Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Golf Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Golf in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Golf has an estimated audience of 16,764,949 people in United Kingdom.

The average Golf fan in United Kingdom is 44.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Greater London.

Top brand affinities include Rory McIlroy, Toolstation, Golf club, with strongest over-indexing on Rory McIlroy (2.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Golf audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Golf fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 44.4 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Rory McIlroy.

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 United Kingdom.

Audience size
16.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
45.2%
54.8% male
Age
44.4
average years
Country rank
#186
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Golf fans

45.2% are female, 54.8% are male, average age 44.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

45.2%
Female
54.8%
Male
Demographic split for Golf audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female45.2%
Male54.8%
Average age44.4
Estimated audience size16,764,949
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.4
average years
Age distribution of the Golf audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4923%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.1%

of the worldwide Golf audience comes from United Kingdom.

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 United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Golf audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Golf fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~13M1.28×
02North West~2M1.22×
03South West~1.5M1.19×
04East of England~2M1.17×
05South East~2.5M1.15×
06Northern Ireland~600K1.14×
07East Midlands~1.5M1.10×
08Greater London~2M1.01×
09Scotland~1.5M0.90×
10North East~500K0.80×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~1M0.71×
12Wales~600K0.68×
13West Midlands~500K0.64×
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×
01American GolfSports3.09×
02Ryder CupSports2.86×
03PGA ChampionshipSports2.80×
04Rory McIlroySports2.65×
05The Open ChampionshipSports2.53×
06Golf clubSports2.29×
07PGA TourSports2.29×
08Golf ballSports2.24×
09Golf equipmentSports2.20×
10Golf courseSports2.16×
11Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports2.08×
12Masters TournamentSports2.06×
13Racing PostSports1.84×
14Ricky HattonSports1.68×
15Nottingham ForestSports1.65×
16DP World TourSports1.62×
17ToolstationHome & Garden1.58×
18Companies HousePolitics & Society1.56×
19Paddy PowerGames1.53×
20BetfairGames1.51×
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
Sports ActivityPOWER1.17×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.15×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.08×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Golf audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.77×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.78×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.78×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Golf have in United Kingdom?

Golf has an estimated audience of 16,764,949 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Golf fans?

45.2% of Golf fans are female, 54.8% are male, with an average age of 44.4 years.

03

Which brands do Golf fans like most?

Golf fans show strongest brand affinity for Rory McIlroy (2.65×), Toolstation (1.58×), and Golf club (2.29×) over the country average.

04

Where do Golf fans live in United Kingdom?

Golf fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~13M), South East (reach ~2.5M), and Greater London (reach ~2M). 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 Toolstation (1.58×), Golf club (2.29×), Golf course (2.16×), and Racing Post (1.84×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom. 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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