How Many Golf Courses Are in New York?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New York has 975 golf facilities (1068 courses): 556 public, 104 municipal, 272 nine-hole and 603 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1875.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 556 | 52 % |
| Private | 225 | 21 % |
| Semi-private | 138 | 13 % |
| Resort | 21 | 2 % |
| Municipal | 104 | 10 % |
| 9-hole | 272 | 25 % |
| 18-hole | 603 | 56 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 47 |
| 1900s | 31 |
| 1910s | 64 |
| 1920s | 141 |
| 1930s | 66 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 62 |
| 1960s | 193 |
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 34 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 72 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in New York?
New York has 975 golf facilities with 1068 courses in the registry: 556 public, 104 municipal, 272 nine-hole and 603 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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