by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Troy University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. TROY is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The TROY men’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. Academic data covers 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The TROY women’s golf team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, TROY carries 18 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports TROY reports, golf sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Clay Bounds.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The TROY men’s golf program reported $500,081 in revenue against $418,630 in expenses, netting $81,451. This comes to about $10,492 in operating expense per athlete, or $94,424 per team.
The TROY women’s golf program reported $363,139 in revenue against $364,454 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,315. This comes to about $8,888 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,990 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $500,081 to the women’s $363,139 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 97% 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%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, golf sits above average at 996.
When TROY earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.