📱Most influential Pro Golfers on Instagram in 2025: ranking of the most followed players🤳🏽
- clairebambino
- Mar 5
- 3 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
Last update: April 29, 2025

In the world of professional golf, the influence of social networks, and Instagram in particular, has become a key factor in measuring the popularity and impact of players. In 2025, the most influential pro golfers on Instagram not only excel on the course, but also use the platform to share their daily lives, training sessions and family moments with their followers. This ranking highlights the players who have captured the public's attention thanks to their engaging and authentic content. Find out 🏌🏾♂️who these golfers are, their Instagram accounts and the number of followers they have accumulated, testifying to their growing influence in the world of sport and beyond.
Note: this article refers to the number of followers as of April 2025.
📱📱📱📱 Mega-influencers
(more than 1 Million followers)
🇺🇸 Tiger Woods : 3,6 M
🇬🇧 NIR Rory McIlroy : 3,4 M
🇺🇸 Bryson DeChambeau : 2,7 M
🇺🇸 Rickie Fowler : 2 M
🇺🇸 Jordan Spieth : 1,8 M
🇺🇸 Justin Thomas : 1,7 M
🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler : 1,4 M
🇺🇸 Brooks Koepka : 1,3 M
🇺🇸 Dustin Johnson : 1,2 M
🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson : 1,2 M
📱📱📱 Macro-influencers
(100 000 to 1 Million followers)
🇺🇸 Bubba Watson : 947 k
🏴 Justin Rose : 799 k
🇳🇴 Viktor Hovland : 757 k
🇦🇺 Jason Day : 746 k
🇺🇸 Max Homa : 744 k
🇪🇸 Jon Rahm : 740 k
🇺🇸 Collin Morikawa : 725 k
🏴 Tommy Fleetwood : 714 k
🇺🇸 Xander Schauffele : 503 k
🇸🇪 Ludvig Aberg : 423 k
🇮🇪 Shane Lowry : 404 k
🇺🇸 Akshay Bhatia : 340 k
🇺🇸 Keegan Bradley : 240 k
🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama : 215 k
🇺🇸 Billy Horschel : 200 k
🇺🇸 Sahith Theegala : 195 k
🇺🇸 Wyndham Clark : 182 k
🏴 Tyrrell Hatton : 155 k
🇺🇸 Patrick Reed : 153 k
🏴 Robert MacIntyre : 125 k
🇺🇸 Jake Knapp : 119 k
🇰🇷 Sungjae Im : 119 k
🇺🇸 Daniel Berger : 104 k
📱📱 Micro-influencers
(10 000 to 100 000 followers)
🇺🇸 Nick Dunlap : 85,6 k
🇻🇪 Jhonattan Vegas : 43,8 k
🇺🇸 Harris English : 37,3 k
🇫🇷 Matthieu Pavon : 36,9 k
🇨🇴 Nico Echavarria : 36,5 k
🇺🇸 Zach Johnson : 36,5 k
🇧🇪 Thomas Detry : 35,4 k
🇨🇦 Nick Taylor : 32,8 k
🇨🇦 Corey Conners : 32,7 k
🇺🇸 Maverick McNealy : 31,8 k
🇰🇷 Byeong Hun An : 31,5 k
🇺🇸 Ben Griffin : 23,3 k
🇺🇸 J.T. Poston : 23,2 k
🇺🇸 Chris Kirk : 23 k
🇵🇷 Rafael Campos : 23,5 k
🇦🇹 Sepp Straka : 22,6 k
🇺🇸 Patton Kizzire : 20,8 k
🇺🇸 Lanto Griffin : 20,1 k
🇺🇸 Tom Hoge : 19,3 k
🇺🇸 Davis Riley : 19 k
🇦🇺 Cam Davis : 15,8 k
🇺🇸 Davis Thompson : 15,5 k
🇺🇸 Austin Eckroat : 14,5 k
🇺🇸 Chris Gotterup : 13,6 k
🇺🇸 Peter Malnati : 13,4 k
🏴 Harry Hall : 10 k
📱 Nano-influencers
(1 000 to 10 000 followers)
🇩🇪 Stephan Jaeger : 9 893
🇹🇼 Kevin Yu : 9 331
🇺🇸 Joe Highsmith : 9 491
🇺🇸 Matt McCarty : 7 991
🇨🇦 Taylor Pendrith : 7 859
🇺🇸 Andrew Novak : 6 803
🇺🇸 Brian Campbell : 4 578
🧐 As a comparison, see the number of Instagram followers of mega-influencers
in other sports:
⚽️ Cristino Ronaldo : 652 M ; Lionel Messi : 505 M ; Neymar : 229 M ; Kylian Mbappé : 123 M.
🏀 LeBron James : 159 M ; Stephen Curry : 58 M ; Russell Westbrook : 23 M.
🏎 Lewis Hamilton : 39,1 M ; Charles Leclerc: 17,6 M ; Max Verstappen : 13,6 M.
🎾 Rafael Nadal : 21,6 M ; Novak Djokovic : 15,6 M ; Roger Federer : 12,7 M.

When comparing the number of followers on Instagram of professional golfers with that of other world-famous athletes, the differences are striking. Golfers, although highly respected and followed in the sporting world, have a more ‘niche’ audience. Golf is often perceived as a more elitist sport with a more traditional image, which can limit its appeal to a wider audience.