A UNIFIED VOICE
Uniting the golf industry in pursuit of goals designed to enhance the vitality of the industry and recreational levels of the sport.
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT
$226.5 billion
Total economic impact of golf in America (direct, indirect, induced impacts).
$101.7 billion
Total size of American golf economy
$4.6 billion
Over $4.6 billion raised through golf-related charity events each year, more than every other sport combined.
2.1 million
Jobs impacted by golf in the U.S. Including more than one million tied directly to the golf industry.
$80.1 billion
Total wage income for nearly 2 million U.S. jobs within the golf industry.
$31 billion
Total golf tourism related expenditures produced by the golf industry.
$7.2 billion
Total amount spent on golf supplies (off-course retail outlets).
549 million
Total rounds of golf played in the U.S. in 2025.*
29.1 million
Total number of on-course golfers who played at a green grass facility in 2025.*
16,034
Number of U.S. golf courses at 13,975 facilities (72% of which are open to the public). *
72%
Percentage of golf facilities in the U.S. that are open to the public. *
48.1 million
Total number of Americans who participated in some form of the game in 2025. (on and off course) *
$47
Average cost to play a round of golf in the U.S.*
12+
Playing golf at least once a month improves health and lowers risk of death among older adults (according to a study from ScienceDaily).
*Data by the National Golf Foundation.