AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Notre Dame men’s golf team concluded the annual Augusta Haskins Award Invitational Sunday afternoon with a fifth-place team finish and score of 836(-28). The men were led by a duo of juniors in Rocco Salvitti and Jacob Modleski who paced the Irish in a tie for 23rd overall and overall score six-under par.
Salvitti’s mark of 71(-1) on the final day moved him into a tie for 23rd overall as he closed out the tournament with a three-round score of 210(-6). After opening the event with a round one score just over par at 73(+1), the junior finished out Saturday’s play with a low-score of 66(-6) for his best on the weekend. He closed out the tournament with the score of 71(-1) on Sunday to finish the 56-hole tournament at six under and tied for 23rd.
Modleski ranked tied with his classmate Salvitti with an overall mark of 210(-6) over the two-day tournament. The junior posted a score of 74(+2) in the opening round before leading the field with a round two low score of 64(-8) which led all individual golfers in the afternoon round Saturday. He followed up that performance with an even-par tally on Sunday, scoring 72(E), to close out the tournament in 23rd overall.
Nate Stevens finished one stroke off the Irish leaders, notching a 56-hole total of 211(-5) en route to s 28th-place finish. The senior opened the event with an individual low of 68(-4) before closing out the day with a stroke count of 70(-2) to sit six-under heading into the final round. On Sunday, he posted an 18-hole total of 73(+1) to finish among the top-30 individuals at the annual tournament.
Mike Qiu’s 70(-2) score Sunday led the team as he finished the two-day event with a combined score of 212(-4). He bookended his tournament play with a pair of 70(-2) scores while hitting even par 72 in the second 18-hole stretch Saturday to finish 31st overall.
Calen Sanderson rounded out the tournament for the Irish, finished 38th overall with a final stroke count of 213(-3). He opened the tournament with a score of 69(-3) before posting a 70(-2) score to close out Saturday’s action. He finished Sunday’s round at 74(+2) for the overall total of 213(-3).
The Irish will have a week off of competition before they close out the regular season at the Ford Collegiate in Richmond Hill, Georgia, April 13-14. The two-day event will be their last time on the course before heading to the ACC Championships slated for April 23-27 in Panama City, Florida.