Gardner-Webb University Men's Golf
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's golf team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $238,590, well below the median of $508k — $23,859 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$238,590 for the year
- Operating expenses$53,255 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,859 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 949 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tee Burton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players162,357 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,923 303 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 56 1.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's golf recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $238,590 $23,859 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Gardner-Webb University
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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 10 | $327k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 11 | $495k | 974 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 23 | $271k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 15 | $208k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 17 | $348k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 8 | $282k | 953 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 12 | $48k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 12 | $289k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 11 | $628k | 994 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 10 | $713k | 1000 | 14% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 11 | $565k | 952 | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 8 | $266k | 1000 | 72% |
Other men's golf programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 10 | $463k | $46,281 | 991 | vs | |
| High Point University 1 over cap | 10 | $429k | $42,949 | 994 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 1 over cap | 10 | $327k | $32,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 1 | 8 | $282k | $35,299 | 953 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 8 | $266k | $33,219 | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University 1 over cap | 10 | $256k | $25,610 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 1 over cap | 10 | $239k | $23,859 | 988 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 1 | 8 | $231k | $28,875 | 934 | vs |
Every Big South Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked