What state has the best golf courses?
China: 500. Sweden: 480. South Africa: 450. Rest of the world: 5,773. Most courses per capita (decending order): Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf. 6.
What state has most per capita golf courses?
Jan 11, 2014 · In this expression, Ireland figures at 17th (at the time of writing) As you can see, of the 2.8 million people who play golf in Singapore, they form 56% of the population. Hence the most popular place in the world to play or enjoy golf is Singapore. Must be something to do with where clubs are made.... BigPete Advanced Members 2.4k Feedback 0 0 0
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Nov 19, 2013 · Here’s how they stack up: 1. Northern Ireland. There are 19 countries with at least two golfers in the top 200 in the world but none has a smaller... 2. Sweden. Sweden, like its Scandinavian brothers, produces a remarkable number of high quality golfers. For a... 3. Scotland. The home of golf serves ...
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10. Spain
Spain boasts seven players within the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking, with three in the top 50: Sergio Garcia, Miguel Angel Jimenez and recent BMW Masters winner Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
9. South Africa
With Gary Player and Ernie Els among its list of national sporting heroes, South Africa has a proud history of producing world-class golfers. The Proteas have 13 names within the top 200 rankings, including 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel (22 nd ), Els (24 th ), Louis Oosthuizen (30 th) and Richard Sterne (50 th) in the top 50.
8. Ireland
Despite boasting the 120 th largest population in the world, with a mere 4.8 million people, Ireland punches above its weight in terms of top golfers produced.
7. USA
It comes as little shock that almost half of the world’s top golfers hail from the US, with 80 Americans among the top 200 – including the World No.1, Tiger Woods. But with the third-largest population in the world, the US’ long list of golfers can only account for one OWGR point per 38,248 people – enough for seventh spot on our list.
6. England
Another of the real powerhouses of world golf, England boasts 17 players within the world’s top 200, including four within the top 25.
5. Denmark
Another relative minnow on the world population scale, this year Denmark had four golfers in the top 200. Spearheaded by Thomas Bjorn (44 th ), the country has one OWGR point for every 19,504 people.
4. Australia
A nation with a history of punching above its weight on the world sporting stage, Australia provided arguably the two best-performed players across all four majors this year.
Where are golf courses found?
Golf courses are now found in 85% of the countries on earth – 208 of the world’s 245 nations. The Christmas Island Golf Course is Australia's northernmost course. It also has a local rule about ...
Which country has the most golf courses?
Canada is a distant second to the U.S. with 2,295 facilities, followed closely by Japan with 2,290. England and Australia both top 1,500 golf facilities, while Germany (747) and France (637) sit just ahead of Scotland (540), which has long been considered the “Home of Golf” after giving rise to the modern game.
Where is Danny Edwards from?
Five-time PGA Tour winner Danny Edwards was born in Ketchikan and President Eisenhower once played golf in the Land of the Midnight Sun. Still, its last-place numbers in Avidness, Courses and Legacy establish Alaska as the weakest state for golfers. On my summer visit to Alaska, I teed it up with moose and caribou on astroturf greens. I also pegged it at midnight, at America’s northernmost course: North Star Golf Club (above), in Fairbanks. There’s no other state in the union where you can do that, at least not without glow-in-the-dark balls.
Does New Orleans have a PGA Tour?
A bottom five rating in Avidness keeps the Pelican State from a higher overall ranking. (“Sportsman’s Paradise” apparently doesn’t apply to golf.) Still, New Orleans has hosted the PGA Tour since the 1930s and native son David Toms continues to wave the “Geaux LSU” flag wherever he travels. Tommy Bolt and Hal Sutton are Shreveport natives, and the Louisiana-bred Hebert brothers, Jay and Lionel, both won the PGA Championship.
Which state has the best golf course?
SOUTH DAKOTA. [image:2260354] South Dakota is tops in the land in the Avidness category (it’s a wonder they don’t add a golfer to Mt. Rushmore). Sutton Bay is the state’s best course, a Graham Marsh design that recently replaced its Top 100 predecessor, which succumbed to a series of landslides.
Where is the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail?
Home to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, the first and still best golf trail in the nation, Alabama brought country club quality to the masses, in terms of conditioning, aesthetics and challenge, at venues in all four corners of the state. Its premier private club, Shoal Creek, in Birmingham, has played host to two PGA Championships and currently hosts the Regions Tradition, a Champions tour major. Jerry Pate (Alabama ), Jason Dufner (Auburn) and Graeme McDowell (UA-Birmingham) are among the state’s collegians who have won majors.
Who is Zach Johnson?
More Iowa magic comes from native son Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion who was born in Iowa City, raised in Cedar Rapids and schooled at Drake, in Des Moines. Before Johnson, Jack Fleck was the golfing pride of the Hawkeye State. The Davenport native upset Ben Hogan to win the 1955 U.S. Open.
Where did Beth Daniel play golf?
LPGA Hall of Famer Beth Daniel honed her game in Charleston, a golf-mad city that played host to one of history’s most memorable Ryder Cups, the 1991 “War By the Shore” at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort.
Where is Hilton Head Island?
Near the state’s southern border is Hilton Head Island, where Harbour Town and its candy cane-striped lighthouse have entertained the Tour since 1969. A dozen other solid public tracks and a bevy of private beauties make Hilton Head one of the elite golf destinations.