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Women's Golf Wins Championship at Kentucky

2017-10-10T07:00:00-04:00

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Behind co-medalist Emma Albrecht, the Notre Dame women’s golf team took home its first championship in almost exactly two years as the Irish downed runner-up Wisconsin by four strokes to win the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational.

Entering the day with a four-stroke edge on the 16-team field through 18 holes, Notre Dame carded rounds of 296 and 292 over Saturday’s final 36 holes of play to finish at 872 (+6), outdistancing Wisconsin’s 876 and third-place Penn State’s 880.

Individually, Albrecht carded rounds of 69 and 72 today to cap her 54-hole weekend with a 211 (-5), matching the tally of Kentucky’s Grace Rose for best in the 96-member field.

The tournament was played at the University Club of Kentucky’s Big Blue Course (par 72, 6,221 yards) and was shortened from three days to two due to likely inclement weather on Sunday.

Prior to today, Notre Dame’s last tournament win came when it finished first at the Chip-N Club Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska (Oct. 6, 2015). The last Notre Dame player to take medalist honors was Kristina Nhim, who won the Clover Cup in Mesa, Arizona on March 16, 2014.

"I'm really proud of this team," head coach Susan Holt said after the final round. "Having the lead after each round is a great accomplishment and not easy to do. They hung in there and played hard in some tough, windy conditions today. It was a real grind playing 11 hours in those conditions. They showed great fight and patience today when they really needed it."

LEADING THE NOTRE DAME LINEUP

While Albrecht took home co-medalist honors, she was just one of two top five finishers from Notre Dame as Maddie Rose Hamilton tied for fourth with an even-par 216. Notre Dame has not had two individuals finish in the top five of an event since Oct. 5-6, 2015 when the Irish won the team championship at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational.

"It was a great win for Emma," Holt added. "She’s really been playing great golf this year and it is great to see her continue her impressive play from last season."

IRISH SCORECARDS

T1 -- Emma Albrecht: 70-69-73=211 (-5)

T4 -- Maddie Rose Hamilton: 70-73-73=216 (Even)

T15 -- Abby Heck: 72-74-76=222 (+6)

T20 -- Isabella DiLisio: 72-80-71=223 (+7)

79 -- Alison Snakard: 82-82-80=244 (+28)

I -- Mia Ayer: 81-71-78=230 (+14)

TOURNAMENT NOTES

Emma Albrecht’s 211 is one stroke off of her career low score of 210 set last month at the Minnesota Invitational, and matches the seventh-best 54-hole tally in school history.
Albrecht posted her seventh under-par round of the season.
Notre Dame picked up head-to-head wins over four Big Ten teams (Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois and Indiana) along with homestanding Kentucky of the SEC.
Isabella DiLisio carded Notre Dame’s best score of the final round with her 71 (-1).
Notre Dame set a 54-hole Bettie Lou Evans Invitational record with its 872 tally and also with its openong round 284. Albrecht and co-medalist Grace Rose of Kentucky set a tournament record with their matching scores of 211.

UP NEXT

The Fighting Irish close out the fall portion of their schedule on Oct. 27-29 at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina. It will mark the seventh consecutive season Notre Dame will play in the tournament.

Fighting Irish Classic Champions

2017-10-09T06:00:00-04:00

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - For the third time in the 12-year history of the Fighting Irish Classic, the Notre Dame men's golf team emerged with the championship trophy. Competing in three rounds over two days at The Warren Golf Course, the Irish shot an 822 (-18), besting runner-up Georgia Southern by six strokes.

Individually, Notre Dame's Davis Chatfield came one stroke shy of making it an Irish sweep, finishing in third with a 205 (-5). William & Mary's David Hicks along with Georgia Southern's Steven Fisk tied for first with a 204 (-6).

The Final Round
Notre Dame built an impressive 13-stroke lead heading into today's final round, where the Blue and Gold shot a 280 (E) to finish at 18-under par. Ben Albin led the way for the Irish for the second straight round, tallying a 68 (-2). The junior recorded five birdies before finishing four-under on the back-nine, achieving a 208 (-2) for the tournament, which was good for seventh place.

Chatfield recorded an even-par 70 on Monday to secure his third-place finish, marking his best ever showing in the final standings. Meanwhile, Hunter Ostrom also dialed up an even-par 70, ultimately tying for fourth with a 206 (-4), garnering his second career top-five finish.

Stats of the Day
By finishing at 18-under par, Notre Dame set a new Fighting Irish Classic record for top team total to par. The previous best was five-under par set by Texas El Paso in 2016.

Notre Dame has now tied Michigan State for the most Fighting Irish Classic team championships with three. The Irish previously won in 2009 and 2015.

Quotable
"A special event for sure and only my third with the team," Notre Dame head coach John Handrigan said. "We got these guys going quick and Coach Gump did an awesome job. My father just passed away a couple of months ago so we honored this event for him, so it was pretty special that we won."

Up Next
The Irish look to carry its momentum into the Autotrader Collegiate Classic, taking place Oct. 16-17, at the Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth, Georgia.

Irish Set School Record To Place Third At Minnesota Invitational

2017-09-13T12:00:00-04:00

WOODBURY, Minn. -- Junior Isabella DiLisio carded a five-under par 67 on Tuesday to help lead the Notre Dame women's golf team to a third place tie out of 14 schools competing in the Minnesota Invitational at the Prestwick Golf Club.

The Irish carded a final-round 281 (-7), the second-lowest score of the day, to finish the event with a school-record 854 (-10) for a par-72/54-hole tournament. Notre Dame tied Purdue for third and trailed only event champion Southern California (838) and Michigan State (847).

"It was a great team effort," head coach Susan Holt said after the record setting day. "It is always a plus when you start out the season with a solid showing. This is a very talented group and they have set the tone for the season early in the year. I'm really proud of the effort and look forward to watching the team continue to develop and improve as the season progresses."

LEADING THE NOTRE DAME LINEUP

Emma Albrecht led Notre Dame and tied for seventh place overall with a 210 (68-72-70), tying for the third-lowest 54-hole score in school history. It is the lowest score on a par-72 course for the Irish since Talia Campbell and Lindsey Weaver each shot a 210 (-6) in the 2013 BIG EAST Championship. Albrecht's final-round 70 on Tuesday featured a quartet of birdies.

After firing a final round 67, DiLisio tied for 10th in the 78-golfer field, matching her career-low score of 211 (69-75-67) from the 2015 Schooner Fall Classic. Her 67 tied for the lowest Tuesday score on the course with Purdue's Inez Wanamarta.

The consistency of junior Maddie Rose Hamilton (75-72-71=218) and freshman Abby Heck (72-72-75=219) helped the Irish to their high team finish as well. Heck led the entire field with 47 pars in the tournament while Hamilton tied for second in pars with 42.

Senior Alison Snakard (81-73-73=227) once again matched her career low round of 73 to score for the Irish in the final round of play.

IRISH SCORECARDS

T7 -- Emma Albrecht: 68-72-70--210

T10 -- Isabella DiLisio: 69-75-67--211

T31 -- Maddie Rose Hamilton: 75-72-71--218

T36 -- Abby Heck: 72-72-75--219

T66 -- Alison Snakard: 81-73-73--227

STATS OF THE DAY

The Irish finished the event with a school-record 854 (-10) for a par-72/54-hole tournament. The previous school record for Notre Dame in a 54-hole event on a par-72 course was the 858 (-6) shot by the Irish to win the 2008 Heather Farr Memorial at the Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Broomfield, Colorado.

