As of 2019, there were 38,864 golf courses in the world. The United States is the home to approximately 16,000 of those courses as of 2024. The state with the most golf courses in the United States is Florida with over 1,200 courses as of 2024, followed by California with close to 1,000 courses. Alaska has the fewest with 20 and the District of Columbia has five. A study in 2022 found that approximately 75 percent of course are public with the remaining requiring a membership or invitation.

Some of the most notable golf course architects who are credited with designing or contributing significantly to more than 300 courses include Tom Bendelow and Harry Colt and former professional golfers Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is named after architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and is a collection of courses he designed in the state of Alabama. Men's major golf championships such as the PGA Championship and U.S. Open have been played at various locations, including Newport Country Club, Siwanoy Country Club, and TPC at Sawgrass.

The oldest golf course in the United States is Oakhurst Links in West Virginia. Built in 1884, it was designed with traditional Scottish design elements and eventually closed in 2016 due to flood damage. One of the most iconic golf courses is Augusta National Golf Club which has hosted the Masters Tournament since 1933. It is also home of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Alabama

Birmingham Country Club (Alabama) Dothan National Golf Club Greystone Golf & Country Club Highland Park Golf Course Indian Pines Golf Course Kiva Dunes NorthRiver Yacht Club Ol' Colony Golf Complex Old Overton Club Shoal Creek Club Trojan Oaks Golf Course

Arizona

Arizona Biltmore Country Club Camelback Golf Club Desert Forest Golf Club The Estancia Club The Gallery Golf Club The Golf Club at Dove Mountain Karsten Golf Course Oro Valley Country Club Phoenix Country Club Scottsdale National Golf Club TPC Scottsdale Troon Country Club

Arkansas

Blessings Golf Club DeGray Lake Resort State Park Pinnacle Country Club Sylvan Hills Country Club Golf Course

California

Brookside Golf Course CordeValle Cypress Point Club Cypress Ridge Golf Course DeBell Golf Course Deep Cliff Golf Course Empire Lakes Golf Course Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Fort Washington Country Club Green Hills Country Club Industry Hills Golf Club La Quinta Resort & Club Lake Merced Golf Club Lost Canyons Golf Club Mission Hills Country Club Monterey Peninsula Country Club Morley Field Sports Complex Olympic Club Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links Palos Verdes Golf Club Park Hyatt Resort Aviara Pasatiempo Golf Club Pebble Beach Golf Links PGA West Poppy Hills Golf Course Primm Valley Golf Club San Diego Country Club San Francisco Golf Club Santa Anita Golf Course Sequoyah Country Club Sharp Park Golf Course Sherwood Country Club Silverado Resort and Spa Spyglass Hill Golf Course Sunnyside Country Club Tamarisk Country Club Tehàma Golf Club Thunderbird Country Club Tilden Park Golf Course Torrey Pines Golf Course TPC Harding Park TPC Stonebrae Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles Valencia Country Club Visalia Country Club Westlake Golf Course

Colorado

Broadmoor Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club City Park Golf Colorado Golf Club Columbine Country Club Hiwan Golf Club Park Hill Golf Club Red Rocks Country Club

Connecticut

Brooklawn Country Club Gillette Ridge Golf Club Keney Park Golf Course Morefar Back O'Beyond New Haven Country Club Norfolk Country Club Shennecossett Golf Course Sunset Hill Golf Club TPC River Highlands Wampanoag Country Club Yale Golf Course

