How Many Golf Courses Are in Indiana?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Indiana has 307 golf facilities (309 courses): 189 public, 31 municipal, 62 nine-hole and 220 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1897.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 189 | 61 % |
| Private | 50 | 16 % |
| Semi-private | 45 | 15 % |
| Resort | 12 | 4 % |
| Municipal | 31 | 10 % |
| 9-hole | 62 | 20 % |
| 18-hole | 220 | 71 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 42 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 9 |
| 1960s | 45 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2020s | 1 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in Indiana?
Indiana has 307 golf facilities with 309 courses in the registry: 189 public, 31 municipal, 62 nine-hole and 220 eighteen-hole.
Why does this differ from the National Golf Foundation's count?
Industry figures such as the National Golf Foundation's are built from membership and survey data and usually report facilities or 18-hole equivalents. This registry counts golf facilities mapped in OpenStreetMap and lists their courses separately (a 27-hole club is one facility, three nine-hole courses), so the two totals are not directly comparable — treat ours as a verifiable floor, not a competing estimate.
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