Notre Dame's final round 281 tied for the fourth-lowest score in school history, matching the team's performance in the second round of the 2008 Heather Farr Memorial.

NOTES OF THE TOURNAMENT

Notre Dame's opening round 284 marked the eighth-lowest aggregate score in the Irish women's golf records book.
The four-under par 284 also marked the fifth-lowest team round in program history in relation to par.
Emma Albrecht shot a first round 68 (-4), matching her career-best round.
Isabella DiLisio's opening round 69 (-3) was her seventh career round in the 60's. She shot her eighth on Tuesday with her 67 (-4).
Alison Snakard tied her career-best round of 73 in the second and third rounds of the Minnesota Invitational.
The Irish made a good opening statement on the leaderboard looking ahead to April as Notre Dame placed better than a pair of its ACC rivals, finishing a stroke ahead of Louisville (855) and two better than Virginia Tech (856).
The Irish also claimed head-to-head wins over teams from the SEC (Georgia), Big Ten (Wisconsin and Minnesota) and Big 12 (Kansas State and Kansas).

UP NEXT

The Irish will head to Norman, Oklahoma for the fourth consecutive season to take part in the 2017 Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 23-25). In 2016, the Irish tied for sixth, shooting an 871 (283-298-290) at the par 71 course.

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Dan Colleran, associate athletics communications director at the University of Notre Dame, has been a part of Fighting Irish Media since August 2015 and coordinates all media and publicity efforts surrounding the Notre Dame hockey and golf programs. A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Colleran spent the previous three years working with the men's hockey and soccer programs at Providence College. Colleran also spent two years as an Assistant Executive Director of Communications & Championships at the Ivy League and is a graduate of Providence College ('06 & '08G).

A New Era Begins for Men's Golf

2017-09-04T08:15:00-04:00

Sept. 4, 2017

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The John Handrigan era of the Notre Dame men’s golf program is in full swing as the Fighting Irish are now just one week away from its 2017-18 season opener in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

Under new leadership, the rejuvenated Irish begin to plot their new path which they hope leads to their first postseason appearance in four years.

“I’ve seen new energy and excitement,” Coach Handrigan explained. “These guys have been clamoring for new structure and I’m here to help further their game. I feel like they're eager to learn, and I just love their devotion to Notre Dame golf and their will to succeed.”

Monday afternoon will officially wrap the end of ‘Q School,’ which consisted of six rounds of qualifying for the first fall tournament. The top-two players earn their respective spots on the travel team, while the remaining three spots become coaches’ picks.

“Qualifying has been very competitive,” Handrigan added. “In addition, practice has been really focused and the guys have been working hard to get ready. The biggest thing that I have been stressing is course management.”

Coach Handrigan’s course management lessons resulted in a new system being introduced to the team in ‘Decade,’ which is a golf management program that teaches the golfer where to aim his or her shot based off of stats from the PGA Tour. After a few days of getting acquainted with the new system, Coach Handrigan noticed lower scores.

The Invitational at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island on Sept. 11 marks the first of what will be five fall tournaments for the Irish, but the one that has drawn the most excitement from the program will be the Fighting Irish Classic at the Warren Golf Course starting October 8.

“It’s our only home event of the entire year so it’s the only opportunity for those from the local community or friends and family to come see us at home,” Handrigan said.

“Plus, we have one of the best university courses in the country, which has led us to hosting the U.S. Senior Open in 2019. The USGA only host their events on the best courses so for us to be selected just shows you the quality of golf that we have. It’s great for recruiting because the USGA stamp tells recruits that they’ll be playing on a world class golf course when they come here.”

The Irish return eight players from a year ago, including 2016-17 tournament medalists Kevin Connors, John Felitto and Ben Albin, as the latter enters his junior campaign with the third best career stroke average in school history with a 73.38. The eight returnees will also be joined by two incoming freshmen in Alex Jamieson and Davis Chatfield.

“We are playing on some great golf courses which have some great history,” Handrigan stated. “The fields continue to get stronger as the fall tournaments roll on so constant improvement is key. Biggest thing I want to see is our guys compete. I haven’t seen them in competition so I’m eager to get on the road and see what they can do.”

Josh Bates joined Fighting Irish Media as associate athletics communications director in July of 2017, serving as the women’s basketball and men’s golf contact. Bates earned both his bachelor’s (2011) and master’s (2014) degree in sports management from the University of Illinois. He also worked as a grad assistant at Illinois from 2012-14 and worked full-time at Tulane University from 2014-17.

Preparations under way for 2019 U.S. Senior Open at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course

2017-06-21T13:00:00-04:00

NOTRE DAME — The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame will host the US Senior Open in the summer of 2019, and preparations are already well under way.

"It's two very powerful brands coming together," says Ben Kimball, director of the US Senior Open. Kimball recently spent several days at the Warren, to begin writing the script, for the 2019 championship.

"What I'm working on today is developing what we call our course prep memo," Kimball told WSBT during a recent visit. "It's a fancy term for a blow by blow account of how we envision the championship being played, how the golf course is going to be set up."

Two things stood out to Kimball on his very first visit to Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course.

First: the condition of the golf course itself.

"(Superintendent) Matt Cielen, it all starts with him. He does phenomenal job at maintaining the golf course on a daily basis," Kimball praises.

"If we needed to play the championship today - we certainly could do that."

And the second: The subtle complexity of the greens.

"They are going to have to be so precise to set themselves up to have a good opportunity to hit these really small putting greens. It will be probably won or lost around the putting greens. So, that's what stuck out to me at first. Man this will be a difficult test of golf."

Kimball, along with Warren's course superintendent Matt Cielen will create that test, over the next two years. Right down to the most intricate details.

"We've got a lot of decisions to make.," Kimball admits. "Certainly ones we will talk about next couple of years, mainly rough heights, that's an important one, green speeds are an important one. But today, we were just walking around looking at potential teeing ground areas where we think the golf course is actually going to play and trying to get a better sense of what the routing is going to be. It's beautifully laid out to where you can use a variety of different holes to make up your championship routing."

Yes, the routing. The current plan calls for the tournament to begin, on what is currently the 16th hole at Warren. After 16-18, holes 10-15 will round out the front nine. The back nine will begin with the 7-9 hole loop, and then move to hole number one, with the 6th hole serving as the final hole of the championship.

"I said to the folks here at the Warren course, keep in mind whatever routing we do decide to play for the championship. That's going to be the Senior Open routing here, and when people know the Senior Open was played here, they're going to want to play that routing because they are going to see spectacular shots by the world's best players that they may want to recreate. So, we have to be a little bit careful in our decision making."

Kimball, and the golf staff at Notre Dame will make hundreds more decisions about the golf course over the next two years, all with one goal in mind.

"Mentally, between the ears, they've already got me thinking," Kimball says. "And they will certainly have best senior players in the world thinking as well."

