Two Top-10 Finishes Pace Irish Men's Golf

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A pair of top-10 individual finishes for the University of Notre Dame men’s golf team led the way for the Irish as they finished in a tie for fourth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite in Augusta, Georgia, over the weekend. The team score of 856(-8) was their lowest of the spring semester and best finishing score since the Canadian Collegiate Invitational last September. Sophomore Jacob Modleski took fourth individually while freshman Mike Qiu finished close behind him in sixth overall, both with sub-par scores at the tournament. The Irish were the only team with two finishers in the top-six individually.

The Irish opened the two-day tournament with an opening round score of 283(-5) before following it up with two more scores under par, recording a second round score of 286(-2) and a final round tally of 287(-1).

Modleski’s fourth-place finish behind a score of 207(-9) led the way for the Blue and Gold squad. The sophomore’s second round score of 65(-7) was a season best and the second of his collegiate career, tying a previous career low set at the Johnnie-O tournament a season ago. Modleski bookended the tournament with a pair of 71(-1) rounds to close out the Augusta Haskins Award Invite with his third consecutive top-four finish.

With a sixth-place finish, Qiu notched the first top-10 placement of his collegiate career as he recorded a score of 210(-6) in Georgia. The rookie finished the tournament with a team-low 68(-4) in the third round round after closing out the previous day with a second round score of 73(+1). Qiu opened the tournament with a score of 69(-3) to pave his way to the sixth-overall spot.

Rocco Salvitti rounded out the Irish in the top-25 at the tournament behind his score of 217(+1). The sophomore sat tied with four others after entering round three with a minus-two score, recording a first round tally of 70(-2), a tournament low for Salvitti, and second round score of 75(+3). He closed out the tournament with a score of 72(E) to finish one over par at the end of three rounds.

Junior Nate Stevens posted a three-round score of 223(+7) for the Irish in Georgia this weekend, recording a second-round low of 73(+1). His opening round tally of 74(+2) kicked things off before closing out the day with an overall score of 149(+5) heading into the final round. There, he posted a third round score of 76(+4) for the 223(+7) final as he sat tied for 51st overall.

Christopher Bagnall rounded out the Irish competitors at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite as his final score of 229(+13) ranked tied for 70th overall. The sophomore recorded a score of 73(+1) in the opening round before finishing the first day of competition with a score of 80(+8) in the second round. He closed out the tournament with a third round score of 76(+4) on day two of competition.

The Irish round out their regular season slate in just under two weeks time as they are set for an in-state tournament in West Lafayette, April 19-20. The two-day Boilermaker Spring Invitational will be hosted by Purdue.