Golf may have a reputation as a sport for older Americans, but the numbers tell a different story. According to a 2013 National Golf Foundation Survey, the demographics of golf break down as follows: 11% of golfers are members of the Silent Generation (born before 1946), 27% of golfers are Boomers (born 1946-1964), 27% of golfers are members of Generation X (born 1965-1979), 29% of golfers are members of Generation Y (1980-1999) and 6% of golfers are members of Generation Z (born after 1999).

WHO GOLFS?

WHO GOLFS?
Golf may have a reputation as a sport for older Americans, but the numbers tell a different story. According to a 2013 National Golf Foundation Survey, the demographics of golf break down as follows: 11% of golfers are members of the Silent Generation (born before 1946), 27% of golfers are Boomers (born 1946-1964), 27% of golfers are members of Generation X (born 1965-1979), 29% of golfers are members of Generation Y (1980-1999) and 6% of golfers are members of Generation Z (born after 1999).
What Golfers Spend

To get a sense of what a golf trip costs, take the readership of Links Magazine, a golf publication, as an example. According to a 2015 Links report, Links readers have an average annual spending on golf travel of $3,965, out of a total spending on all travel of $10,560. 52% of the Links readers surveyed said they planned to take between 4 and 9 golf trips in the next three years.
For the sake of comparison, consider the results of a Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey on U.S. travel spending between 2005 and 2011. For consumers who reported having spent money on travel, expenditures on travel for pleasure averaged $4,700 in 2011. Many Americans do not travel at all.
High Income
The majority of rounds played, whether at a private country club or via discounted tee times, are by people who make a good amount of money. The average annual income of avid golfers is over $80,000, which is well above the national average of the U.S. Over half of golfers who regularly practice have a college degree, 40 percent are involved in management, and over 90 percent of golfers own homes. Golfers are also known to spend an average of 54% more money than any affluent traveler.
What Golfers Spend
To get a sense of what a golf trip costs, take the readership of Links Magazine, a golf publication, as an example. According to a 2015 Links report, Links readers have an average annual spending on golf travel of $3,965, out of a total spending on all travel of $10,560. 52% of the Links readers surveyed said they planned to take between 4 and 9 golf trips in the next three years.
For the sake of comparison, consider the results of a Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey on U.S. travel spending between 2005 and 2011. For consumers who reported having spent money on travel, expenditures on travel for pleasure averaged $4,700 in 2011. Many Americans do not travel at all.
High Income
The majority of rounds played, whether at a private country club or via discounted tee times, are by people who make a good amount of money. The average annual income of avid golfers is over $80,000, which is well above the national average of the U.S. Over half of golfers who regularly practice have a college degree, 40 percent are involved in management, and over 90 percent of golfers own homes. Golfers are also known to spend an average of 54% more money than any affluent traveler.

- 41.1 Million
Total Number Of Golfers In The United States
- 9.6%
Percent Of The U.S. Population Who Play Golf
- 68%
Percent Of Golfers Who Are Married
- 77.5%
Percentage Of Golfers That Are Male
- 22.5%
Percentage Of Golfers That Are Female
- 90%
Percent Who Use The Internet Regularly
- 50%
Employed In A White Collar Occupation
- 67%
Have Attended Or Graduated College

Age Breakdown
Household Income & Economics
$95,000
Average Household Income of A Golfer
86%
Percent Who have life insurance
98%
Percent who own a credit or debit card
$95,000
Average Household Income of A Golfer
86%
Percent Who have life insurance
98%
Percent who own a credit or debit card
79%
Have a net worth over $100,000
83%
Percent Who Own Securites
68%
Percent Who Own A Home
79%
Have a net worth over $100,000
83%
Percent Who Own Securites
68%
Percent Who Own A Home
Golf Purchasing Plans
46%
Computer Hardware
47%
Automobile
33%
Home Furnishings
46%
Computer Hardware
47%
Automobile
33%
Home Furnishings
53%
Golf Equipment
40%
Finacial Planning
48%
Office Equipment
53%
Golf Equipment
40%
Finacial Planning
48%
Office Equipment