U.S. Senior Open Coming to Notre Dame

2016-10-14T10:00:00-04:00

Oct. 14, 2016

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Ind., as the host site for the 2019 U.S. Senior Open Championship. This will be the second USGA championship contested at the Warren Golf Course. The dates for the championship are June 27-30.

“The USGA is proud to partner with the University of Notre Dame, an institution whose national and international student body is reflective of the 156-player field in the U.S. Senior Open Championship,” said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman. “The U.S. Senior Open is senior golf’s most coveted championship and we know the Warren Course will examine the players’ skills as they compete for the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy.”

The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame will be the first collegiate course to host a U.S. Senior Open Championship. It will also be the 16th USGA championship held on a campus layout.

Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame opened for play on May 1, 2000. The public, links-style course is nestled among 250 acres of woodlands. The venue, located on the north edge of campus, is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

“The selection of the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame as site for the 2019 U.S. Senior Open is a significant endorsement of the quality and national standing of the golf course,” said University of Notre Dame Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity for a USGA event of this magnitude to be played on our campus. This is a weeklong event that will provide substantial economic impact to the Michiana community.”

The Warren Golf Course hosted the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, when Emily Tubert defeated Lisa McCloskey, 3 and 2, in the championship final. The course has hosted six U.S. Amateur sectional qualifiers (2001, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014), two U.S. Open local qualifiers (2009, 2011) and several tournaments conducted by the Western Golf Association and the Indiana Golf Association.

In 2015, the Warren Golf Course was one of 34 sites to host U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifying, with professionals Mike Reid, Willie Wood and Tommy Armour III advancing to the championship at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.

The Warren Golf Course is the home of the Notre Dame men’s and women’s golf programs and has hosted college regional competition. It was the site of the 2005 and 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals and the 2011 and 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals. In 2010, David Chung led Stanford University to the Central Regional title and a spot in the NCAA Championship field. Three months later, Chung was the runner-up in the U.S. Amateur Championship.

The U.S. Senior Open will be the 22nd USGA championship held in Indiana. Crooked Stick Golf Club, in Carmel, held the lone U.S. Senior Open in the Hoosier State. In 2009, Fred Funk set a 72-hole record for most strokes under par at 20 under and tied the largest victory margin with his six-stroke victory over Joey Sindelar.

The U.S. Senior Open Championship was first played in 1980. The championship for golfers age 50 and older is open to any professional and any amateur with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 3.4. In 2017, the U.S. Senior Open Championship will be played June 29-July 2 at Salem Country Club, in Peabody, Mass. The 2018 championship is scheduled for June 28-July 1 at The Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), in Colorado Springs, Colo.

About the USGA

The USGA conducts the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open, as well as 10 annual amateur championships, two state team championships and international matches, attracting players and fans from more than 160 countries. Together with The R&A, the USGA governs the game worldwide, jointly administering the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, equipment standards and World Amateur Golf Rankings. The USGA’s reach is global with a working jurisdiction in the United States, its territories and Mexico, serving more than 25 million golfers and actively engaging 150 golf associations.

The USGA is one of the world’s foremost authorities on research, development and support of sustainable golf facility management practices. It serves as a primary steward for the game’s history and invests in the development of the game through the delivery of its services and its ongoing “For the Good of the Game” grants program. Additionally, the USGA’s Course Rating and Handicap systems are used on six continents in more than 50 countries.

Title Honors To Barens, Leading Irish in Home Event

2016-10-12T11:00:00-04:00

Final Results

By Leigh Torbin

NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The Notre Dame men's golf team opened the final round of the annual Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic in second place and eight strokes behind UTEP. The Irish started fast and had the lead shortly into their collective rounds. After battling back-and-forth over a tense back nine, the Miners came out on top by a single stroke.

Notre Dame carded a 268 on Tuesday and a 54-hole total of 836 (both school records since 1966) but the Miners won the title by tallying 835 (-5). The course played as a 6,713-yard par-70 for the three-round event. Notre Dame and UTEP were the lone under-par schools in the 15-member field. Ball State claimed third place with a plus-nine 849.

Player of the Tournament

Notre Dame's Blake Barens' consistency was rewarded as he claimed medalist honors with his school record 201 (66-67-68, -9). Barens was the lone golfer in the 87-member field to shoot three consecutive under-par rounds and it helped him win the title by just a single stroke over UTEP's Frederik Dreier who carded a 202 (70-65-67, -8). The tandem was tied at minus-eight with two holes to play well clear of the closest competitors but Barens birdied 17 and hung on for the one-stroke win as both players parred 18.

Notre Dame's Results

Each of Notre Dame's 11 players were in action at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic. In addition to the five whom counted towards the team score, six more competed as individuals.

1. Blake Barens (66-67-68=201, -9)
T15. Miguel Delgado (75-71-66=212, +2)
T20. Ben Albin (71-74-68=213, +3)
T26. Thomas Steve (73-76-66=215, +5)
T29. Davis Lamb (76-71-69=216, +6)
T15. Matthew Rushton (71-74-67=212, +2)*
T26. Liam Cox (74-70-71=215, +5)*
T29. Hunter Ostrom (71-79-66=216, +6)*
T29. Kevin Conners (73-72-66=216, +6)*
T37. Jens Verhey (73-71-73=217, +7)*
T47. John Felitto (73-76-70=219, +9)*
* Competing as individuals

Coach Kubinski Says

"I'm thrilled for our individual tournament champion, Blake Barens," said Notre Dame head coach Jim Kubinski. "It's great to have a senior finish up his final home fall tournament with a win. He has really come of age as a player, especially these last several months. I think what he did at the US Amateur in August, making match play, was a huge boost of confidence. Beyond that though, I love see a young man going about his business in a way we can all be proud of. He's working hard, a great teammate and committed to improving all the time.

"As tough as it is to lose by one, I couldn't be more proud of our guys. They showed what Fightin' Irish means today, in giving everything they had, storming from eight back to give us a chance on the last hole. I don't recall us shooting 268 before, so that was an epic run. Hats off to UTEP. They built enough of a lead, playing well, to hold us off. What we showed though today is what a coach is looking to see from a rising team. We'll take a great deal of confidence from today and start focusing on Georgetown.

"We want to thank everyone involved in us hosting this week, on a job very well done. Our Warren Golf Course staff and amazing volunteers really knocked it out of the park for us."

Up Next

The Irish will be back in action next week when the team heads to Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Maryland for the Georgetown Intercollegiate. The event will see 36 holes of play on Monday, Oct. 17 with 18 holes of action on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

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Leigh Torbin, athletics communications associate director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2013 and coordinates all media efforts for Notre Dame's women's basketball and men's golf teams. A native of Framingham, Massachusetts, Torbin graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. He has previously worked full-time on the athletic communications staffs at Vanderbilt, Florida, Connecticut and UCF.

Irish Finish Sixth At Season Opening Schooner Classic

2016-10-03T09:40:00-04:00

Sept. 25, 2016

Final Results

By Dan Colleran

NORMAN, Oklahoma -- Led by a top-10 finish from sophomore Emma Albrecht, the Notre Dame women’s golf team shot a final round 281 to move up into a tie for sixth at the University of Oklahoma’s Schooner Fall Classic, which was played at the Belmar Golf Club (par 71/5,939 yards).

