171 U.S. metro areas have enough courses with published figures to rank, plus 109 combined areas spanning more than one metro.
Areas are the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's own delineations — a metro that crosses a state line is one area here, as it is on the ground. Ordered by how many of its courses we render; the count beside each is that population, not a rank.
Metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 409 courses
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · 291 courses
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · 208 courses
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · 184 courses
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 180 courses
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 169 courses
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 165 courses
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · 163 courses
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · 162 courses
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · 139 courses
- Pittsburgh, PA · 139 courses
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · 122 courses
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 108 courses
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 102 courses
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 86 courses
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · 81 courses
- St. Louis, MO-IL · 81 courses
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 79 courses
- Naples-Marco Island, FL · 78 courses
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · 78 courses
- Rochester, NY · 78 courses
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 77 courses
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · 76 courses
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · 75 courses
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 75 courses
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · 68 courses
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · 68 courses
- Cleveland, OH · 63 courses
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · 62 courses
- Kansas City, MO-KS · 62 courses
- Syracuse, NY · 62 courses
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · 62 courses
- Columbus, OH · 60 courses
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · 60 courses
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · 59 courses
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · 58 courses
- Wilmington, NC · 57 courses
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · 54 courses
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · 51 courses
- Port St. Lucie, FL · 51 courses
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · 51 courses
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · 49 courses
- Richmond, VA · 48 courses
- Worcester, MA · 48 courses
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · 45 courses
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL · 45 courses
- Jacksonville, FL · 44 courses
- Oklahoma City, OK · 44 courses
- Portland-South Portland, ME · 42 courses
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC · 40 courses
- Tucson, AZ · 39 courses
- Utica-Rome, NY · 39 courses
- Greensboro-High Point, NC · 38 courses
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · 38 courses
- Omaha, NE-IA · 38 courses
- Madison, WI · 37 courses
- Raleigh-Cary, NC · 37 courses
- Barnstable Town, MA · 36 courses
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR · 36 courses
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · 36 courses
- Urban Honolulu, HI · 36 courses
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · 35 courses
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · 35 courses
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · 35 courses
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · 35 courses
- Tulsa, OK · 35 courses
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC · 34 courses
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · 33 courses
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · 32 courses
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · 32 courses
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · 31 courses
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · 31 courses
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · 29 courses
- Columbia, SC · 29 courses
- Wichita, KS · 29 courses
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · 28 courses
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · 28 courses
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · 28 courses
- Akron, OH · 27 courses
- Albuquerque, NM · 27 courses
- Youngstown-Warren, OH · 27 courses
- Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT · 26 courses
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · 26 courses
- Winston-Salem, NC · 26 courses
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI · 25 courses
- Erie, PA · 24 courses
- Springfield, MA · 24 courses
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · 23 courses
- Punta Gorda, FL · 23 courses
- Binghamton, NY · 22 courses
- Boise City, ID · 22 courses
- Ogden, UT · 22 courses
- Savannah, GA · 22 courses
- Colorado Springs, CO · 21 courses
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 21 courses
- Rochester, MN · 21 courses
- Toledo, OH · 21 courses
- Traverse City, MI · 21 courses
- Duluth, MN-WI · 20 courses
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC · 20 courses
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · 20 courses
- Peoria, IL · 20 courses
- Stockton-Lodi, CA · 20 courses
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT · 19 courses
- Jackson, MS · 19 courses
- Manchester-Nashua, NH · 19 courses
- Reading, PA · 19 courses
- Reno, NV · 19 courses
- Roanoke, VA · 19 courses
- York-Hanover, PA · 19 courses
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 18 courses
- Flint, MI · 18 courses
- Fort Wayne, IN · 18 courses
- Lancaster, PA · 18 courses
- Niles, MI · 18 courses
- Salinas, CA · 18 courses
- Ann Arbor, MI · 17 courses
- Canton-Massillon, OH · 17 courses
- Cedar Rapids, IA · 17 courses
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · 17 courses
- East Stroudsburg, PA · 17 courses
- Glens Falls, NY · 17 courses
- Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY · 17 courses
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL · 17 courses
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA · 17 courses
- Baton Rouge, LA · 16 courses
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · 16 courses
- Homosassa Springs, FL · 16 courses
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · 16 courses
- Ocala, FL · 16 courses
- Asheville, NC · 15 courses
- Charlottesville, VA · 15 courses
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · 15 courses
- Kingston, NY · 15 courses
- Monroe, MI · 15 courses
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA · 15 courses
- Seaford, DE · 15 courses
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI · 15 courses
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · 15 courses
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY · 15 courses
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA · 14 courses
- Chattanooga, TN-GA · 14 courses
- Edwards, CO · 14 courses
- Janesville-Beloit, WI · 14 courses
- Murrells Inlet, SC · 14 courses
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · 14 courses
- Sebring, FL · 14 courses
- Topeka, KS · 14 courses
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH · 14 courses
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA · 13 courses
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · 13 courses
- Fort Smith, AR-OK · 13 courses
- Fresno, CA · 13 courses
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · 13 courses
- Heber, UT · 13 courses
- Jackson, MI · 13 courses
- Massena-Ogdensburg, NY · 13 courses
- Petoskey, MI · 13 courses
- Pittsfield, MA · 13 courses
- Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI · 13 courses
- Brainerd, MN · 12 courses
- Greeley, CO · 12 courses
- Hilo-Kailua, HI · 12 courses
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ · 12 courses
- Ottawa, IL · 12 courses
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ · 12 courses
- Rockford, IL · 12 courses
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD · 12 courses
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN · 12 courses
- Springfield, IL · 12 courses
- Yuma, AZ · 12 courses
Combined areas
OMB groups neighbouring metros that function as one region — the Triangle is Raleigh-Durham-Cary — and a course in one sits on both its metro's boards and these.
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA · 479 courses
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH · 375 courses
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 357 courses
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI · 319 courses
- Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 259 courses
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 219 courses
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 217 courses
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 210 courses
- Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL · 199 courses
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV · 170 courses
- Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL · 168 courses
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL · 157 courses
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 150 courses
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI · 148 courses
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA · 136 courses
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 127 courses
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC · 113 courses
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 110 courses
- Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO · 97 courses
- North Port-Bradenton, FL · 92 courses
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 89 courses
- Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 89 courses
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 88 courses
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL · 86 courses
- Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 80 courses
- Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID · 79 courses
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC · 78 courses
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS · 73 courses
- Albany-Schenectady, NY · 72 courses
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI · 72 courses
- Syracuse-Auburn, NY · 72 courses
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 67 courses
- Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN · 66 courses
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC · 66 courses
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 65 courses
- Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 64 courses
- Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC · 58 courses
- Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI · 58 courses
- Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 55 courses
- Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC · 54 courses
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN · 52 courses
- Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME · 51 courses
- Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC · 50 courses
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ · 49 courses
- Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA · 49 courses
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA · 48 courses
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA · 48 courses
- Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK · 47 courses
- South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI · 46 courses
- Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA · 42 courses
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC · 41 courses
- Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK · 41 courses
- Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 40 courses
- Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · 39 courses
- Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR · 38 courses
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI · 37 courses
- Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR · 35 courses
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM · 34 courses
- Erie-Meadville, PA · 34 courses
- Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA · 34 courses
- Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS · 33 courses
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA · 32 courses
- Youngstown-Warren-Salem, OH · 32 courses
- Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI · 30 courses
- Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA · 29 courses
- Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA · 28 courses
- Davenport-Moline, IA-IL · 28 courses
- Rochester-Austin-Winona, MN · 28 courses
- Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 27 courses
- Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN · 27 courses
- Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 26 courses
- Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR · 25 courses
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS · 25 courses
- Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID · 25 courses
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC · 24 courses
- Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI · 24 courses
- Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL · 23 courses
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · 23 courses
- Edwards-Rifle, CO · 22 courses
- Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS · 21 courses
- Peoria-Canton, IL · 20 courses
- Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · 17 courses
- Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA · 17 courses
- Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL · 17 courses
- Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD · 17 courses
- Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL · 17 courses
- Johnstown-Somerset, PA · 16 courses
- Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA · 15 courses
- Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA · 14 courses
- Green Bay-Shawano, WI · 14 courses
- Ithaca-Cortland, NY · 14 courses
- La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN · 14 courses
- Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH · 14 courses
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC · 14 courses
- Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI · 14 courses
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM · 13 courses
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN · 13 courses
- Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA · 13 courses
- Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH · 13 courses
- State College-DuBois, PA · 13 courses
- Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI · 13 courses
- Bloomington-Pontiac, IL · 12 courses
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL · 12 courses
- Hot Springs-Malvern, AR · 12 courses
- Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID · 12 courses
- Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA · 12 courses
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA · 12 courses
- Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL · 12 courses
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC · 12 courses
647 more areas hold courses we render but too few published figures to rank — they join this list the moment enough of their courses publish one. Course membership is derived from each course's ZIP code and the Census Bureau's published ZIP-to-county relationships; a course outside every delineated area appears on its state page and no metro page, which is the honest answer for rural golf.