Division I · Big South Conference
Winthrop University Men's Golf
Rock Hill, SC · the Eagles · Winthrop University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$282k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$35,299
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
953
APR
97% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Winthrop University fields a men's golf team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $282,392, well below the median of $508k — $35,299 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 953, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,048,664 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,854 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#237Team budgetof 303 · Division I#204Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#273APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$282,392 for the year
- Operating expenses$101,731 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,299 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate953 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,048,664 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,854 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,173 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pendley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Nelson | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →3,787undergraduates · 4,694 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,858 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate953
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $282,392 $35,299 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,048,664
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,173
Cost
Full picture →$16,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Winthrop University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Golf program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.91 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 12 | $289k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 23 | $271k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 12 | $48k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 11 | $565k | 952 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 13 | $313k | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 10 | $713k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 10 | $239k | 988 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 11 | $495k | 974 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 10 | $327k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 12 | $239k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 14 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 58 | 15 | $208k | — | 81% |
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