Golf Courses and Golfers in Europe
2010 - European Golf Course Provision and Golfer Numbers
(Registered Club Members)
|
Country
|
Courses
|
Players
|
Male
|
Female
|
Juniors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria
|
151
|
104,475
|
57,178
|
36,405
|
10,982
|
|
Belgium
|
79
|
53,190
|
30,570
|
16,446
|
6,174
|
|
Bulgaria
|
4
|
166
|
129
|
18
|
19
|
|
Croatia
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cyprus
|
9
|
1,351
|
949
|
276
|
126
|
|
Czech Rep
|
82
|
46,331
|
27,074
|
12,222
|
7,035
|
|
Denmark
|
201
|
152,622
|
96,577
|
44,665
|
7,035
|
|
England
|
1,881
|
805,206
|
623,709
|
110,387
|
71,110
|
|
Estonia
|
7
|
1,955
|
1,273
|
451
|
231
|
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
France
|
574
|
410,377
|
259,159
|
105,567
|
45,651
|
|
Germany
|
700
|
599,328
|
327,362
|
208,953
|
63,013
|
|
Greece
|
7
|
1,335
|
880
|
180
|
275
|
|
Hungary
|
13
|
2,509
|
1,726
|
540
|
243
|
|
Iceland
|
66
|
15,529
|
9,825
|
3,732
|
1,972
|
|
Ireland
|
417
|
259,000
|
175,000
|
50,000
|
34,000
|
|
Italy
|
269
|
100,317
|
64,755
|
24,558
|
11,004
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
6
|
400
|
290
|
50
|
60
|
|
Latvia
|
3
|
775
|
450
|
110
|
215
|
|
Lithuania
|
5
|
430
|
310
|
55
|
65
|
|
Luxembourg
|
6
|
4,111
|
2,362
|
1,201
|
548
|
|
Malta
|
1
|
650
|
426
|
162
|
62
|
|
Netherlands
|
192
|
344,000
|
216,500
|
110,500
|
17,000
|
|
Norway
|
174
|
125,160
|
80,320
|
30,637
|
14,203
|
|
Poland
|
24
|
2,750
|
2,137
|
417
|
196
|
|
Portugal
|
84
|
14,545
|
10,582
|
2,738
|
1,225
|
|
Romania
|
4
|
551
|
337
|
81
|
133
|
|
Russia
|
17
|
16,500
|
8,500
|
3,100
|
4,900
|
|
Scotland
|
536
|
244,960
|
187,769
|
29,236
|
27,955
|
|
Serbia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia
|
12
|
6,000
|
3,602
|
1,740
|
658
|
|
Slovenia
|
12
|
7,900
|
4,600
|
2,200
|
1,100
|
|
Spain
|
345
|
338,160
|
223,844
|
99,576
|
14,740
|
|
Sweden
|
456
|
512,407
|
311,355
|
139,582
|
61,470
|
|
Switzerland
|
94
|
76,693
|
44,206
|
25,274
|
7,213
|
|
Turkey
|
18
|
5,538
|
2,069
|
634
|
2,835
|
|
Wales
|
159
|
60,282
|
45,709
|
7,616
|
6,957
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS
|
6611
|
4,315,503
|
831,654
|
308,958
|
127,828
|
Figures obtained from the European Golf Association www.ega-golf.ch