Presentation of Trends in Women'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 Women 137 155 170 187 185 183 182 241 288 295 322 321 338 345
Open Group Teams Women 162 177 206 216 288 303 329 364 382 437 451 456 477 483
Closed Group Participants Women 1,200 1,345 1,424 1,579 1,552 1,608 1,588 1,917 2,413 2,477 2,704 2,679 2,775 2,874
Open Group Participants Women 1,687 1,484 1,670 1,779 2,370 2,424 2,705 2,945 3,108 3,528 3,447 3,482 3,628 3,828
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Women 8.76 8.68 8.38 8.44 8.39 8.79 8.73 7.95 8.38 8.40 8.40 8.35 8.21 8.33
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Women 10.41 8.38 8.11 8.24 8.23 8.00 8.22 8.09 8.14 8.07 7.64 7.64 7.61 7.93

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.