If you thought you knew which states have the highest concentration of golf courses, think again. While states like Florida, Michigan and California seem like the most abundant golf states in America, when it comes to states with the most golf courses per square mile, none of those states even cracks the top five. Here is the full state-by-state ranking:
| Rank | State | No. of courses | Square miles | Courses /sq. mile |
| 1 | R.I. | 56 | 1,545 | 0.03625 |
| 2 | Mass. | 376 | 10,555 | 0.03562 |
| 3 | N.J. | 295 | 8,722 | 0.03382 |
| 4 | Conn. | 179 | 5,544 | 0.03229 |
| 5 | Del. | 45 | 1,954 | 0.02303 |
| 6 | Ohio | 762 | 44,828 | 0.01700 |
| 7 | Fla. | 1,044 | 65,758 | 0.01588 |
| 8 | N.Y. | 833 | 54,475 | 0.01529 |
| 9 | Pa. | 697 | 46,058 | 0.01513 |
| 10 | Md. | 186 | 12,407 | 0.01499 |
| 11 | Ind. | 448 | 36,420 | 0.01230 |
| 12 | N.H. | 113 | 9,351 | 0.01208 |
| 13 | Ill. | 671 | 57,918 | 0.01159 |
| 14 | S.C. | 349 | 32,007 | 0.01090 |
| 15 | N.C. | 546 | 53,821 | 0.01014 |
| 16 | Mich. | 824 | 96,810 | 0.00851 |
| 17 | Va. | 338 | 42,769 | 0.00790 |
| 18 | Wis. | 504 | 65,503 | 0.00769 |
| 19 | Iowa | 410 | 56,276 | 0.00729 |
| 20 | Vt. | 69 | 9,615 | 0.00718 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 78 | 10,932 | 0.00714 |
| 22 | Tenn. | 294 | 42,146 | 0.00698 |
| 23 | Ky. | 281 | 40,411 | 0.00695 |
| 24 | Ga. | 407 | 59,441 | 0.00685 |
| 25 | Calif. | 940 | 163,707 | 0.00574 |
| 26 | Minn. | 484 | 86,943 | 0.00557 |
| 27 | Mo. | 335 | 69,709 | 0.00481 |
| 28 | W.Va. | 116 | 24,231 | 0.00479 |
| 29 | Ala. | 245 | 52,423 | 0.00467 |
| 30 | Wash. | 287 | 71,303 | 0.00403 |
| 31 | Maine | 140 | 35,387 | 0.00396 |
| 32 | Ark. | 190 | 53,182 | 0.00357 |
| 33 | Miss. | 167 | 48,434 | 0.00345 |
| 34 | Texas | 827 | 268,601 | 0.00308 |
| 35 | Kan. | 253 | 82,282 | 0.00307 |
| 36 | Okla. | 214 | 69,903 | 0.00306 |
| 37 | La. | 158 | 51,843 | 0.00305 |
| 38 | Neb. | 221 | 77,358 | 0.00286 |
| 39 | Ariz. | 325 | 114,006 | 0.00285 |
| 40 | Colo. | 251 | 104,100 | 0.00241 |
| 41 | Ore. | 194 | 98,386 | 0.00197 |
| 42 | N.D. | 121 | 70,704 | 0.00171 |
| 43 | S.D. | 122 | 77,121 | 0.00158 |
| 44 | Utah | 115 | 84,904 | 0.00135 |
| 45 | Idaho | 110 | 83,574 | 0.00132 |
| 46 | Nev. | 96 | 110,567 | 0.00087 |
| 47 | N.M. | 85 | 121,593 | 0.00070 |
| 48 | Mont. | 102 | 147,046 | 0.00069 |
| 49 | Wyo. | 58 | 97,818 | 0.00059 |
| 50 | Alaska | 23 | 656,425 | 0.00004 |
Source: Enchantedlearning.com and National Golf Foundation.