NCAA · Men's Golf
Men's Golf programs
780 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
780
Programs
303 D1 · 195 D2 · 282 D3
8,640
Roster spots
last season
162,357
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 19
Odds of any NCAA spot · 5.3%
1 in 56 (1.8%) for Division I
9
D-I roster cap
161 of 303 programs over it last season
$508k
Median D-I budget
$51,149 per player
4 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's golf. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 303 | 2,923 | $508k | $51k |
| Division II | 195 | 2,285 | $190k | $18k |
| Division III | 282 | 3,432 | $65k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 9 from 2025-26: last season 161 programs carried more, 74 were exactly at it and 64 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 5.3% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 19); 1 in 56 (1.8%) in Division I, about 1 in 60 (1.7%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington Big Ten Conference | $2.6M | 9 | 975 | |
| 2 | San Diego State University Pac-12 Conference | $2.5M | 13 | 977 | |
| 3 | University of Oklahoma Southeastern Conference | $2.5M | 13 | 989 | |
| 4 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | $2.4M | 10 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Vanderbilt University Southeastern Conference | $2.4M | 9 | 1000 | |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Big Ten Conference | $2.2M | 7 | 1000 | |
| 7 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlantic Coast Conference | $2M | 8 | 1000 | |
| 8 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $2M | 9 | 981 | |
| 9 | Michigan State University Big Ten Conference | $1.9M | 9 | 989 | |
| 10 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $1.9M | 10 | 1000 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene Christian University United Athletic Conference | 1000 | 10 | $594k | |
| 2 | Arizona State University Big 12 Conference | 1000 | 7 | $1.9M | |
| 3 | Arkansas State University Sun Belt Conference | 1000 | 8 | $513k | |
| 4 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | 1000 | 10 | $2.4M | |
| 5 | Baylor University Big 12 Conference | 1000 | 11 | $1.6M | |
| 6 | Belmont University Missouri Valley Conference | 1000 | 7 | $349k | |
| 7 | Binghamton University Northeast Conference | 1000 | 8 | $272k | |
| 8 | Bowling Green State University Mid-American Conference | 1000 | 8 | $409k | |
| 9 | Bradley University Missouri Valley Conference | 1000 | 7 | $214k | |
| 10 | California Polytechnic State University Big West Conference | 1000 | 11 | $834k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga University Pac-12 Conference | 3 | 1000 | |
| 2 | Southern University, Baton Rouge Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 3 | — | |
| 3 | Texas Southern University Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 3 | 969 | |
| 4 | Arizona State University Big 12 Conference | 2 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Belmont University Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 1000 | |
| 6 | Bradley University Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 1000 | |
| 7 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | 2 | 970 | |
| 8 | Central Michigan University Mid-American Conference | 2 | — | |
| 9 | Drake University Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 1000 | |
| 10 | East Tennessee State University Southern Conference | 2 | 998 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 10 | 1000 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 11 | 1000 | |
| 4 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 8 | 970 | |
| 5 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 10 | 1000 | |
| 6 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | — | — | |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 11 | 1000 | |
| 8 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 7 | 970 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 14 | 975 | |
| 10 | Utah Valley University Big West Conference | $8,650 | 10 | 1000 |
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