by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Clemson University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Clemson is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Clemson men’s golf team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The most recent cohort included 45 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Clemson women’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Clemson fields 20 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Clemson sponsors, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jordan Byrd.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Kelley Hester.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Clemson men’s golf program reported $1,121,449 in revenue against $1,121,449 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $10,098 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,073 per team.
The Clemson women’s golf program generated $1,329,551 in revenue against $1,329,551 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $19,457 in operating expense per athlete, or $175,114 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,121,449 to the women’s $1,329,551 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #12 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 996, golf sits above average at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.