by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at California Lutheran University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CLU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf..
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The CLU men’s golf team fields 14 athletes.
The CLU women’s golf team fields 10 student athletes.
Combined, CLU fields 24 golf athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports CLU reports, golf sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Lindgren.
The women’s golf program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Lindgren.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CLU men’s golf program generated $176,568 in revenue against $176,568 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,778 in operating expense per athlete, or $94,897 per team.
The CLU women’s golf program reported $151,587 in revenue against $151,587 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,154 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,544 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $176,568 to the women’s $151,587 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When CLU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.