In 2019, total golf equipment wholesale sales in the U.S. including golf clubs and balls amounted to more than 2.3 billion U.S. dollars. The leading golf equipment/apparel companies in the world include Acushnet, Callaway Golf, as well as NIKE golf. In 2020, worldwide revenue of Callaway Golf amounted to almost 1.6 billion U.S. dollars. The Royal Troon Golf Club in Glasgow, Scotland is the leading golf course management company and currently owns 278 golf courses worldwide in 2020. Revenue from golf course and country clubs is projected to reach approximately 24.65 billion U.S. dollars in the United States by 2024.
As of 2019, the number of golf participants in the U.S. stood at approximately 24.3 million. Americans aged 30-49 years are the most likely age group to play golf as about 12 percent said on a Statista survey that they play golf.