Delaware

Baywood Greens

Florida

Apollo Beach Golf & Sea Club Bay Hill Club and Lodge Brooksville Golf and Country Club Deerwood Country Club Don Veller Seminole Golf Eagle Creek Golf Club Hayt Golf Learning Center Hole-in-the-Wall Golf Club Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club Inverrary Country Club Lake Nona Golf & Country Club Mark Bostick Golf Course Medalist Golf Club Mission Inn Resort & Club Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club Old Palm Golf Club Orange County National Golf Center Palatka Golf Club PGA National Champion Course PGA National Resort Pine Tree Golf Club Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Rio Pinar Country Club Rocky Point Golf Course Rogers Park Rosen Shingle Creek Sawgrass Country Club Seminole Golf Club Streamsong Stuart Yacht & Country Club Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village Rio Pinar Country Club Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club The Boca Raton Resort Tiburón Golf Club Timuquana Country Club TPC at Sawgrass Eagle Trace Golf Club TPC Prestancia TPC Tampa Bay TPC Treviso Bay Trump International Golf Club (West Palm Beach) Trump National Doral Miami Trump National Golf Club Jupiter White Oak Conservation Winter Park Country Club and Golf Course World Golf Village World Woods Golf Club

Georgia

Atlanta Athletic Club Atlanta Country Club Augusta Country Club Augusta National Golf Club Bowden Golf Course Callaway Gardens Champions Retreat Golf Club Charlie Yates Golf Course Druid Hills Golf Club East Lake Golf Club Forest Hills Golf Club Jekyll Island Club Piedmont Driving Club RiverPines Golf Stonebridge Golf Club TPC Sugarloaf

Hawaii

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Four Seasons Resort Maui Kapalua Resort Ko Olina Resort Makena Beach & Golf Resort The Ritz-Carlton Oʻahu, Turtle Bay Waialae Country Club

Idaho

Circling Raven Golf Club Coeur d'Alene Resort Hillcrest Country Club Osprey Meadows Golf Course Sun Valley Golf Course University of Idaho Golf Course

Illinois

Aurora Country Club Bolingbrook Golf Club Butler National Golf Club Canal Shores Golf Course Cantigny Golf Club Cantigny Park Chicago Golf Club Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Conway Farms Golf Club Flossmoor Country Club Glen Oak Country Club Glen View Club Harrison Park Golf Course Kemper Lakes Golf Club La Grange Country Club Medinah Country Club Merit Club Midlothian Country Club North Shore Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Onwentsia Club Pottawatomie Park Quail Meadows Golf Course Ravisloe Country Club Rich Harvest Farms Ridgemoor Country Club Riverside Golf Club Rolling Green Country Club Skokie Country Club Sunset Ridge Country Club Tam O'Shanter Golf Course TPC Deere Run Village Links of Glen Ellyn Wing Park Golf Course

Indiana

Crooked Stick Golf Club Forest Hills Country Club Hillcrest Country Club Kokomo Country Club Sycamore Hills Golf Club Victoria National Golf Course Warren Golf Course Brickyard Crossing Golf Course

Iowa

Blue Top Ridge Golf Course Bos Landen Des Moines Golf and Country Club Glenwood Golf Course Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Kansas

Colbert Hills Indian Hills Country Club Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club Sand Creek Station Golf Course

Kentucky

Big Spring Country Club Kenton County Golf Course Paintsville Country Club Stearns Golf Course University Club of Kentucky Valhalla Golf Club

Louisiana

Atchafalaya Golf Course at Idlewild City Park Golf Course City Park Golf Courses (New Orleans) Le Triomphe Golf Club Squire Creek Country Club University Club of Baton Rouge

Maine

Aroostook Valley Country Club Cape Arundel Golf Club Great Chebeague Golf Club Megunticook Golf Club Nonesuch River Golf Course Penobscot Valley Country Club Riverside Municipal Golf Course Sunday River Golf Club

Maryland

Baltimore Country Club Bulle Rock Golf Course Burning Tree Club Caves Valley Golf Club Columbia Country Club Congressional Country Club Country Club at Woodmore Four Streams TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm University of Maryland Golf Course The Woodlands Golf Course

Massachusetts

Blue Hill Country Club Brae Burn Country Club The Country Club D.W. Field Park Farm Neck Golf Club Ferncroft Country Club Forest Park Country Club Framingham Country Club George Wright Golf Course Hyannisport Club Marlborough Country Club Miacomet Golf Course Mount Hood Golf Club Myopia Hunt Club Newton Commonwealth Golf Course Oakley Country Club Pleasant Valley Country Club Sankaty Head Golf Club Siasconset Golf Club Taconic Golf Club The International (golf course) Thorny Lea Golf Club TPC Boston Vesper Country Club Vineyard Golf Club Wianno Club William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course Worcester Country Club

