by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Gardner-Webb University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Gardner - Webb is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Gardner - Webb men’s golf team lists 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Gardner - Webb women’s golf team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The NCAA tracked 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Gardner - Webb fields 20 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Gardner - Webb sponsors, golf sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Tee Burton.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Tee Burton.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gardner - Webb men’s golf program generated $238,590 in revenue against $238,590 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,326 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,255 per team.
The Gardner - Webb women’s golf program reported $341,224 in revenue against $341,224 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,287 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,870 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $238,590 to the women’s $341,224 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 972 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 972 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, golf comes in above the pack at 986.
When Gardner - Webb places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.