Spanish golf once again shows notable figures in the number of practitioners. As reported by the Spanish Golf Federation, the number of federated members reached 305,603 in 2024, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the previous year and which allows us to once again exceed the barrier of 300,000 licenses, something that has not been achieved since year 2010, when the ceiling was reached with 338,588.
The momentum of Jon Rahm’s successes and the maturity of Spanish society have helped this sport, which is slowly trying to free itself from the elitist label, have grown for the fifth consecutive year, forgetting the consequences of the 2011 economic crisis. , which reduced the number of practitioners to 285,000, beginning a decline that did not stop until 2019 when the bottom was reached with 271,170.
In absolute terms, Madrid, with 94,999 federated members, accounts for 31.0% of the total licenses, followed by Andalusia, with 51,902, and Catalonia, with 29,702, bringing together 17.0% and 9.7% of the total federated members. , respectively. Valencian Community (22,405), Basque Country (18,233), Castilla y León (14,485) and Galicia (12,633) are the other Autonomous Communities that exceed the barrier of 10,000 federated members. Of all the practitioners, only 1,690 players are professionals.
Compared to surrounding countries, France has more than 400,000 (402,000 according to the 2021 report), Italy just 97,000, Germany 650,000 and the United Kingdom 5.6 million. In terms of number of courses, Spain registers 345 courses, slightly less than one for every 1,000 players.
