by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of West Georgia, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. University of West Georgia competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The University of West Georgia men’s golf team lists 12 athletes. The NCAA tracked 12 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University of West Georgia women’s golf team fields 8 student athletes. The NCAA tracked 8 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, University of West Georgia carries 20 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports University of West Georgia sponsors, golf sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is W. Shannon Lipham.
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. The head coach is Will Snoodgrass.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 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 University of West Georgia men’s golf program brought in $306,030 in revenue against $306,030 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,027 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,324 per team.
The University of West Georgia women’s golf program reported $306,259 in revenue against $306,259 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,383 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,065 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $306,030 to the women’s $306,259 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 925 and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 925 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 963, golf trails the average at 962.
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