Here we dig into Golf at Linfield University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Linfield plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Linfield men’s golf team carries 11 athletes.
The Linfield women’s golf team carries 5 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Linfield fields 16 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 5 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Linfield sponsors, golf comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Mitch Wilson.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Mitch Wilson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Linfield men’s golf program brought in $85,185 in revenue against $63,284 in expenses, a net profit of $21,901. This comes to about $2,407 in operating expense per athlete, or $26,477 per team.
The Linfield women’s golf program reported $62,277 in revenue against $38,288 in expenses, a net profit of $23,989. Per athlete, that is about $2,407 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,035 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $85,185 to the women’s $62,277 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Linfield places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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