Oct. 10, 2006
Final Results from Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic in PDF Format
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – On a day where cold, blustery conditions put scoring at a premium, the Notre Dame men’s golf team was able to hold its ground, finishing second at the inaugural Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, which concluded Tuesday afternoon at the Warren Golf Course (par 70/7,011 yards) on the northern edge of the Notre Dame campus. The Irish fired a final-round 303 and ended the two-day event at 49-over par 889 (292-294-303), winding up 29 shots back of No. 23 Lamar in the final tournament standings. A quartet of teams ranked among the top 50 in the latest Golfweek rankings finished behind Notre Dame — No. 44 Baylor (896) was third, one shot better than No. 27 Florida State (897), with No. 49 Vanderbilt (906) and No. 47 Augusta State (908) completing the upper half of the 12-team field.
Playing on his 22nd birthday, senior All-America candidate Cole Isban (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) nearly gave himself a remarkable present, tying for second place at four-over par 214 (68-73-73), one stroke behind Lamar’s Justin Harding, who chipped in for birdie on the 18th hole (as part of a birdie-birdie finish) to secure medalist honors. Nevertheless, Isban picked up his seventh career top-five finish and 13th top-10 showing of his illustrious career, while his opening-round 68 was only one shot off his career-low mark, which he carded in the second round of the 2006 Administaff Augusta State Invitational.
Sophomore Josh Sandman (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford) was the next-highest finisher in Notre Dame’s starting lineup, earning a share of 11th place at 12-over par 222 (73-73-76). Sandman now has placed 20th or better in four of seven career college tournaments, including both of his events this year (he tied Isban for 19th place at the season-opening Gopher Invitational back on Sept. 17).
For the third time in as many tournaments this year, a Notre Dame golfer fired a hole-in-one, and for the second time in two weeks, the lucky player was freshman Carl Santos-Ocampo (Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples). The diminutive Irish rookie aced the par-3 fourth hole at the Warren Golf Course, holing his tee shot with an 8-iron from 136 yards out into a stiff breeze. Santos-Ocampo, who tied Sandman for 11th place at 12-over par 222 (72-76-74), now has aces in each of his first two college tournaments (also during the third round of the John Dallio Memorial, a “B” team event, on Sept. 26 in West Chicago, Ill.), following on the heels of fellow freshman Doug Fortner (Tustin, Calif./Foothill), who made a hole-in-one in the second round of the Gopher Invitational.
The Irish won’t have much time to relax as they head back out onto the links Oct. 16-17 for The Prestige at PGA WEST, to be held in La Quinta, Calif., on the Greg Norman Course at the famed PGA WEST facility. Notre Dame has participated in the tournament each of the past two years, tying for fifth in 2005. Live in-progress scoring for the tournament will be available through the Golfstat web site, and final results will be posted right here on the official Notre Dame athletics web site (www.und.com) upon completion of each day’s action. Fans also can obtain updates on the Irish through the Notre Dame Sports Hotline (574-631-3000) and the free Irish ALERT text message system (sign up here).
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Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic
Oct. 9-10, 2006 — Notre Dame, Ind.
Warren Golf Course (par 70/7,011 yards)
FINAL TEAM RESULTS (54-hole totals): 1. Lamar 860 (283-284-293); 2. NOTRE DAME 889 (292-294-303); 3. Baylor 896 (295-305-296); 4. Florida State 897 (295-296-306); 5. Vanderbilt 906 (295-309-302); 6. Augusta State 908 (305-295-308); 7. Virginia 909 (299-305-305); 8. College of Charleston 911 (308-299-304); 9. Western Kentucky 920 (303-311-306); 10. Rice 926 (289-327-310); 11. (tie) Illinois State 931 (312-308-311) and Louisiana-Monroe 931 (311-305-315).
TOP FOUR INDIVIDUALS PLUS NOTRE DAME FINISHERS (of 67): 1. Justin Harding (Lamar) 213 (67-71-75); 2. (tie) Cole Isban (Notre Dame) 214 (68-73-73) and Luke List (Vanderbilt) 214 (67-72-75); 4. Oliver Bekker (Lamar) 216 (69-69-78); 11. (tie) Josh Sandman (Notre Dame) 222 (73-73-76) and Carl Santos-Ocampo* (Notre Dame) 222 (72-76-74); 14. (tie) Kyle Willis* (Notre Dame) 224 (80-72-72); 17. (tie) Adam Gifford (Notre Dame) 225 (75-74-76); 25. (tie) Greg Rodgers* (Notre Dame) 227 (74-79-74); 27. Doug Fortner (Notre Dame) 228 (76-74-78); 37. (tie) Shane Sigsbee* (Notre Dame) 232 (77-75-80); 44. (tie) Mike King (Notre Dame) 235 (78-78-79); 47. Eddie Peckels* (Notre Dame) 236 (81-77-78); 67. Olavo Batista* (Notre Dame) 278 (103-86-89).
* – individual competitor