SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s golf program hosted the 2023 Fighting Irish Classic as the Irish competed on their home turf at the Warren Golf Course Oct. 1-2.
The Irish wrapped up the tournament with a strong finish as they took home fourth place with a collective score of 842 (+2).
Freshman Rocco Salvitti led the way for the Irish as he finished T7, shooting a 208(-2) on the tournament. Salvitti shot an even 70 in round one and in round two and capped off the Fighting Irish Classic with his best outing in round three as recorded a 68 (-2). He also finished with 14 birdies, seven of which came in the final round.
He was followed by freshman teammate Jacob Modleski, who shot a 210 (E) and recorded his best round in the first round of the tournament where he finished with a 68 (-2) to get things started. Finishing T11, Modleski tallied nine birdies in the home event.
Graduate student Palmer Jackson finished right behind Modleski with a score of 211 (-1). Jackson’s best performance came in the round three as he shot a 69 (-1) to close out the tournament.
The Irish are back in action at the end of the month as they pack their bags to head overseas to compete in the St Andrews Links Collegiate October 23-25.
