NOTRE DAME, Ind. – With the upcoming 2021-22 approaching, GolfChannel.com released its men’s golf team preseason rankings. Notre Dame was selected as the No. 20 team in the country. The Irish return all five starters from its tournament lineup a year ago that qualified for NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2012.
The returning lineup also features Palmer Jackson and Davis Chatfield, who made an impressive run to the semifinal round at the US Amateur Four-Ball event. Then in August, Chatfield made a run to U.S. Amateur quarterfinals, tying Jackson for the best run in program history.
Below is the excerpt on Notre Dame from the GolfChannel.com article.
20. Notre Dame: After a breakout, four-win season was cut short because of the pandemic, the Irish couldn’t pick up where they left off, finishing last season ranked just outside of the top 30 and with no wins. However, they do return their top five players from a squad that finished eighth at regionals, including graduate student Davis Chatfield, a recent U.S. Amateur quarterfinalist, and junior Palmer Jackson. Expect closer to four wins than zero this season.
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