Here are some interesting facts about the sport, which, according to We Are Golf — a coalition of golf’s leading organizations — is the only sport in the world with an eco-label from the Rain Forest Alliance and Forest Stewardship Council.

15,372: Total number of all golf facilities in the United States.

11,470: Number of public golf facilities in the United States.

2,480:  Number of municipal golf facilities in the United States.

33,000: Approximate number of rounds played per facility per year.

55: Percentage of golfers considered “avid” or who play eight or more times per year.

$830,000: Median gross golf fee revenue for municipal golf courses in 2014.

25 million: Approximate number of golfers who played at least one round of golf in 2014.

9 million: Number of acres of U.S. green space accounted for by golf courses.

2 million: Number of Americans employed by the golf industry.

$176.8 billion: Total economic impact of the golf industry in America, including direct, indirect and induced impacts.

160 mph: Average speed of a ball hit off of a tee.

3,000: Number of revolutions off the backspin of a tee (three times the speed of a car’s wheel).

 

Sources: National Golf Foundation, We Are Golf, Golfsmith