The Fighting Irish finished the three-round tournament at 19-over par (283-298-290-871) in their first event of the season, tying LSU and Texas A&M for sixth. Florida State won the event by turning in a 23-under par 829, followed by Alabama (841). On the individual leaderboard, Florida State’s Morgane Metraux (68-67-66-201/-12) took medalist honors.

The tournament was originally slated to be played from Saturday - Monday with one round each day, but with impending weather issues the event was condensed to two days.

PLAYER OF THE DAY

Sophomore Emma Albrecht shot her second two-under par 69 of the weekend, having also carded a 69 in the first round. She finished in a tie for tenth (69-73-69-211) to lead the Notre Dame lineup. Her steady final round included four birdies, 12 pars and just two bogeys. It was her third career top-10 finish and the 211 total was her best 54-hole mark in an Irish uniform.

NOTRE DAME’S LINEUP

T10. Emma Albrecht -- 69-73-69-211 (-2)

T25. Isabella DiLisio -- 71-74-73-218 (+5)

T27. Maddie Rose Hamilton -- 69-78-72-219 (+6)

T39. Jordan Ferreira -- 74-73-76-223 (+10)

59. Mia Ayer -- 77-80-79-236 (+23)

T60. Alison Snakard (Ind.) || 75-82-80-237 (+24)

OF NOTE

On Saturday, playing as an individual entrant, Alison Snakard aced the 157-yard, par-three 17th hole on her first swing of the tournament (shotgun start).

Albin Tops Irish as Play Concludes in Arizona

2016-10-03T09:00:00-04:00

Sept. 25, 2016

Final Results

By Leigh Torbin

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Play concluded on Sunday with the third and final round of the Georgia State Maui Jim Invitational at the par-71 Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Notre Dame men's golf team finished the event in 14th place out of 16 competing schools.

Notre Dame shot a 298 (+14) on Sunday, giving the Irish a team score of 877 over the weekend's 54 holes as the team posted tallies of 288 and 291 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. LSU won the event with an 811, followed by Baylor (816) and Kent State (828).

Players of the Day

Ben Albin birdied five holes during his even-par 71 which paced all scoring Irish players on Sunday and helped him top the team for the three-round tournament with his three-over-par 216 (72-73-71), four strokes ahead of his closest scoring teammates.

Competing as an individual, Davis Lamb also carded a 71 on Sunday and produced the best 54-hole score for Notre Dame in Scottsdale with a 212 (73-68-71) to finish at one-under-par and in a tie for 23rd overall. Lamb's final round also saw him record a quintet of birdies and shoot par-or-better on 15 out of 18 holes.

Notre Dame's Lineup

T40 -- Ben Albin (72-73-71=216, +3)
T56 -- Blake Barens (69-75-76=220, +7)
T56 -- Hunter Ostrom (72-73-75=220, +7)
T71 -- John Felitto (78-70-76=224, +11)
T79 -- Matthew Rushton (75-76-76=227, +14)
T23 -- Davis Lamb (73-68-71=212, -1)*
* Lamb competed as an individual

Up Next

The Irish have this upcoming weekend off in preparation for their major annual home event. The Fighting Irish Golf Classic will be contested with 18 holes per day from Oct. 9-11 at the Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Birdie Bonanza Helps Irish Golfers

2016-09-14T07:00:00-04:00

Sept. 13, 2016

Final Results

By Leigh Torbin

SAN FRANCISCO -

Notre Dame's men's golf team went out to California and return with a top five finish at the USF Olympic Invitational, hosted by the University of San Francisco at the Olympic Club Golf Course in San Francisco (Par-71, 6,934 Yards).

Led by a tied-for-fifth place finish by Matt Rushton (70-70-74-214, +1), the Irish posted a three-round score of 876 (286-292-298) to tie for fifth place, matching UC Davis. BYU claimed the top spot with a 859 (286-282-291).

Player of the Day

Ben Albin shot Notre Dame's low round of the day with a 73, one stroke ahead of Rushton and Hunter Ostrom's final rounds of 74.

Notre Dame's Lineup

T5 -- Matthew Rushton (70-70-74-214)

T12 -- Blake Barens (70-70-77-217)

T33 -- Hunter Ostrom (74-74-74-222)

T37 -- Ben Albin (72-78-73-223)

T64 -- John Felitto (74-82-78-234)

In The Stats

Notre Dame was the only team in the 14-team field to see three of its golfers finish with at least 10 birdies. Rushton was second-best among the 74 golfers with 12 birdies while Albin and Barens each sank 10. It all added up to 47 total birdies for the Irish, the most in the field by a margin of five over BYU's 42 birdies.

Coach Kubinski Says...

"We played some excellent stretches today and throughout the tournament but seemed to lose a couple shots coming in the last two rounds, which is something we can address and build on. We did some nice things this week though. I believe we led the field in birdies, which shows the stretches we can play. We'll just get to work this week at home and keep moving toward our team goals."

The Course

The Olympic Club is a favorite for collegiate and professional events, having hosted 10 USGA events including the U.S. Open in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012. At the 1966 Open, former Notre Dame student Billy Casper, won the major. This marks the first time the Olympic Club has hosted the USF Olympic Invitational since 1991.

Next Up

The Irish return to action Sept. 23-25 at the Georgia State Maui Jim Intercollegiate at the Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Irish Open With Emphatic Win At The Kickoff Challenge

2016-09-04T13:00:00-04:00

Sept. 3, 2016

By Dan Colleran

Complete Results

NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The Notre Dame men’s golf team opened the 2016-17 season with an emphatic 27-stroke victory in their annual Kickoff Challenge at the Warren Golf Course. The Fighting Irish shot a 11-under par 557 (278-279) which is the program’s lowest 36-hole tournament score, besting the previous mark by five strokes. In the three team tournament, Valparaiso placed second (584), followed by Detroit (590).

Player of the Tournament

Freshman John Felitto shot a seven-under par 135 to earn medalist honors in his first career start. After carding a one-under par 70 in the morning round, he caught fire and shot a 65 in the afternoon, which tied for the fourth-best round in the Irish records book (sorted by strokes). In addition, his seven-under par 135 ranks as the lowest 36-hole tournament score in the Notre Dame records book.

Felitto on the win …
“It was really satisfying because I came into today knowing I needed to shoot some low numbers in order to qualify for our first full team event next weekend at the Olympic Club. Everyone is playing really well so I’m just glad I was able to get the win.”

Freshmen Lead The Irish

In addition to Felitto, freshman Hunter Ostrom shot a four-under par 138 to place third in his collegiate debut. Playing at the No. 1 spot in the Notre Dame lineup, both of Ostrom rounds counted towards Notre Dame’s winning team score.

Notre Dame’s Scores

1 -- John Felitto (70-65-135)

3 -- Hunter Ostrom (71-67-138)

T4 -- Thomas Steve (71-68-139)

T4 -- Matthew Rushton (68-71-139)

6 -- Miguel Delgado (70-71-141)

T7 -- Blake Barens (69-73-142)

T7 -- Liam Cox (72-70-142)

9 -- Ben Albin (70-73-143)

10 -- Kevin Conners (72-73-145)

16 -- Davis Lamb (76-74-150)

Coach Kubinski Says

On the competition within the team …
"We’ve been excited since school started with the number of competitive rounds our guys have been putting up. I think it bodes well for the season and keeps us that much sharper, everyone is trying to beat each other to get in that lineup."

