Where 2025-26 men's golf players came from
15.3% of 2025-26 college men's golf players came from outside the U.S. — United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden lead the way.
Out of 4,522 players counted. From official athletics roster pages, read August 4, 2026.
694 of the 4,522 players we read listed a home town outside the U.S. Shares below are out of those 694.
- United Kingdom118 players · 17.0%
- Canada116 players · 16.7%
- Sweden68 players · 9.8%
- Spain54 players · 7.8%
- Mexico38 players · 5.5%
- France38 players · 5.5%
- Germany34 players · 4.9%
- Ireland22 players · 3.2%
- Australia22 players · 3.2%
- India18 players · 2.6%
23 more places had fewer players and aren't shown.
Out of 694 players counted. From official athletics roster pages, read August 4, 2026.
The home-state chart is below, but it's the smaller story for this sport: no U.S. state stands out, and the states at the top are close enough that we don't rank them.
447 schools' 2025-26 men's golf rosters, 4,522 players. We don't say what share of all programs that is — no authoritative count of programs exists.
- Outside the U.S.694 players · 15.3%
- Pennsylvania323 players · 7.1%
- California255 players · 5.6%
- Texas215 players · 4.8%
- New York190 players · 4.2%
- Illinois163 players · 3.6%
- Ohio156 players · 3.4%
- Florida155 players · 3.4%
- Minnesota154 players · 3.4%
- Massachusetts136 players · 3.0%
- North Carolina123 players · 2.7%
- Wisconsin116 players · 2.6%
- New Jersey111 players · 2.5%
- Georgia96 players · 2.1%
- Virginia80 players · 1.8%
- Home state unknown302 players · 6.7%
These players' roster pages didn't list a readable home town. We count them rather than hide them.
38 more places had fewer players and aren't shown.
Out of 4,522 players counted. From official athletics roster pages, read August 4, 2026.
How to read this
Each bar is the number of players on a 2025-26 college men's golf roster whose listed home town is in that state. It is not a count of recruits, offers, or scholarships, and it says nothing about your own odds — it's simply where the players currently on rosters grew up.
We only call a state first when its lead survives the count. Here Pennsylvania is ahead of California by 68 players, more than the ~48 that ordinary variation could explain.
The unknown bar matters. 302 men's golf players (6.7%) are on rosters that didn't list a readable home town. We show them because a chart with no leftovers is usually a chart someone tidied up.
Source: official athletics roster pages, 2025-26 season, read August 4, 2026.