by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at California State University-Sacramento, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sac State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The Sac State men’s golf team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Sac State women’s golf team lists 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Sac State fields 15 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Sac State reports, golf ranks #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kamden Brakel.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is David Sutherland.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sac State men’s golf program brought in $344,961 in revenue against $344,961 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $6,198 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,586 per team.
The Sac State women’s golf program generated $775,247 in revenue against $775,247 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $22,369 in operating expense per athlete, or $156,582 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $344,961 to the women’s $775,247 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, golf sits above average at 1000.
When Sac State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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