On the play of freshmen Hunter Ostram and John Felitto …
"We knew coming in, based on their play the last 12 months, they were going to be tough to beat. John with the win today, shooting 135 is really strong play on this golf course so we’re proud of those guys in their first tournament.”

Looking ahead …
"We head to Olympic Club next weekend so we’re going to figure this lineup out over the next few days and playoff for some spots. I think, when you shoot these numbers, it shows the ‘all in’ approach these guys are taking and that’s what we have needed the last few years. This should give us a lot of momentum heading out on the road for the first time this season.”

An exciting and challenging slate includes stops at two previous U.S. Open courses.

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July 12, 2016

By Dan Colleran

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame men’s golf head coach Jim Kubinski has announced the team’s 2016-17 schedule, which will include six fall tournaments followed by six more events during the spring season.

Sticking with tradition, the fall season will open at home with Notre Dame’s Kickoff Challenge at the Warren Golf Course (Sept. 3).

The remainder of the fall schedule includes five three-round tournaments, starting with the University of San Francisco’s Olympic Club Intercollegiate (Sept. 12-13). The famed Olympic Club has hosted 10 USGA events including U.S. Opens in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012. Former Notre Dame student Billy Casper won the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in 1966, while Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson have finished second in U.S. Opens held at the Olympic Club.

“An opportunity to test yourself, where the best players in the world have gone before you is something that will surely awaken our competitive juices,” Irish assistant coach Scott Gump said.

The Irish close out September by playing at Georgia State’s Maui Jim Intercollegiate at the Tom Fazio designed Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona (Sept. 23-25).

“The tournament field at Mirabel will make it one of the premier events in the country and will really give our players an opportunity to show off their skills,” Gump added. “Desert golf can be a different test, depending upon the conditions and the winds.”

“As the co-defending champions of this event, we know that our players will be itching to repeat the victory,” Gump continued. “The guys know every inch of the course and that week will all come down to execution.”Next up, the Irish play host to the annual Fighting Irish Golf Classic at the Warren Golf Course, with this season’s installment including three rounds over three days (Oct. 9-11).

To close out the fall portion of the schedule, Notre Dame will play in the Georgetown Intercollegiate at the Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Maryland (Oct. 17-18) and the McNeese State Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida (Oct. 24-25).

“On our previous visit to Four Streams, we finished second so we know the guys will be looking to improve upon that. The course has a parkland feel and gives you straightforward shot value,” Gump said.

The Irish open the second semester by returning to play in Ball State’s Yestingsmeier Match Play event at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City Florida (Feb. 13-14). Last season at the Yestingsmeier Match Play, Notre Dame earned runner-up honors.

"We're excited to return to Lake Jovita,” Kubinski said. “Not only was it the site of our thrilling, come from behind win in the 2006 BIG EAST Championship but we also kicked off our spring there last season. We'll have several players returning who know the golf course. It's a great format, match play, to get going again after the long semester break.”

Notre Dame will also play in the National Invitational Tournament at Omni Tucson National in Tucson, Arizona (Feb. 27-28) for the second consecutive season.

“We saw a couple of our players play well there last season, especially Ben [Albin], and feel greater familiarity and experience will afford us a great opportunity this season,” Kubinski added. “It's a golf course that has hosted both PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions events over the years, meaning it's a good test of golf. There are plenty of birdie opportunities but also two or three holes that get your attention.”

The Irish will then play at Georgia Southern’s Schenkel Invitational at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia (March 17-19). Notre Dame last played in the Schenkel Invitational in 2013.

“We're returning to the Schenkel, which is one of the oldest events in college golf,” Kubinksi added. “We've played several times throughout my tenure and appreciate the opportunity to compete against another strong field. In 2016 it took some very, very low scores to be in contention, which I like. Forest Heights will punish poor shots but also reward good ones so it is player friendly. The committee there also does a tremendous job with their hospitality efforts and in offering a fun and very collegiate feel to the week.”

Next up, Notre Dame will play at Seattle University’s Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington (April 3-4). Chambers Bay played host to the 2015 U.S. Open when Jordan Spieth (-5) edged Dustin Johnson (-4) and Louis Oosthuizen (-4) to capture his second major championship of the 2015 season.

“We've not played in the state of Washington during my time here,” Kubinksi added. “Bandon Dunes in Oregon has been our only previous venture to the Pacific Northwest so we felt it was important, with our philosophy of playing a national schedule, to return to that area of the country. Chambers Bay can be a bear, if tough weather presents itself, but you can score under good conditions. We have multiple players who have competed there and very much look forward to competing at another major championship venue.”

Following the trip to Chambers Bay, the Irish will play host to the one-day Battle at the Warren (April 15) before heading to New London, North Carolina for the 2017 ACC Championship, which will once again be played at the Old North Course (April 21-23).

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Dan Colleran, associate athletics communications director at the University of Notre Dame, has been a part of Fighting Irish Media since August 2015 and coordinates all media and publicity efforts surrounding the Notre Dame hockey and men’s golf programs. A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Colleran spent the previous three years working with the men’s hockey and soccer programs at Providence College. Colleran also spent two years as an Assistant Executive Director of Communications & Championships at the Ivy League and is a graduate of Providence College (’06 & ’08G).

The Fighting Irish open the season on Sept. 24-26 at the Schooner Fall Classic.

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Aug. 23, 2016

2016-17 Schedule

By Teagan Dillon ’18

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s golf team has released its 2016-17 schedule, including nine regular-season tournaments.

“I think our schedule is one of the most competitive we have had in the last few years,” Notre Dame Head Coach Susan Holt said. “We will be tested each and every time we tee it up and we will be going head-to-head with many of the top teams from across the country.”

Notre Dame, which posted the second-best single-season stroke average in program history (297.16) and won two tournaments last year, will be looking to build on a trip to the 2016 NCAA Birmingham Regional.

The Irish start off the season at the 2016 Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Oklahoma, which will be a difficult test right out of the gate. In addition, they will be visiting Texas State and the University of Texas, both highly anticipated events.

“Our overall schedule is packed with great competition and if we can navigate it successfully, it will prepare us for a deep run in the NCAA championship,” said Holt.

With the graduation of Talia Campbell, the top Irish golfer last season, Note Dame will need a few key players to step up.

“We are Looking forward to see who steps up and fills the void with the graduation of Talia Campbell,” Holt added. “With our depth, we have many capable players so it should be fun to watch.”

Sophomore Emma Albrecht (Ormond Beach, Florida/Father Lopez) had a standout freshman season, finishing 24th at NCAA regionals at 14-over par 230 (76-75-79) and just five strokes shy of an individual birth to the NCAA Championship. Albrecht recorded eight top-25 finishes in 11 tournaments and was the seventh Notre Dame golfer to finish in the top 25 at an NCAA regional.

The Irish also welcome incoming freshman Mia Ayer (Waco Texas/Midway) to the roster. Ayer has been ranked among the top-30 in the nation and was a two-time second-team all-state selection (2013-14 and 2015-16).

Here’s a glimpse of what lies ahead for Notre Dame women’s golf:

Sept. 24-26 – 2016 Schooner Fall Classic (Norman, Oklahoma)
The Fighting Irish finished fifth of 12 teams in 2015. At that time, they broke the school 36-hole scoring record, tallying a two-day total of 567 (-1) to top the old mark of 588 (+20). It was the third time in school history that Notre Dame finished a tournament below par.

Oct. 9-10 – 2016 Jim West Challenge Invite (The Woodlands, Texas)
The Irish will make their first appearance at one of the premier fall events at the Carlton Woods Club.

Oct. 17-18 – 2016 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (Austin, Texas)
The Irish are returning to the University of Texas’ tournament for the first time since 2010, when they finished 11th at the UT Golf Club.

Oct. 28-30 – The Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, North Carolina)
With contributions from nearly every player in the lineup, the Irish secured a second-place finish at two-over par 866 (291-294-281) in 2015.

Feb. 10-12 – 2017 Florida State Match-Up (Tallahassee, Florida)
After finishing seventh in the 12-team field in 2013, the Irish will return to the Seminole Golf Club.

Feb. 26-27 – 2017 Westbrook Spring Invitational (Peoria, Arizona)
For the third year in a row, the Irish will visit the Westbrook Village Golf Club. They finished sixth last February with a three-round total of one-over par 865 (286-290-289), the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in school history.

March 17-19 – 2017 Clover Cup (Mesa, Arizona)
Notre Dame’s sixth annual spring tournament will once again take place during the University’s spring break period and it offers the Fighting Irish and other participating teams the chance to engage in numerous service activities in the Mesa community, along with competing in a challenging tournament. Notre Dame placed fourth last season.

March 31-April 2 – Bryan National Collegiate (Greensboro, North Carolina)
The Irish finished fifth in last year’s visit to the Bryan Park Golf Course on the northeast side of Greensboro at 45-over par 909 (297-303-309). Notre Dame will then return to Greensboro just three weeks later for the ACC Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club.

April 8-9 – 2017 Indiana Invitational (Bloomington, Indiana)
The Irish make their first appearance at the Indiana Invitational at the Indiana University Golf Course.

April 21-23 – ACC Championship (Greensboro, North Carolina)
The Fighting Irish will make a fourth appearance in the ACC Championship, having placed tenth, fifth and sixth on their last three trips to the Sedgefield Country Club.

May 8-10 – NCAA Regional (TBD)
Notre Dame has qualified for NCAA regional play the past nine seasons and 11 times in school history, most recently finishing 13th at the 2016 NCAA Birmingham Regional. The top six teams at the four regional sites and the top three individuals not on an advancing team will move on to the NCAA Championship.

May 18-24 – NCAA Championship (Sugar Grove, Illinois)
The Fighting Irish are seeking to reach the NCAA Championship for the second time in program history and the first time since 2011.

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Teagan Dillon is a junior student assistant for Fighting Irish Media, working closely with the Athletics Communications Directors at live events while also contributing to the writing team. An Accounting major with a minor in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy, Dillon is from Detroit, Michigan.

Aerification Process (Aug. 15 - 16)

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Preventative maintenance is an integral part of successful golf course management. Golfers view aerification as an inconvenience that takes the greens out of play for a day or two, pulling cores or poking holes in the greens that can affect putting for many days before healing. To add insult to injury, aerification is best done in many parts of the country during mid-summer, at the height of the playing season and when most greens are in prime condition. Knowing the reasons for aerification may help golfers to understand how important aerification is to producing healthy turf.

Aerification achieves three important objectives

It relieves soil compaction
It provides a method to improve the soil mixture around the highest part of a green's roots through introduction of a soil modifier (a more preferred sand choice)
It reduces or prevents the accumulation of excess thatch

Like so many things, the quality of putting surfaces is more than skin deep. In fact, the condition of a green has a lot to do with what goes on below the surface. In order for grass to grow at 1/8-inch or lower, it must have deep, healthy roots. Good roots demand oxygen. In good soil, they get the oxygen from tiny pockets of air trapped between soil and sand particles.

Over time, the traffic from golfers and maintenance equipment tend to compact the soil under the putting surface. When soil becomes compacted, the air pockets on which the roots depend are crushed, and the roots are essentially left gasping for air. Without oxygen, the grass plants become weaker and will eventually wither and die.

Aerification is a mechanical process that creates more air space in the soil and promotes deeper rooting, thus helping the grass plants stay healthy. In most cases, it's done by removing cores or poking holes in the compacted soil, allowing for an infusion of air and water that brings a resurgence of growth. The spaces are then filled with sand "topdressing" that helps the soil retain air space and makes it easier for roots to grow downward.

The bottom line is aerification is a necessary process that promotes turf health which in return can help a golf course superintendent produce quality putting surfaces.

Matthew Cielen

Superintendent of Golf Courses, University of Notre Dame

2016 Michiana Masters

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The 2016 Michiana Masters will be held on August 25, 2016 at Warren Golf Course. Since 2004, Michiana Masters has raised more than $500,000 to help support local children and families in need. Funds raised provide crucial services and resources that enable new and expecting parents in St. Joseph County to build strong families and raise healthy children. To find out more information on how to help out or to sign up and participate, please click on this story and view the attached PDF document.

5th Annual Michiana Hickory Open Golf Tournament

2016-07-08T20:10:00-04:00

The Golf Collector's Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Michiana Hickory Open Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 27 at the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame beginning at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $70.00 per golfer with a cart and $50.00 for walkers. The fee includes prizes for Open Division, Senior Division, and Scramble Division. There will also be prizes for Closest to the Pin and Long Putt. Lunch is on your own; a brief awards ceremony will follow play.

According to GCS Region 6 Director, Jim Jeselnick, the tournamnet is open to any interested golfer who wants to experience what it was like to hit hickory shafted clubs in the era o f Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen. Rental sets will be available at $15.00 per player on a shared cart basis.

The Warren Golf Course is one of 21 Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore designed golf courses in the U.S., but only one of four public golf courses. The links-style course is perfect for hickory golf and will measure 5,800 - 5,900 yards.

There will also be a Golfing Trade Show beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. There are a limited number of tables available at a cost of $10 each. Members of the Golf Collector's Society will have a bariety of golf memorabilia and hickory clubs for sale; and this is open to the public. Golfers are encouraged to bring in their vintage or antique golf items for a free apparaisal.

Entry forms are available at the Warren Golf Course or on the EVENTS page of www.golfcollectors.com, or by phoning Jim Jeselnick at 219-928-5585, or email jljeselnick@yahoo.com. Entry Deadline is Monday, August 22.

#21 Irish Finish Sixth at Westbrook Spring Invitational

2016-02-24T09:00:00-05:00

PEORIA, Ariz. — Consistency is one of the hallmarks of all great golf programs, and the No. 21 University of Notre Dame women’s golf team continued to take steps in that direction on Monday, finishing sixth at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, which was played on the Vistas Course (par 72/6,269 yards) at the Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Arizona.

Notre Dame carded a three-round total of one-over par 865 (286-290-289), the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in school history and third time in the past four tournaments the Fighting Irish have shot better than 870. Prior to this season, Notre Dame had shot sub-870 only three times on par-72 courses in the program’s first 27 years of existence.

Notre Dame’s finish could have been even better, as the Fighting Irish were poised for a top-three showing before giving back four strokes to the field in their final three holes.

