How many golf courses are there in America?

18,514.

There are a total of 18,514 golf courses in America. This is according to an article published on ESPN Golf on July 22, 2009 which quoted a story from the Golf Digest. A later article published in the China Daily on November 3, 2009 quotes the director of the Chinese Ball Game Management Center in the General Administration of Sports as saying that America has 20,000 golf courses among the 30,000 golf courses in the world.