by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Wofford College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Wofford plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Wofford men’s golf team carries 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The most recent cohort included 24 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Wofford women’s golf team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The NCAA tracked 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Wofford carries 19 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Wofford reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Todd Eckstein.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Angie Ridgeway.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wofford men’s golf program brought in $494,958 in revenue against $494,958 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,463 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,094 per team.
The Wofford women’s golf program brought in $673,626 in revenue against $673,626 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $17,182 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,452 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $494,958 to the women’s $673,626 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 90% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 989 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, golf grades out ahead at 989.
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