Senior captain Talia Campbell (Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy) and freshman Isabella DiLisio (Hatfield, Pa./Mount Saint Joseph Academy) tied for top honors among Fighting Irish golfers, sharing ninth place at two-under par 214. Campbell posted rounds of 72, 69 and 73, while DiLisio shot 69-74-71 to tie her career low that she originally set Oct. 5-6 at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational.

“We had an opportunity today to have a better finish and just didn’t get it done,” Notre Dame head coach Susan Holt said. “This course is an equalizer in that it’s set up to shoot low scores. We just didn’t go as low as we needed to.

“Nevertheless, I saw a lot of consistent play from our players and am pleased with where we are at this point in the spring season,” Holt added. “I think we are ahead of the curve overall and looking forward to our spring break trip in a few weeks. That week will really help us fine tune things as we head into a stretch of three tournaments in a four-week span.”

Oregon won this year’s 15-team Westbrook Spring Invitational at 10-under par 854, five shots clear of runner-up Ohio State. Notre Dame wound up among a group of four teams in places 3-6 that were separated by a mere four strokes in the final standings, with the Fighting Irish adding another top-25 win to their resume, defeating No. 16 San Diego State by four shots.

SDSU’s Emma Henrikson and Wisconsin’s Brooke Ferrell earned tournament co-medalist honors after both players shot five-under par 211.

Freshman Emma Albrecht (Ormond Beach, Fla./Father Lopez) was in red numbers for much of Monday’s final round, but two bogeys in her final four holes tripped up the Fighting Irish rookie. Albrecht ended up tying for 33rd place at three-over par 219 (71-75-73) for the tournament.

Freshman Maddie Rose Hamilton (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy) made a move up the individual standings on the final day, sharing 48th place at six-over par 222 (74-76-72). Hamilton closed out the tournament in remarkable fashion with an eagle on her final hole (Westbrook’s No. 5) after previously having strung together 15 consecutive pars during the heart of the round.

Sophomore Kari Bellville (Granger, Ind./Penn) rounded out the Fighting Irish starting lineup, tying for 79th place at 15-over par 231 (76-72-83).

Junior Jordan Ferreira (University Place, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) competed as an individual participant and ended up with a share of 56th place at eight-over par 224 (78-74-72), thanks in part to two birdies on her final three holes that got her final round score back to level par.

Notre Dame swings back into action March 11-13 when it plays host to the fifth annual Clover Cup at the Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. Live scoring will be available through the BirdieFire web site (BirdieFire.com), with in-progress updates also provided through the Fighting Irish women’s golf Twitter feed (@NDwomensGolf).

For more information on the Notre Dame women’s golf program, visit the women’s golf page of the official Fighting Irish athletics web site (UND.com/ndwomensgolf), sign up to follow the Notre Dame women’s golf Twitter feed (@NDwomensGolf) or register for the Irish ALERT text-messaging system through the “Fan Center” pulldown menu on the front page at UND.com.

Westbrook Spring Invitational
Feb. 21-22, 2016
Westbrook Village Golf Club – Vistas Course (par 72/6,269 yards)
Peoria, Arizona

FINAL TEAM SCORES (54-hole totals): 1. Oregon 854 (285-282-287); 2. Ohio State 859 (287-288-284); 3. Kansas State 861 (289-284-288); 4. UNLV 863 (285-288-290); 5. SMU 864 (291-291-282); 6. NOTRE DAME 865 (286-290-289); 7. Oregon State 868 (285-298-285); 8. San Diego State 869 (286-296-287); 9. Iowa 871 (293-292-286); 10. Wisconsin 874 (293-291-290); 11. Illinois 877 (294-293-290); 12. Indiana 881 (293-292-296); 13. (tie) College of Charleston 886 (302-295-289) and Nebraska 886 (293-301-292); 15. Washington State 887 (296-298-293).

TOP EIGHT INDIVIDUALS PLUS NOTRE DAME GOLFERS (of 86): 1. Emma Henrikson (SDSU) 211 (69-73-79) and Brooke Ferrell (UW) 211 (71-71-69); 3. (tie) Erin Harper (IU) 212 (72-70-70), Cathleen Santoso (UO) 212 (73-69-70), Caroline Inglis (UO) 212 (70-69-73), Connie Jaffrey (KSU) 212 (71-69-72) and Jenny Haglund (SMU) 212 (72-71-69); 8. Katherine Gravel-Coursol (KSU) 213 (72-68-73); 9. (tie) Talia Campbell (ND) 214 (72-69-73) and Isabella DiLisio (ND) 214 (69-74-71); 33. (tie) Emma Albrecht (ND) 219 (71-75-73); 48. (tie) Maddie Rose Hamilton (ND) 222 (74-76-72); 56. (tie) Jordan Ferreira (ND)* 224 (78-74-72); 79. (tie) Kari Bellville (ND) 231 (76-72-83).
* - competed as individual participant

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Chris Masters, associate athletics communications director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2001 and coordinates all media efforts for the Notre Dame women’s golf and women’s basketball programs. A native of San Francisco, California, Masters is a 1996 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, earned his master’s degree from Kansas State University in 1998, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Five (5) Play Pass for the 2016 Golf Season

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The Five (5) Play Pass for the 2016 golf season is now available for purchase. Play the area's premiere golf course for a fraction of the regular price.

Available for purchase now through March 15, 2016
(2016 passes will not be sold after the March 15, 2016 deadline)

Price: $225/pass
(up to 45% in savings)

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(5 rounds of golf including cart and a small basket of range balls)

Five Play Pass Policies:

Pass is valid for five (5) 18 hole rounds with cart and a small basket of range balls
Rounds valid for beneficiary only, not transferable
Only one (1) round redeemed per day
Pass is not valid on home football weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
Tee Times can be made up to 14 days in advance
Rounds must be redeemed prior to November 20, 2016

To purchase:

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Our holiday hours are Mon. - Fri. (8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.), Saturday (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

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WGC Staff

Irish Finish Second At Landfall Tradition

2015-10-26T14:00:00-04:00

Oct. 25, 2015

by Chris Masters

Final Results

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- For the better part of the first two days at the Landfall Tradition, the University of Notre Dame women's golf team relied on one or two players to carry the scoring load. During Sunday's final round, it was a team effort in every sense of the word, as the Fighting Irish received contributions from nearly every player in their lineup to secure a second-place finish at two-over par 866 (291-294-281) in the powerful 18-team tournament that was played on the Dye Course (par 72/6,157 yards) at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina.

En route to posting the fourth-lowest 54-hole score relative to par in school history, Notre Dame defeated 11 teams that are ranked in the Golfstat Top 50, including four top-20 teams. Second-ranked Duke won the tournament at 855 (-9), while the Fighting Irish carded their best finish and best score in seven appearances at the Landfall Tradition, besting last year's tie for third place at 871 (+7).

With Sunday's result, Notre Dame finished its fall schedule with a 291.36 stroke average, nearly four shots better than the program record for the lowest mark through the fall season (295.08 in 2014-15). The Fighting Irish also won two tournaments, finished in the top five in four events and shot under par in nearly half (five) of their 14 team rounds this fall.

