On this page we break down Golf at Purdue University Fort Wayne, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PFW plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The PFW men’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. The NCAA tracked 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The PFW women’s golf team carries 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, PFW carries 16 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports PFW reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Billy King.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jim Earle.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 10 sports, golf sits #9 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PFW men’s golf program brought in $274,885 in revenue against $265,398 in expenses, netting $9,487. This comes to about $9,539 in operating expense per athlete, or $85,851 per team.
The PFW women’s golf program reported $433,706 in revenue against $413,893 in expenses, a net profit of $19,813. Per athlete, that is about $18,193 in operating expense per athlete, or $127,349 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $274,885 to the women’s $433,706 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, golf ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 980 and the women 965, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, golf lands below the pack at 972.
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