by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of Georgia, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UGA is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UGA men’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. The NCAA tracked 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UGA women’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UGA fields 18 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UGA reports, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Haack.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Erika Brennan.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UGA men’s golf program brought in $214,172 in revenue against $1,274,433 in expenses, coming up short by $1,060,261. That works out to about $24,718 in operating expense per athlete, or $222,459 per team.
The UGA women’s golf program brought in $115,433 in revenue against $1,093,113 in expenses, a net loss of $977,680. Per athlete, that is about $20,885 in operating expense per athlete, or $187,963 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $214,172 to the women’s $115,433 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 960, with graduation success rates of 92% and 73% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, golf trails the average at 980.
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