Schools in the U.S. with the most golf players

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Here are the most popular states for college golf, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Golf

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Male Athletes (#)
Female Athletes (#)
Total Athletes (#)
1
CA
96
849
529
1,378
2
PA
96
833
320
1,153
3
TX
61
596
410
1,006
4
IL
62
594
336
930
5
OH
47
505
339
844
6
NY
80
594
213
807
7
NC
50
466
255
721
8
IA
35
429
253
682
9
IN
39
360
303
663
10
FL
36
372
278
650
11
MI
44
381
259
640
12
GA
39
378
217
595
13
TN
36
344
227
571
14
MO
32
320
217
537
15
WI
27
291
202
493
16
KY
26
273
188
461
17
MN
31
264
186
450
18
SC
26
259
163
422
19
VA
33
289
124
413
20
AL
25
265
140
405
21
MA
32
305
74
379
22
OK
23
208
171
379
23
KS
25
243
108
351
24
WA
22
161
130
291
25
NE
18
176
113
289
26
WV
17
177
72
249
27
CO
16
126
102
228
28
OR
16
125
100
225
29
AR
15
140
84
224
30
MS
20
171
51
222
31
AZ
15
128
89
217
32
NJ
20
158
43
201
33
CT
12
114
60
174
34
LA
12
108
59
167
35
SD
9
80
70
150
36
ME
11
120
17
137
37
MT
9
66
68
134
38
MD
12
88
36
124
39
UT
8
70
49
119
40
ND
8
63
55
118
41
ID
7
53
58
111
42
RI
7
69
24
93
43
NM
7
58
35
93
44
NH
6
62
26
88
45
VT
6
55
8
63
46
DE
6
44
16
60
47
HI
4
34
21
55
48
NV
3
26
26
52
49
WY
3
22
15
37
50
DC
2
18
8
26

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