Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Golf Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Golf in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Golf has an estimated audience of 9,113,999 people in Canada.

The average Golf fan in Canada is 43.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Google Maps, PlayNow.com, Golf club, with strongest over-indexing on Google Maps (1.74× the country average).

Demographically, the Golf audience skews more male with an average age of 43.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Urban Lifestyle.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Golf fan in Canada is more male, around 43.2 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Google Maps.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Golf profile in Canada.

Audience size
9.1M
in Canada
Gender
41.5%
58.5% male
Age
43.2
average years
Country rank
#139
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Golf fans

41.5% are female, 58.5% are male, average age 43.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.5%
Female
58.5%
Male
Demographic split for Golf audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female41.5%
Male58.5%
Average age43.2
Estimated audience size9,113,999
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.2
average years
Age distribution of the Golf audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2916%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.8%

of the worldwide Golf audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Golf
CountryShare
United States22.1%
Japan7.4%
China5.3%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Golf audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Golf fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~5M1.34×
02Alberta~1.5M1.31×
03Quebec~3M1.28×
04British Columbia~1.5M1.21×
05Nova Scotia~300K1.02×
06Prince Edward Island~40K0.91×
07Saskatchewan~200K0.86×
08New Brunswick~200K0.86×
09Manitoba~300K0.78×
10Newfoundland and Labrador~60K0.46×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Golf audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Golf audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Rory McIlroySports2.79×
02The Open ChampionshipSports2.66×
03Golf cartSports2.44×
04PGA ChampionshipSports2.37×
05Golf clubSports2.22×
06Golf ballSports2.16×
07Buffalo SabresSports2.09×
08PGA TourSports2.08×
09Vegas Golden KnightsSports2.07×
10Colorado AvalancheSports2.00×
11Golf courseSports1.98×
12Golf equipmentSports1.95×
13Masters TournamentSports1.78×
14PlayNow.comGames1.77×
15Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.74×
16Connor McDavidSports1.68×
17Sidney CrosbySports1.64×
18Golf ChannelSports1.64×
19Holiday cottageTravel & Leisure1.59×
20Starter homeHome & Garden1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Golf audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Golf audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.77×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.72×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.58×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Golf audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.58×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.76×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Golf have in Canada?

Golf has an estimated audience of 9,113,999 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Golf fans?

41.5% of Golf fans are female, 58.5% are male, with an average age of 43.2 years.

03

Which brands do Golf fans like most?

Golf fans show strongest brand affinity for Google Maps (1.74×), PlayNow.com (1.77×), and Golf club (2.22×) over the country average.

04

Where do Golf fans live in Canada?

Golf fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~5M), Quebec (reach ~3M), and British Columbia (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Golf fans also like?

Beyond Golf itself, the audience over-indexes on PlayNow.com (1.77×), Golf club (2.22×), Golf course (1.98×), and PGA Tour (2.08×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Golf. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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