I'm afraid that is way off, I would say 1% of golfers fail to break 100 at one point in their life would be more accurate than the above stat. Par is set at 72 for most courses because there is 18 holes, either par 3, mostly par 4's and some par 5's, the total they add up to is 72 (some courses vary from 69-73). If par was 100 top pros would be maybe 125 under for a tournament which is just silly. The problem you have pointed out is solved by the handicap system, which allows golfers to shoot net under par.
Less than 1% of all golfers on earthAnswer:The Par value for a golf course is that score that can be attained by an expert player> A professional and certified professional player is by definition an expert player The United States Golf Teachers Federation® trains and certifies golf teaching professionals. It is the largest organization of strictly golf teaching professionals in the world with over 25,000 members. It may be assumed that at least this number of people can break par. It can be further assumed that not everyone who can break par will want to join the organization for either time or financial considerations and that many fine expert level golfers exist outside of the organization. Assume that only 30% of the expert golfers belong, this implies that there are more than 75,000 golfers capable of breaking par at any course and many more if you consider golfers who regularly play at only their local courses where they are familiar with the course. The Golf Research Group estimates that there are 57 million golfers in the world (their criteria for "golfers" are not known). Thee implication is that at least 1% of golfers and as many as 2 to 3% of golfers can regularly break par and a much higher percentage can break par on occasion.
There is around 950 million in the world
Many many many many.
From a November 2005 KPMG Golf Course Development Cost Survey: "Recent research confirms that there are approximately 32,000 golf courses worldwide."
11%
I am curious, does anyone know how many golfers there are in the world? Where is the largest concentration of golfers.
Less than 1% of all golfers on earthAnswer:The Par value for a golf course is that score that can be attained by an expert player> A professional and certified professional player is by definition an expert player The United States Golf Teachers Federation® trains and certifies golf teaching professionals. It is the largest organization of strictly golf teaching professionals in the world with over 25,000 members. It may be assumed that at least this number of people can break par. It can be further assumed that not everyone who can break par will want to join the organization for either time or financial considerations and that many fine expert level golfers exist outside of the organization. Assume that only 30% of the expert golfers belong, this implies that there are more than 75,000 golfers capable of breaking par at any course and many more if you consider golfers who regularly play at only their local courses where they are familiar with the course. The Golf Research Group estimates that there are 57 million golfers in the world (their criteria for "golfers" are not known). Thee implication is that at least 1% of golfers and as many as 2 to 3% of golfers can regularly break par and a much higher percentage can break par on occasion.
90% of golfers can't break 80 so think of how many golfers are around the world, take that 10% and put it against you and your scoring average against that 10%
Yes, golf is very popular in Portugal. Portugal has many many world class courses which attract world wide tourists. The weather is also pretty nice for golfers.
You may not think of golf immediately when you think of Scotland and may be surprised to learn that Scotland has many magnificent golf courses visited by professional golfers around the world. Some of these golf courses are located in Troon, Glasgow and St. Andrews.
There are aroung 3.6 million golfers in the UK according to the BBC.
There is around 950 million in the world
Not enough
The United States has the most golfers on the list of the World's Top 250 Golfers while Sweden most likely is the country with the most per capita. See the related links for more information.
25% of golfers in the world are women.
Some of the most highly rated golf courses in the world are located in the United States. Pebble Beach Golf Links in California has a view of the Pacific Coast, while the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia offers three of the sport's toughest holes, dubbed "The Amen Corner." Golfers traveling out of the US can also find top rated courses in other countries, such as the Royal Melbourne in Australia, or the St. Andrews Course in Scotland, which offers holes for novice golfers as well as experts.
Many many many many.