by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Georgia Southern University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. GaSou competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The GaSou men’s golf team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. Academic data covers 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The GaSou women’s golf team fields 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The most recent cohort included 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, GaSou fields 19 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports GaSou reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Carter Collins.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mimi Burke.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among 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 GaSou men’s golf program reported $678,415 in revenue against $678,415 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $13,575 in operating expense per athlete, or $135,747 per team.
The GaSou women’s golf program reported $625,879 in revenue against $625,879 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $16,260 in operating expense per athlete, or $146,344 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $678,415 to the women’s $625,879 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 91% and 89% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, golf sits above average at 1000.
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