How Many Golf Courses Are in Ohio?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Ohio has 496 golf facilities (512 courses): 292 public, 39 municipal, 86 nine-hole and 369 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1895.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 292 | 57 % |
| Private | 121 | 24 % |
| Semi-private | 59 | 12 % |
| Resort | 3 | 1 % |
| Municipal | 39 | 8 % |
| 9-hole | 86 | 17 % |
| 18-hole | 369 | 72 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 86 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 32 |
| 1960s | 98 |
| 1970s | 48 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 84 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 4 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in Ohio?
Ohio has 496 golf facilities with 512 courses in the registry: 292 public, 39 municipal, 86 nine-hole and 369 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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