How Many Golf Courses Are in Michigan?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Michigan has 826 golf facilities (837 courses): 505 public, 50 municipal, 160 nine-hole and 590 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1890.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 505 | 60 % |
| Private | 101 | 12 % |
| Semi-private | 100 | 12 % |
| Resort | 67 | 8 % |
| Municipal | 50 | 6 % |
| 9-hole | 160 | 19 % |
| 18-hole | 590 | 70 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 13 |
| 1910s | 28 |
| 1920s | 92 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 36 |
| 1960s | 125 |
| 1970s | 81 |
| 1980s | 49 |
| 1990s | 159 |
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in Michigan?
Michigan has 826 golf facilities with 837 courses in the registry: 505 public, 50 municipal, 160 nine-hole and 590 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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