Here we dig into Golf at Southern Nazarene University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SNU competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The SNU men’s golf team lists 16 athletes.
The SNU women’s golf team fields 9 student athletes.
Between the two teams, SNU carries 25 golf athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports SNU reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Derrick Taylor.
The women’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Derrick Taylor.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SNU men’s golf program brought in $254,830 in revenue against $220,807 in expenses, a net profit of $34,023. Per athlete, that is about $1,932 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,917 per team.
The SNU women’s golf program reported $188,917 in revenue against $157,593 in expenses, for a surplus of $31,324. Per athlete, that is about $3,541 in operating expense per athlete, or $31,868 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $254,830 to the women’s $188,917 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.