Facts & Figures
INTERESTING FACTS ON GOLF
(all data taken from the R & A’s golf around the world report – April 2015)
THERE ARE 3,297 GOLF CLUBS IN THE BRITISH ISLES !!
THERE ARE 34,011 GOLF FACILITIES IN 206 COUNTRIES !!
THERE ARE ONLY 33 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT DO NOT HAVE A GOLF COURSE ON THEM !!
EVEN ANTARTICA HAS A GOLF COURSE !!
USA HAS THE MOST GOLF COURSES - 15,372 !!
ENGLAND HAS 2,084 (4th HIGHEST IN THE WORLD) !!
JAPAN IS SECOND HIGHEST WITH 2,383 !!
CANADA IS THIRD WITH 2,363 !!
SCOTLAND HAS 552 FACILITIES !!
WALES HAS 189 !!
IRELAND COLLECTIVELY HAS 472 !!
SPAIN HAS 437, SWEDEN 491, FRANCE 648 AND GERMANY 747 !!
AUSTRALIA HAS 1,628 , SOUTH AFRICA 512, CHINA 473, NEW ZEALAND 418, ARGENTINA HAS 319 !!
IN ASIA 207 NEW COURSES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!