Golf Popularity by Country 2025

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5 Countries with the Most Golf Courses

Country
Golf Courses 2021
Registered Golfers 2021
Total Golfers 2021
United States16,156
Japan3,140
United Kingdom3,101933,0765,234,000
Canada2,564
Australia1,584
Germany1,054651,4171,150,000
France811402,991800,000
South Korea810
Sweden650538,962600,000
China617
Spain493270,040300,000
South Africa477
New Zealand416
Ireland365202,750540,000
Netherlands350407,302460,000
Argentina348
Denmark347154,803206,000
Thailand317
Italy31287,380430,000
India298
Mexico256
Malaysia243
Austria20493,718115,000
Norway193111,301125,000
Finland190157,175200,000
Indonesia170
Czech Republic13552,40160,000
Philippines131
Brazil126
Belgium12276,38181,000
Myanmar117
Switzerland11795,717112,000
Portugal10915,29720,000
Taiwan88
Vietnam86
Chile80
Iceland7120,00065,000
Colombia67
Morocco61
Nigeria55
Poland546,56220,000
Pakistan51
Kenya45
Egypt39
Zimbabwe38
Dominican Republic35
Turkey334,5368,000
Slovakia338,56610,000
United Arab Emirates31
Singapore28
Russia272,64128,000
Zambia26
Venezuela22
Puerto Rico22
Bangladesh20
Uganda19
Ghana16
Tunisia16
Papua New Guinea15
Hungary152,4093,500
Slovenia156,39312,000
Mauritius15
Peru14
Laos14
Hong Kong14
Costa Rica14
Namibia14
Fiji14
Guam14
Saudi Arabia13
Panama13
Bahamas13
Tanzania12
Malawi12
Cambodia12
Latvia124,8046,000
Bolivia11
Uruguay11
Jamaica11
Cyprus111,0161,500
Estonia113,6374,500
Ecuador10
Bulgaria108701,100
Kazakhstan91,0901,500
Romania91,0541,400
Greece99104,000
Sri Lanka8
Honduras8
Paraguay8
Botswana8
Trinidad and Tobago8
Eswatini8
Isle of Man8
Northern Mariana Islands8
North Korea7
Oman7
Lithuania72,1082,800
Barbados7
Ukraine61,8372,000
Guatemala6
Croatia66271,400
Qatar6
Bahrain6
Brunei6
Jersey6
Bermuda6
Saint Kitts and Nevis6
Madagascar5
Nepal5
Gabon5
Luxembourg53,5234,200
Vanuatu5
Cameroon4
Libya4
Nicaragua4
Mongolia4
Bhutan4
New Caledonia4
Samoa4
Guernsey4
DR Congo3
Angola3
Ivory Coast3
Senegal3
Rwanda3
Jordan3
Cuba3
Azerbaijan334200
El Salvador3
Georgia3219500
Reunion3
Maldives3
French Polynesia3
Curacao3
United States Virgin Islands3
Ethiopia2
Mozambique2
Belarus2355700
Sierra Leone2
Serbia28181,100
Republic of the Congo2
Liberia2
Kuwait2
Bosnia and Herzegovina2187200
Gambia2
Equatorial Guinea2
Macau2
Belize2
French Guiana2
Saint Lucia2
Seychelles2
Aruba2
Tonga2
Antigua and Barbuda2
Andorra2419500
Cayman Islands2
Greenland2
Cook Islands2
Iran1
Sudan1
Algeria1
Afghanistan1
Uzbekistan1
Niger1
Syria1
Mali1
Burkina Faso1
Chad1
Benin1
Burundi1
Haiti1
Togo1
Israel15441,500
Turkmenistan1
Kyrgyzstan1
Lebanon1
Central African Republic1
Moldova1137200
Armenia175200
Lesotho1
Djibouti1
Solomon Islands1
Guyana1
Suriname1
Malta1599700
Cape Verde1
Guadeloupe1
Martinique1
Mayotte1
Kiribati1
Grenada1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
Faroe Islands1
Turks and Caicos Islands1
American Samoa1
Sint Maarten1
Marshall Islands1
Anguilla1
Falkland Islands1
Niue1
North Macedonia74100
Liechtenstein1,2101,400
San Marino209250
Total38,0694,328,17410,617,450
  • Values for Total Registered Players 2017 for United States, Japan, Canada and Australia display estimated total number of players rather than registered players
  • Data year for United States and Japan is 2016
  • Regional Popularity is a relative term (proportional to the most popular term and related to the popularity of other terms in each region), and does not represent a specific number of searches. Data is derived from Google Insights for Search, collected over a four year period (Jan 2007 to Jan 2011).