"Today was a great day for the Notre Dame women's golf program," head coach Susan Holt said. "This team can compete with any team in the country. The depth and talent this team has is so exciting. I'm really looking forward to the spring and what this team will do.

"This fall season was the best in the history of the program," Holt added. "The experience of playing for the win, getting two tournament titles and finishing second in another is going to help us down the road for sure. Just being there and having success is such a great boost of confidence. I just love the fight this group has -- their will and desire to be great is infectious!"

Freshman Maddie Rose Hamilton (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy) sparked Sunday's charge by the Fighting Irish, registering a career-low 68, including a birdie on her final hole (Landfall's No. 4) that provided the narrow one-shot margin for Notre Dame to edge past 12th-ranked Oklahoma State for runner-up honors.

Hamilton, who became the fifth different Fighting Irish player to post a round in the 60s this fall, finished tied for 19th place in the 96-player field at three-over par 219 (77-74-68), eight shots back of tournament medalist Sarah Burnham of Michigan State. It was Hamilton's third top-20 finish of her rookie season.

Senior captain Talia Campbell (Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy) joined Hamilton in a 19th-place tie at three-over par 219 (72-76-71). Like Hamilton, Campbell closed strong on Sunday, rolling in a birdie on her 17th hole (Landfall's No. 2) to get into red numbers for the day and seal her fourth top-20 finish in five outings this season, as well as her ninth in the last 11 Fighting Irish tournaments, all during the 2015 calendar year.

Freshman Emma Albrecht (Ormond Beach, Fla./Father Lopez) has been remarkably consistent all season and that trend continued this weekend, as she tied for 24th place at four-over par 220 (75-74-71). Albrecht has finished in the top 25 of all five tournaments this year, and with the exception of an opening-round 80 in her college debut at the Mary Fossum Invitational, she did not shoot worse than 75 in the remaining 13 rounds of the fall season (a 72.76 stroke average in that span).

Freshman Isabella DiLisio (Hatfield, Pa./Mount Saint Joseph Academy) could be forgiven if her arms were weary from carrying Notre Dame during the first two days of the tournament. DiLisio entered Sunday's final round leading by four strokes and was atop the leaderboard approaching the turn, but a disastrous six-hole stretch of five bogeys and a double bogey midway through the round dampened her chances at medalist honors. DiLisio finished tied for 35th place at five-over par 221 (67-70-84), her only finish outside the top 20 this fall -- in fact, prior to Sunday's round, DiLisio had compiled a 71.85 stroke average and only two rounds worse than 74.

Junior Jordan Ferreira (University Place, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) closed her fall campaign on a high note, matching her season-low round with a 71 to move up into a 53rd-place tie at 12-over par 228 (78-79-71) in the final tournament standings.

Sophomore Kari Bellville (Granger, Ind./Penn) competed as an individual participant this weekend and ended up tied for 81st place at 20-over par 236 (77-84-75).

Notre Dame will resume its 2015-16 schedule after the winter break, teeing off Feb. 21-22 in the Westbrook Spring Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Arizona.

For more information on the Notre Dame women's golf program, visit the women's golf page on the official Fighting Irish athletics web site (UND.com/ndwomensgolf), sign up to follow the Notre Dame women's golf Twitter feed (@NDwomensGolf) or register for the Irish ALERT text-messaging system through the "Fan Center" pulldown menu on the front page at UND.com.

Landfall Tradition
Oct. 23-25, 2015
Country Club of Landfall -- Pete Dye Course (par 72/6,157 yards)
Wilmington, North Carolina

FINAL TEAM SCORES (54-hole totals): 1. Duke 855 (287-284-284); 2. NOTRE DAME 866 (291-294-281); 3. Oklahoma State 867 (289-292-286); 4. Michigan State 872 (291-306-275); 5. Alabama 882 (299-286-297); 6. North Carolina State 885 (295-311-279); 7. Wake Forest 886 (303-294-289); 8. Purdue 887 (296-300-291); 9. South Carolina 888 (301-304-283); 10. (tie) UNC Wilmington 889 (290-297-302) and Clemson 889 (298-306-285); 12. Virginia 890 (301-303-286); 13. Penn State 892 (305-302-285); 14. North Carolina 901 (308-303-290); 15. Ohio State 903 (303-303-297); 16. UCF 910 (308-307-295); 17. Kentucky 922 (307-323-292); 18. Elon 927 (303-316-308).

TOP NINE INDIVIDUALS PLUS NOTRE DAME GOLFERS (of 96): 1. Sarah Burnham (MSU) 211 (71-74-66); 2. (tie) Ashley Holder (UCF) 212 (72-69-71) and Katelyn Dambaugh (USC) 212 (72-72-68); 4. (tie) Jennifer Kupcho (WF) 213 (74-71-68), Leona Maguire (DU) 213 (71-72-70), Maddie McCrary (OKST) 213 (70-71-72) and Celine Boutier (DU) 213 (75-69-69); 8. Lauren Coughlin (UVA) 214 (71-76-67); 9. Lauren Waller (PSU) 215 (75-72-68); 19. (tie) Maddie Rose Hamilton (ND) 219 (77-74-68) and Talia Campbell (ND) 219 (72-76-71); 24. (tie) Emma Albrecht (ND) 220 (75-74-71); 35. (tie) Isabella DiLisio (ND) 221 (67-70-84); 53. (tie) Jordan Ferreira (ND) 228 (78-79-71); 81. (tie) Kari Bellville (ND)* 236 (77-84-75).
* - competing as individual participant

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Men's Golf Finishes Fifth At The Jerry Murray/Waterville Invitational

2015-10-26T08:00:00-04:00

Oct. 24, 2015 | Tournament Results | Follow the Irish in Ireland

WATERVILLE, Ireland -- The Notre Dame men's golf team shot a 38-over par 326 in the final round of the Jerry Murray/Waterville Invitational on Saturday at the Waterville Golf Links to finish fifth in the thee-day tournament.

The six-team tournament, which was hosted by Notre Dame and the Waterville Golf Links, included three Irish Universities and three NCAA programs. Saturday was another day of tough scoring conditions and the tournament's top-five teams carded team rounds within four strokes of each other.

Maynooth University finished first (289-291-324=904, +40), followed by Texas A&M (298-294-324=916, +52), UNC Wilmington (296-309-327=932, +68), Ulster University (300-309-325, +70), Notre Dame (304-310-326=940, +76) and the University College Dublin (309-315-338=962, +98).

Maynooth's James Sugrue finished first on the individual leaderboard after shooting a final round 73 (74-72-73=219) to best teammate Eugene Smith (72-80-72=224) by five strokes. The top collegiate finisher was Connor Black (78-78-72=228) of Texas A&M, who placed third.

Notre Dame freshman Miguel Delgado carded a final round 76 to move up to fifth on the final leaderboard (75-79-76=230). He was the third-best finisher amongst the NCAA participants.

Junior Matthew Rushton placed 18th after shooting a final round 78 to finish at 19-over par (77-80-78=235).

Junior Blake Barens shot a final round 79 to place 22nd at 22-over par (77-82-79=238).

Freshman Ben Albin placed 29th after shooting a final round 80 to finish at 24-over par (75-85-80=240).

Freshman Kevin Conners shot a final round 77 to finish 36th at 33-over par (86-86-77=249).