LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The University of Notre Dame men’s golf team completed their two-days at the annual Windon Memorial Classic Tuesday afternoon with a fifth-place team finish and score of 847(-17). Jacob Modleski highlighted the event for the Irish, eagling two holes on the week and finishing seven-under for a team-low score and eighth-place individual finish.
Modleski posted three rounds under par to finish the trip with a score of 209(-7). The junior opened the week with a first round tally of 70(-2) before ending the day with a second round total of 69(-3), including an eagle on hole three (par 4) and a trio of birdies on the back half. Modleski concluded the tournament with his second eagle of the week, registering a three-stroke count on hole eight (par 5). The top-10 finish is his third of the season, having previously taken fifth at the first two tournaments of the season and his seven-under finish was one stroke shy of his season low.
Nate Stevens took second for the Irish, finishing 21st overall behind a pair of rounds under par on Monday before posting a 72(E) count in his final round. The senior recorded a first-nine score of three-under to open the tournament, including an eagle on a par-4 fifth hole. He finished the round with a score of 70(-2) before adding a score of 71(-1) to his 36-hole day to close out Monday. The 213(-3) score was his lowest of the season.
Calen Sanderson finished with an even-par score of 216 through his three rounds played at the annual event. After posting a score of 70(-2) in the opening round, Sanderson finished day one of competition with a second round score of 68(-4), the team’s lowest individual round score of the week. Tuesday saw him post a third round tally of 78(+6) to finish the three rounds with a 216(E) final score.
Junior Rocco Salvitti finished with a 217(+1) score to close out the tournament, opening with a score of 69(-3) in round one before finishing the day at a plus-one tally behind a second round score of 76(+4). His final round saw him jump five places in the standings as he finished 42nd individually with an even-par third round.
Christopher Bagnall also competed for the Irish in the Chicago-area, finishing 70th overall with a score of 223(+7) through 54 holes. The junior posted a tournament low tally of 69(-3) in the second round while bookending his outing with a pair of 77(+5) scores.
The Irish return to play next week as they are set to compete on their home soil when they host the 2025 Men’s Fighting Irish Classic, October 6-7.