California, Pennsylvania and Texas are the most popular states for college golf, federal data shows.
Colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs report athletics data to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education. The latest data includes more than 2,000 schools reporting participation numbers for 2016.
In the U.S., District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, there are 18,877 college golf players, including 11,930 men and 6,947 women.
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Most popular states for college golf
| State | Men | Women | Total Players | |
| 1 | California | 849 | 529 | 1,378 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 833 | 320 | 1,153 |
| 3 | Texas | 596 | 410 | 1,006 |
| 4 | Illinois | 594 | 336 | 930 |
| 5 | Ohio | 505 | 339 | 844 |
| 6 | New York | 594 | 213 | 807 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 466 | 255 | 721 |
| 8 | Iowa | 429 | 253 | 682 |
| 9 | Indiana | 360 | 303 | 663 |
| 10 | Florida | 372 | 278 | 650 |
| 11 | Michigan | 381 | 259 | 640 |
| 12 | Georgia | 378 | 217 | 595 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 344 | 227 | 571 |
| 14 | Missouri | 320 | 217 | 537 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 291 | 202 | 493 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 273 | 188 | 461 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 264 | 186 | 450 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 259 | 163 | 422 |
| 19 | Virginia | 289 | 124 | 413 |
| 20 | Alabama | 265 | 140 | 405 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 305 | 74 | 379 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 208 | 171 | 379 |
| 23 | Kansas | 243 | 108 | 351 |
| 24 | Washington | 161 | 130 | 291 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 176 | 113 | 289 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 177 | 72 | 249 |
| 27 | Colorado | 126 | 102 | 228 |
| 28 | Oregon | 125 | 100 | 225 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 140 | 84 | 224 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 171 | 51 | 222 |
| 31 | Arizona | 128 | 89 | 217 |
| 32 | New Jersey | 158 | 43 | 201 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 114 | 60 | 174 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 108 | 59 | 167 |
| 35 | South Dakota | 80 | 70 | 150 |
| 36 | Maine | 120 | 17 | 137 |
| 37 | Montana | 66 | 68 | 134 |
| 38 | Maryland | 88 | 36 | 124 |
| 39 | Utah | 70 | 49 | 119 |
| 40 | North Dakota | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| 41 | Idaho | 53 | 58 | 111 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 58 | 35 | 93 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 69 | 24 | 93 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 62 | 26 | 88 |
| 45 | Vermont | 55 | 8 | 63 |
| 46 | Delaware | 44 | 16 | 60 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 34 | 21 | 55 |
| 48 | Nevada | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 50 | Washington D.C. | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 51 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
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