US Golf Course Registry

Which State Has the Most 9-Hole Golf Courses?

According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New York leads the United States with 272 nine-hole courses, of 3,767 nationwide.

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1 New York 272 7 % Full breakdown
2 Iowa 215 6 % Full breakdown
3 California 206 5 % Full breakdown
4 Pennsylvania 170 5 % Full breakdown
5 Florida 165 4 % Full breakdown
6 Michigan 160 4 % Full breakdown
7 Illinois 159 4 % Full breakdown
8 Massachusetts 156 4 % Full breakdown
9 Kansas 125 3 % Full breakdown
10 Wisconsin 118 3 % Full breakdown
11 Minnesota 113 3 % Full breakdown
12 Washington 99 3 % Full breakdown
13 Georgia 90 2 % Full breakdown
14 North Carolina 88 2 % Full breakdown
15 Ohio 86 2 % Full breakdown
16 Virginia 83 2 % Full breakdown
17 Arkansas 82 2 % Full breakdown
18 Connecticut 82 2 % Full breakdown
19 Colorado 80 2 % Full breakdown
20 Oklahoma 77 2 % Full breakdown
21 Maine 73 2 % Full breakdown
22 New Jersey 70 2 % Full breakdown
23 Indiana 62 2 % Full breakdown
24 New Hampshire 62 2 % Full breakdown
25 South Carolina 62 2 % Full breakdown
26 Arizona 60 2 % Full breakdown
27 Texas 57 2 % Full breakdown
28 Idaho 55 1 % Full breakdown
29 Louisiana 55 1 % Full breakdown
30 Missouri 53 1 % Full breakdown
31 Mississippi 48 1 % Full breakdown
32 Montana 48 1 % Full breakdown
33 Nebraska 44 1 % Full breakdown
34 New Mexico 38 1 % Full breakdown
35 Rhode Island 35 1 % Full breakdown
36 Vermont 35 1 % Full breakdown
37 Kentucky 34 1 % Full breakdown
38 West Virginia 32 1 % Full breakdown
39 Wyoming 32 1 % Full breakdown
40 Utah 31 1 % Full breakdown
41 South Dakota 24 1 % Full breakdown
42 North Dakota 22 1 % Full breakdown
43 Tennessee 18 0 % Full breakdown
44 Alabama 15 0 % Full breakdown
45 Nevada 15 0 % Full breakdown
46 Maryland 13 0 % Full breakdown
47 Alaska 12 0 % Full breakdown
48 Hawaii 11 0 % Full breakdown
49 Oregon 11 0 % Full breakdown
50 Delaware 7 0 % Full breakdown
51 Washington Dc 7 0 % Full breakdown

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FAQ

Which state has the most 9-hole golf courses?

New York, with 272 — followed by Iowa (215) and California (206).

Where do these numbers come from?

From US Golf Course Registry's course registry, built on OpenStreetMap data (ODbL) with machine verification of state, size and access type per course. Counts change as courses open and close.

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