Number of golf courses worldwide: 31,548
Number of countries where courses exist: 119
Percentage of total worldwide courses that are in North America: 59
Percentage in Europe: 19
Percentage in Asia: 12
Percentage in other countries: 10
Average number of golf ranges that open in the U.S. each year: 50
Average number of ranges that close in the U.S. each year: 50
Cost per range ball, in cents, during peak hours at Chelsea Piers Golf Club in Manhattan (the most expensive range in the nation): 28
Number of range balls hit at U.S. driving ranges in 2003: 600 million
Sources: Golf Research Group, National Golf Foundation, Golf Range Association of America (golfrange.org), Chelsea Piers Golf Club
