Bentley University Adding Women's Golf In 2024

WALTHAM, MA — There will be a new varsity athletics team at Bentley starting in the fall of 2024. Or, rather, teeing off next fall.

Bentley officials announced the addition women's golf as a varsity sport, with the team set to begin competing in the fall of 2024. The team will be the university's 12th varsity athletic program for female student-athletes and the 24th varsity program overall.

“We are excited to welcome more talented female student-athletes to proudly wear the Falcon jersey and compete for Bentley,” said Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams. “Bentley Athletics is on the rise, and we're looking forward to adding an extremely competitive women's golf program that will continue that momentum on the links.”

University officials said a search for the team's first head coach will begin in the very near future.

Bentley's program will be the seventh women's golf program competing in the Northeast-10. Currently, there are 191 NCAA Division II women's golf programs in the U.S., officials said.

“We are thrilled to see Bentley University add women's golf to their department,” said Northeast-10 Commissioner Julie Rupert.

“This addition will not only benefit the Falcons but will continue the growth trajectory for the NE10 in the sport as we seek to increase sponsorship across the conference. With this addition, Bentley is providing opportunities for female student-athletes to participate in another NE10 championship sport with access to NCAA postseason play, while receiving top-quality coaching and competitive opportunities.”

This comes in what can be described as a boom-time for Bentley athletics.

Last year, the Falcons cracked the top 100 nationally in Division II for the Learfield Directors Cup, which ranks colleges across the U.S. for success across all sports in championships organized by the NCAA.

This is also the sixth straight year that Bentley student-athletes have had the highest graduation rate in the nation at 99%, according to the NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate report.