# Golf Courses in Illinois: 624, #8 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Illinois has 624 golf courses (3.8% of the US), #8 by count and #27 per person. From OpenStreetMap. Map to embed, CSV download.

Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/golf-courses/illinois

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# Golf Courses in Illinois

Illinois has **624 golf courses**: 3.8% of the US total of 16,298\. That ranks **#8 by count** and **#27 per person** (4.91 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Illinois has 624 golf courses, 3.8% of the US total of 16,298.
* That ranks #8 of 51 by count and #27 per person (4.91 per 100,000 residents).
* Florida has the most, with 1,997.
* Source: OpenStreetMap, October 2026.

#27

national rank (per capita)

624

golf courses

4.91

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), October 2026\. Every feature tagged as a golf course, one point each. The National Golf Foundation counts about 16,000 courses. OpenStreetMap is community-made, so a few may be missing or out of date.

Licence: ODbL: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reuse must credit OpenStreetMap and keep the data open.

[Illinois: 624 rows (CSV)](/downloads/golf-courses/illinois.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/golf-courses/us.csv)

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## Named golf courses in Illinois include

Carthage Golf Club · Nettle Creek County Club · Mill Creek Golf Club · Tee Time · The Grove Country Club · Crystal Lake Golf · Golf course · Ivanhoe Club · Whitetail Ridge Golf Club · The Green · Apple Creek Golf Course · Prairie Landing Golf Club Practice Facility

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"Illinois has 624 golf courses, #8 in the US by count and #27 per person (OpenStreetMap, October 2026, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.