by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of South Alabama, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. USA plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The USA men’s golf team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USA women’s golf team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, USA fields 20 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports USA reports, golf sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Ben Hannan.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Marcelo Huarte.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 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 USA men’s golf program reported $420,900 in revenue against $420,900 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,519 in operating expense per athlete, or $55,188 per team.
The USA women’s golf program generated $490,989 in revenue against $490,989 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,843 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,425 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $420,900 to the women’s $490,989 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) 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 posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.