The R&A Global Golf Participation Report 2023 estimates that, excluding the USA and Mexico, the total number of adults in the world who engage with golf is 61.2m.
The report went on to say: “This may seem a small percentage when compared against the total population represented by this report – nearly 8 billion people – but in reality, it highlights golf’s global appeal. Few other sports are played in such number in so many countries, by people of all ages, genders, demographic and socio-economic backgrounds. Even fewer can say that they have grown participation so rapidly over the past decade."
