by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at George Fox University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. GFU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The GFU men’s golf team lists 8 student athletes.
The GFU women’s golf team carries 9 student athletes.
Combined, GFU carries 17 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports GFU reports, golf comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Caleb Fernandez.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is MaryJo McCloskey.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #12 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GFU men’s golf program brought in $95,029 in revenue against $94,104 in expenses, netting $925. That works out to about $5,853 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,822 per team.
The GFU women’s golf program brought in $163,589 in revenue against $150,229 in expenses, for a surplus of $13,360. Per athlete, that is about $8,877 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,892 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $95,029 to the women’s $163,589 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If GFU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.