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Riley Hamel

Here’s the most popular golfer in each state (aside from Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson), based on search

Have you ever wondered who’s the most popular golfer in the United States? In your home state? Jordan Spieth in Texas sounds inevitable, but what about everywhere else?

For obvious reasons, Tiger Woods had to be removed from this conversation. He’s the most popular golfer in every state and we didn’t have to look at statistics to know that, although we did use Google trends data shared with Golfweek and USA Today. We also removed Phil Mickelson because outside of Woods, he’s the unanimous No. 2 (though his popularity has probably plummeted over the last year due to, well, everything).

There are a few surprises on the list, including Tony Finau holding court in his home state of Utah. Unsurprisingly, Rory McIlroy is the people’s champion in over a dozen states.

The world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler also owns a good amount of real estate throughout the country.

State Player
Alabama Justin Thomas
Alaska Rory McIlroy
Arizona Scottie Scheffler
Arkansas Scottie Scheffler
California Rory McIlroy
Colorado Scottie Scheffler
Connecticut Scottie Scheffler
Delaware Rory McIlroy
Florida Scottie Scheffler
Georgia Scottie Scheffler
Hawaii Rory McIlroy
Idaho Jordan Spieth
Illinois Scottie Scheffler
Indiana Scottie Scheffler
Iowa Scottie Scheffler
Kansas Scottie Scheffler
Kentucky Justin Thomas
Louisiana Scottie Scheffler
Maine Scottie Scheffler
Maryland Rory McIlroy
Massachusetts Rory McIlroy
Michigan Rory McIlroy
Minnesota Scottie Scheffler
Mississippi Scottie Scheffler
Missouri Scottie Scheffler
Montana Jordan Spieth
Nebraska Rory McIlroy
Nevada Rory McIlroy
New Hampshire Scottie Scheffler
New Jersey Scottie Scheffler
New Mexico Rory McIlroy
New York Scottie Scheffler
North Carolina Scottie Scheffler
North Dakota Scottie Scheffler
Ohio Scottie Scheffler
Oklahoma Scottie Scheffler
Oregon Scottie Scheffler
Pennsylvania Rory McIlroy
Rhode Island Rory McIlroy
South Carolina Scottie Scheffler
South Dakota Scottie Scheffler
Tennessee Scottie Scheffler
Texas Jordan Spieth
Utah Tony Finau
Vermont Rory McIlroy
Virginia Scottie Scheffler
Washington Rory McIlroy
West Virginia Rory McIlroy
Wisconsin Scottie Scheffler
Wyoming Jordan Spieth
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