The NCAA announced a major decision last week regarding the future of college-level golf.
Spikemark Golf is the provider of all golf ranking and scoring services used by the NCAA. This will begin with the 2023-24 seasons. Spikemark will take over the role played by Golfstat.
Golfstat will not disappear. For more than 30 year, the company has been a partner with the NCAA and provided rankings and scores for all levels of college-level golf. Golfstat will be updated at certain events by those who refresh the feed.
Kathy Laesch released a statement on Wednesday about the future.
The NCAA’s decision not to use Golfstat for official rankings and scoring will be a major change. We did our best to provide a detailed outline of the future of Golfstat. This included what changes we have already made and why we were able to serve ALL college golf for such a long time. We will continue our passion for college golf as we move forward.
“We will continue to offer live scoring at the same affordable price you’re used to for those events that decide to use it. We will also find a way to ensure that scores are submitted on time with the new platform. We thank those who have already contacted us to let us know that they plan to use Golfstat’s live scoring for the 23-24 season. Early August, you can expect to see on our homepage a portal for registering your event.
We look forward to working with you all in the future. Updates will be provided as soon as they are available. “Thank you for your interest and good luck in the 2023-2024 College Golf Season!”
In the statement, Golfstat also referred to its extensive database of college golf statistics and the goal it has set for preserving the data and making it available in the future.
Golfstat will still provide live scores at some events this season, even though it is no longer affiliated with the NCAA.
