Presentation of Trends in Men's Golf 1991-1992 to 2004-2005

Golf Type 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
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Closed Group Teams Men 515 535 522 530 524 505 505 519 528 526 549 546 545 550
Open Group Teams Men 610 619 637 652 726 695 696 716 719 750 754 748 758 762
Closed Group Participants Men 5,882 6,101 5,865 5,826 5,771 5,473 5,568 5,229 5,752 5,683 5,834 5,904 5,793 5,826
Open Group Participants Men 6,837 6,938 7,023 7,003 7,738 7,480 7,472 7,696 7,694 7,987 7,631 7,781 7,738 7,953
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Men 11.42 11.40 11.24 10.99 11.01 10.84 11.03 10.08 10.89 10.80 10.63 10.81 10.63 10.59
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Men 11.21 11.21 11.03 10.74 10.66 10.76 10.74 10.75 10.70 10.65 10.12 10.40 10.21 10.44

We modified some open group data points, in concert with NCAA officials, to resolve apparent inconsistencies and unexplained fluctuations presented in the NCAA published report. Thus, there are a small number of data points used for this report that differ from what is published in the NCAA report.