Michigan

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course Belvedere Club Birmingham Country Club (Michigan) Blythefield Country Club Country Club of Detroit Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan Dearborn Hills Detroit Golf Club Eagle Crest Resort Forest Akers Golf Courses Garland Lodge and Resort The Golf Club at Harbor Shores Grand Haven Golf Club Indianwood Golf and Country Club Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex Kingsley Club Meadowbrook Country Club The Meadows at Grand Valley State University Midland Country Club Muskegon Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Plum Hollow Country Club Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club Rackham Golf Course TPC Michigan Travis Pointe Country Club Treetops Resort Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club Wawashkamo Golf Club

Minnesota

Braemar Golf Course Grand View Lodge Hazeltine National Golf Club Hiawatha Golf Course Interlachen Country Club Keller Golf Course Les Bolstad Golf Course Lester Park Golf Course The Minikahda Club Minneapolis Golf Club North Oaks Golf Club Northland Country Club Ridgeview Country Club Somerby Golf Club and Community Town & Country Club (Saint Paul, Minnesota) TPC Twin Cities

Mississippi

Great Southern Golf Club Old Waverly Golf Club Reunion Golf and Country Club

Missouri

Algonquin Golf Club Bellerive Country Club Boone Valley Golf Club Forest Park Golf Course Glen Echo Country Club Kansas City Country Club Mozingo Lake Golf Course National Golf Club of Kansas City Normandie Golf Club Norwood Hills Country Club Old Warson Country Club Ruth Park Golf Course St. Louis Country Club Sunset Country Club Swope Memorial Golf Course Westwood Country Club

Montana

Buffalo Hill Golf Club Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

Nebraska

Omaha Country Club Sand Hills Golf Club

Nevada

Canyon Gate Country Club Edgewood Tahoe Resort Las Vegas Country Club Reflection Bay Golf Club Rio Secco Golf Club Shadow Creek Golf Course Southern Highlands Golf Club TPC at Summerlin TPC Las Vegas

New Hampshire

The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel Hanover Country Club Mountain View House Wentworth by the Sea

New Jersey

Atlantic City Country Club Baltusrol Golf Club Canoe Brook Country Club Echo Lake Country Club Englewood Golf Club Essex County Country Club Fiddler's Elbow Country Club Forsgate Country Club Galloping Hill Golf Course Haworth Country Club Hominy Hill Golf Course Howell Park Golf Course Kresson Golf Course Liberty National Golf Club Metedeconk National Golf Club Morris County Golf Club Norwood Country Club Panther Valley Country Club Pine Valley Golf Club Plainfield Country Club Preakness Valley Ridgewood Country Club Scotland Run Golf Club Seaview Shackamaxon Country Club Shady Rest Country Club Suburban Golf Club Tavistock Country Club Trump National Golf Club Bedminster Trump National Golf Club Philadelphia Upper Montclair Country Club Weequahic Golf Course White Beeches Country Club Woodbury Country Club

New Mexico

Ladera Golf Course New Mexico State University Golf Course

New York

Ardsley Country Club Battle Island State Park Beaver Island State Park Bethpage Black Course Bethpage State Park Bonavista State Park Golf Course Burnet Park Cantiague Park Chenango Valley State Park Cherry Creek Golf Links Cloverbank Country Club Country Club of Rochester Deepdale Golf Club Delaware Park–Front Park System Dinsmore Golf Course Douglaston Park Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course Eisenhower Park Engineers Country Club Fishers Island Club Fresh Meadow Country Club Garden City Golf Club Genesee Valley Golf Course Governors Island Golf Course Green Lakes State Park Grossinger's Resort Grover Cleveland Golf Course Hyde Park Golf Club