2021-22 Men's Golf
Roster
Davis Chatfield 2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Height
5-5
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Attleboro, MA
High School
Bishop Feehan
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21) *Spring season only
- 2021 Ping DI All-Region Team selection
- Was 1-of-5 lineup regulars who spearheaded Notre Dame’s first team NCAA Regional appearance since 2012.
- Averaged 71.62 strokes per round, which checks in as the fifth lowest in program history.
- Chatfield and Palmer Jackson reached the semifinal round at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball event, defeating five former USGA champs along the way.
- Boasts the 2nd lowest career stroke average in program history with 71.79.
- Produced four top-25 finishes, with his best being 11th place at the Stitch Intercollegiate.
- Played a total of 21 rounds, finishing two-under-par – the best aggregate on the team.
- Lowest tournament score of the year was a 208 (-8) – at Stitch. Chatfield helped his team to a 2nd place showing as the Irish shot 39-under-par, marking the second-lowest team score in program history.
- Finished 16th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional in his first postseason appearance. Carded a 218 (+2).
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20) *Cut short due to Covid-19 in March
- Was 1-of-the-5 regular Irish lineup members in the fall whom spearheaded the record-breaking four tournament title wins in five events and a top-10 national ranking.
- Contributing member to the 2019-20 squad who set a new program record for season stroke average with 282.26 strokes per round.
- Posted what would have been the second lowest season stroke average in program history at 70.75 strokes/round. *Only played 16 rounds and needed 18 to qualify.
- Finished at 11-under par overall on the year, averaging 212.0 strokes per tournament.
- Boasted an impressive second round average of 69.6 strokes.
- Sealed the team victory at the Fighting Irish Classic with a clutch-par putt on the 18th Chatfield achieved his best showing of the year – fourth place with a 208 (-5).
- In addition, Chatfield carded a second round seven-under par (64) at the Fighting Irish Classic, which tied the lowest score in program history.
- Tallied a final round 66 (-6) at the Badger Invitational, recording four consecutive birdies on holes 13-16 to finish in a tie for sixth place.
- Earned four top-25 finishes, two top-10s and one top-five.
- Lone Irish golfer to count every round towards team score, going a perfect 16-for-16.
- Tallied seven rounds under-par with an additional five at even-par.
- Averaged 7.7 strokes behind the tournament leader.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19):
- Ping Division I All-Midwest Team
- Qualified for match play at the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. Chatfield then defeated Ryan Smith to advance to the Round of 32.
- Only competed in the fall where he posted the lowest stroke average on the team with a 71.07.
- Finished under-par for three of the five tournaments played and ultimately finished five-under par for the fall.
- Produced four top-25 finishes.
- Best finish came at the Northern Intercollegiate, where he recorded a fourth place showing.
- Shot eight-under par (205) at the Fighting Irish Classic in a 13th place effort. His eight-under was the second lowest 54-hole score on the year and ranked eighth all-time.
- 14 of his 15 rounds counted toward the team score (.933)
- Shot nine rounds under par and one at even-par.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18):
- Top Irish individual at both the Fighting Irish Classic & K-State Bighorn Invitational
- Best finishes: 3rd at Fighting Irish Classic (205, -5) // T-14th at K-State (211, -5) // T-12th at ACC Championships (208, -8) // T-21st at Badger (215, -1)
- Earned one top-10 finish & four in the top-25
- Shot a round low of 67 twice – 2nd Rd at Badger & 1st Rd at ACC Championships
- Shot a 54-hole low of 208 at ACC Championships
- Finished four tournaments under par
- Averaged 72.75 strokes per round – 9th lowest all-time in program history
- Second most consistent Irish player with 28 of his 32 rounds counting (.875)
- Produced the second most rounds under par on the team with 13, including six in the 60’s
High School:
- Graduated from Bishop Feehan High
- Lettered four years in golf under head coach Arthur Anderson
- Career Highlight: Winning team and individual states junior year
- Recorded a 33.6 nine-hole average in his senior year
- Named a Boston Globe All-Star, Boston Herald All-Star, Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star and a Sun Chronicle All-Star
- Finished second at the 2017 World Series of Junior Golf and second at the Hornblower Memorial
- Achieved first place finishes at the 2016 Rhode Island Amateur, the World Series of Golf and the Attleboro Open
- In 2015, won the Rhode Island Junior Amateur
- Made cut at the Northeast Amateur Invitational
- On the Honor Roll, along with being in both the Math & French Honor Societies
Personal:
- Son of Stephen Chatfield & Anna Ison-Chatfield
- Has two older brothers
- Favorite hobby is going to the gym
- Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods
- Future career plans include becoming a professional golfer
Chatfield’s Career Statistics:
Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Count | Strokes | Avg. | Top Rd | Top 54 | Top Finish (Field)- Event |
2017-18 | 11 | 32 | 28/32 | 2,328 | 72.75 | 67 (-5) | 208 (-8) | 3rd (Fighting Irish Classic) |
2018-19 | 5 | 15 | 14/15 | 1,066 | 71.07 | 68 (-4) | 205 (-8) | 4th (Northern Intercollegiate) |
2019-20 | 6 | 16 | 16/16 | 1,132 | 70.75 | 64 (-7) | 208 (-5) | 4th (Fighting Irish Classic) |
2020-21 | 7 | 21 | 20/21 | 1,504 | 71.62 | 67 (-5) | 208 (-8) | 11th (Stitch Intercollegiate) |
Career | 29 | 84 | 78/84 | 6,030 | 71.79 | 64 (-7) | 205 (-8) | 3rd (’17 Fighting Irish Classic) |