2022-23 Men's Golf
Roster
Andrew O'Leary 2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
Height
6'3''
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Norfolk, MA
High School
Catholic Memorial
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Three-time ACC All-Academic Team
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2022-23)
- 2022-23 ACC All-Academic Team
- Finished T16 in the Schenkel Invitational, shooting a 73-71-72
- Averaged 73.37 strokes per round
- Competed in 12 tournaments and played 35 rounds of golf
- Tallied six rounds under-par and three at even-par
AS A SENIOR (2021-22)
- 2021-22 ACC All-Academic Team
- Finished T6 in Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic, shooting a 67-71-71
- Finished T15 in the Stephens Cup, helping guide the Irish to a first place finish
- Averaged 73.31 strokes per round
- Played in 12 tournaments and a total of 36 rounds
- Earned four top-25 finishes
AS A JUNIOR (2020-21) *Spring season only
- 2020-21 ACC All-Academic Team
- Once again a mainstay in the five-man lineup, O’Leary helped Notre Dame to its first team NCAA Regional appearance since 2012.
- Averaged 73.33 strokes per round.
- Produced three top-25 finishes, including one in the top five.
- O’Leary recorded a career-best fourth-place showing at the Spartan Collegiate.
- Tallied career lows in both tournament score and round at the Stitch Intercollegiate, carding a 67 (-5) in round two and 209 (-7) overall, all resulting in a 14th place effort.
- Played a total of 21 rounds, finishing 34-over-par overall.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20) *Cut short due to Covid-19 in March
- Was 1-of-the-5 regular Irish lineup members in the fall who 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.
- Recorded the 10th lowest season stroke average in program history with 72.37 strokes/round. Played in all 19 possible rounds, spanning seven tournaments.
- Finished 16-over par overall on the year, averaging 217.0 strokes per tournament.
- Earned three top-25 finishes.
- Best showing came at the Windon Memorial where he finished in 16th
- Produced a career-low round of 68 in the first round at the Windon Memorial.
- Recorded a 54-hole tournament low of 210 (-6) at the Quail Valley Collegiate.
- Counted 13-of-19 rounds toward the team’s score.
- Tallied five rounds under-par and three at even-par.
- Averaged 11.29 strokes off the tournament leader.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
- Averaged 73.17 strokes over 29 rounds spanning 10 tournaments.
- Produced one top-10 and three top-25 finishes.
- Best finish came at The Schenkel, in which he produced a 7th place showing with a 213 (-3).
- Competed in the Irish lineup in 10 tournaments.
- Led the Irish at the OTC Collegiate, where he finished in 12th place with a 206 (-4).
- Produced both his lowest round (68) and tournament score (206) of the year at the OTC Collegiate.
- Shot a 213 (E) at the Fighting Irish Classic.
- Averaged 71.9 strokes in second rounds only.
- 23 of his 29 rounds counted toward the team score (.793).
- Shot 10 rounds under par, which tied for the second most on the team.
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Played six years of golf at Catholic Memorial, guiding the school to two State Championships and one South Sectional title.
- Three-time All-Scholastic Boston Globe & Boston Herald honoree
- Five-time conference all-star
- 2016 Boston Globe Player of the Year
- Received the Pope John Paull II Award & the John D. Mineck Spirit Award
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the Rho Kappa History Honor Society
- Achieved Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam
- Highlight of prep career was making match play in the US Junior Amateur
- Five top-10 finishes in AJGA events
- Golfweek ranking was 47th for Class of 2018
- USGA Boys Junior Amateur Championship – finished 25th out of 156
- Massachusetts 99th Junior Amateur Championship – 2nd out of 112
- AJGA Penn State PA – 6th out of 51
- New England Junior Invitational in Dover – 4th place
- AJGA The Ranch Southwick – 3rd place
- 2016 Computer Merchant Championship – 1st place
- Born in Boston
- Son of Brian & Traci O’Leary
- Has one older brother
- Enjoys hockey and fishing
- Favorite athlete is Tom Brady
- Father, Brian, played golf at Boston College (Class of ’90)
Coach Handrigan on O’Leary:
“When I evaluated Andrew at the U.S Junior I knew immediately that he’s a perfect fit for Notre Dame Golf. He’s extremely talented, loves the game, and most importantly, Andrew has strong character and will be a great teammate.”
CAREER STATISTICS:
Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Counted | Strokes | Avg. | Top Rd | Top 54 | Top Finish – Event |
2018-19 | 10 | 29 | 23/29 | 2,122 | 73.17 | 68 (-2) | 206 (-4) | 7th (The Schenkel) |
2019-20 | 7 | 19 | 13/19 | 1,375 | 72.37 | 68 (-3) | 210 (-6) | 16th (Windon Memorial) |
2020-21 | 7 | 21 | 13/21 | 1,540 | 73.33 | 67 (-5) | 209 (-7) | 4th (Spartan Collegiate) |
2021-22 | 12 | 36 | 24/36 | 2,639 | 73.31 | 67 (-5) | 206 (-7) | T-6th (Lamkin Grips SD Classic) |
2022-23 | 12 | 35 | 24/35 | 2,568 | 73.37 | 68 (-4) | 216 (E) | T-16th (Schenkel Invitational) |
Career | 24 | 69 | 49/69 | 5,307 | 73.00 | 67 (-5) | 209 (-7) |
4th (Spartan Collegiate) |