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Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:25 am
by Ibanez
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Todd Satterfield didn’t see it coming.
When Gary Clark, Furman’s athletic director, told his longtime men’s golf coach Feb. 6 that potential budget cuts could end the Paladins’ program, “I was dumbfounded,” Satterfield said.
With a Board of Trustees vote the next day, Furman’s men’s program was shuttered, effective after the spring season.
In a statement, interim president Carl Kohrt said, “. . . we have to constantly evaluate where to strategically allocate our resources.”
Furman’s men’s golf budget – including salaries, scholarships and travel – is about $375,000-$400,000, said Satterfield, in his 18th season. Consistent with most Division I schools, that funding would rank among the smallest of the 20 sports at Furman, a 2,700-student private, liberal-arts school in Greenville, S.C.
The womens golf team is still active.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:32 am
by Vidav
Sexism at it's finest.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:23 pm
by Pwns
When you scrap a cheap sport like golf to add men's and women's lacrosse, those aren't "budget cuts".
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:36 pm
by ASUG8
http://pdf.pgalinks.com/p-g-a/College_Golf_Courses.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Furman is the only Socon school with their own golf course. Very surprising that they canceled men's golf.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:48 pm
by OL FU
Pwns wrote:When you scrap a cheap sport like golf to add men's and women's lacrosse, those aren't "budget cuts".
That's kinda what I thought too. Lot of discussion on the uffp. It does appear that Furman is running some deficits in their operating funds. The endowment is about 600B I believe but the earnings from that cover a small portion of the operating costs. Not sure exactly what's behind it. Scholarship costs is minimal. I am sure coaching cost and travel aren't. Not sure if the problem is left over from the previous president who lasted like 18 months.
Lacrosse seems to be their due to its appeal to Northeast students or at least that is what I am told. Not sure if it is true.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:53 pm
by 89Hen
It also had just made it's way into the rankings for best college courses.
http://discoversouthcarolina.com/Inside ... Blog/13659
If there’s anything better than a weekend of college football – seeing old friends, tailgating, watching the alma mater play – it’s a college football weekend that includes great golf. South Carolina has a number of courses that are affiliated with college teams (Cobblestone Park with the University of South Carolina, the Walker Course with Clemson, etc.), but only one state golf course has made it onto Golfweek magazine’s “Best Campus Courses” for 2013.
The winner? Furman University Golf Club
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:56 pm
by ASUG8
89Hen wrote:
It also had just made it's way into the rankings for best college courses.
http://discoversouthcarolina.com/Inside ... Blog/13659
If there’s anything better than a weekend of college football – seeing old friends, tailgating, watching the alma mater play – it’s a college football weekend that includes great golf. South Carolina has a number of courses that are affiliated with college teams (Cobblestone Park with the University of South Carolina, the Walker Course with Clemson, etc.), but only one state golf course has made it onto Golfweek magazine’s “Best Campus Courses” for 2013.
The winner? Furman University Golf Club
It's pretty nice - I haven't played in a couple of years but I remember I hacked it up there as poorly as anywhere else I play.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:57 pm
by SunCoastBlueHen
89Hen wrote:
It also had just made it's way into the rankings for best college courses.
http://discoversouthcarolina.com/Inside ... Blog/13659
If there’s anything better than a weekend of college football – seeing old friends, tailgating, watching the alma mater play – it’s a college football weekend that includes great golf. South Carolina has a number of courses that are affiliated with college teams (Cobblestone Park with the University of South Carolina, the Walker Course with Clemson, etc.), but only one state golf course has made it onto Golfweek magazine’s “Best Campus Courses” for 2013.
The winner? Furman University Golf Club
I used to play that course all the time back in the day. Pretty course.
It was $9 to walk for twilight.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:00 pm
by OL FU
Vidav wrote:Sexism at it's finest.
I am betting they don't cancel Women's golf since we have a national championship and I think three alums in the LPGA hall of fame, but who knows.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:47 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Support women's sports, too, guys.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:23 am
by YoUDeeMan
Cap'n Cat wrote:Support women's sports, too, guys.
Indeed...I'll always support women playing with balls.
Re: Furman's Mens Golf Program ended
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:59 am
by OL FU
Apparently, there has been a change of plans.
http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m- ... 022530nrap" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have heard some of our golf alums weren't too happy with being blind-sided by the news.
