by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Kentucky, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UK plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UK men’s golf team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 46. The most recent cohort included 44 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UK women’s golf team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UK fields 19 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports UK reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Richard Todd.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Golda Borst.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 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 UK men’s golf program generated $951,315 in revenue against $951,315 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $15,094 in operating expense per athlete, or $166,033 per team.
The UK women’s golf program brought in $1,061,481 in revenue against $1,061,481 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $22,954 in operating expense per athlete, or $183,633 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $951,315 to the women’s $1,061,481 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted 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 recorded 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.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, golf comes in above the pack at 1000.
If UK earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.