As of 2022, there were 664 Par 3 and 874 executive golf courses in the United States. Executive courses are overall shorter courses and were defined by the source as being shorter than 5,200 yards for 18-hole and 2,600 yards for 9-hole courses and generally being more compact, typically with par ratings between 60 and 66 for 18-hole courses.
Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022
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* The source adds the following information: "An executive course is a shorter version of the regulation golf course with a par rating typically between 60 and 66 for 18 holes. An executive course is generally built on a more compact tract of land as compared to a regulation course. NGF (National Golf Foundation) classifies 18-hole courses less than 5,200 yards and 9-hole courses less than 2,600 yards as Executive courses."
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National Golf Foundation (NGF). (April 14, 2022). Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/
National Golf Foundation (NGF). "Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/
National Golf Foundation (NGF). (2022). Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/
National Golf Foundation (NGF). "Number of Par 3 and Executive (Shortened) Golf Courses in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/
National Golf Foundation (NGF), Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of Par 3 and executive (shortened) golf courses in the United States in 2022 [Graph], National Golf Foundation (NGF), April 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317333/par-3-golf-courses-usa/