassify).
- Published Reports Are Old: Major reports (e.g., by the R&A) that list country-by-country course counts are often a few years old.
- Rapid Change: Golf course development in emerging markets (e.g. Asia) is ongoing, so static figures may already be outdated.
Bottom Line: There is some very recent (2024–2025) data from academic / mapping studies, but it’s not comprehensive enough yet to reliably estimate golf-course counts for 100+ countries with high precision. For now, the best publicly available breakdowns cover the major golf countries, plus a few smaller ones.
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