Highest Proportion of Private Golf by State

Approximately 25% of U.S. golf facilities are private, with the other three quarters open to public play. These 10 states have the highest proportion of private clubs to public facilities, with New Jersey -- the most densely populated state in the nation -- atop the list. Almost half of the golf facilities in the Garden State, from Baltusrol to Pine Valley, are member-only private clubs. Three of the country's smallest five states by land mass (New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island) also rank among the top five with the highest proportion of private golf facilities. Florida, with its wealth of private ...