Playing at Warren Golf Course, the Notre Dame men’s golf team took its first win at home since 2019 in the annual Fighting Irish Classic. The Irish finished as the only team under par, posting a three-round team score of 835 (-5) to beat out second-place Purdue and third-place Louisville. Notre Dame posted a combined score of 12 under par across the tournament's final two rounds.
Individually, sophomore Rocco Salvitti led on the course for the Irish, finishing third place by carding an overall score of 207 (-3). Salvitti finished day one of the competition hitting par in round one and finishing round two with a score of 69 (-1). Salvitti then went into round three carding a score of 68 (-2) to bump him up to third place overall.
Junior Nate Stevens rounded out the top five for the Irish as he took fifth place, finishing with an overall score of 208 (-2). Stevens finished round one shooting a 72 (+1) but came back during round two and finished with a score of 70. In round three, Stevens recorded the lowest score out of all the competitors at the tournament, shooting a 66 (-4) and adding on six birdies.
Sophomore Jacob Modleski finished in the top 15 as he shot 210 which put him in 11th place. Modleski finished day one carding a 71 (+1) score and a 69 (-1) in round two. Heading into round three, Modleski finished the day with five birdies to help him gain the 11th spot.
Sophomore Chris Bagnall took 43rd place with an overall score of 219 (+9), and freshman Mike Qiu placed 64th with a final score of 225 (+15).
With this win, the Notre Dame men’s golf team has a break before it rounds out the fall season at the Williams Cup in Wilmington, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina-hosted tournament will last from Oct. 20-22.
