This page takes a deep look at Golf at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Louisiana State University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Louisiana State University men’s golf team fields 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. Academic data covers 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Louisiana State University women’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Louisiana State University carries 19 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Louisiana State University reports, golf comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jake Amos.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Garrett Runion.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Louisiana State University men’s golf program generated $156,453 in revenue against $1,536,599 in expenses, a net loss of $1,380,146. This comes to about $23,642 in operating expense per athlete, or $260,065 per team.
The Louisiana State University women’s golf program reported $188,610 in revenue against $1,458,886 in expenses, a net loss of $1,270,276. This comes to about $35,176 in operating expense per athlete, or $281,409 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $156,453 to the women’s $188,610 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, golf sits above average at 1000.
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