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Men's Golf
Played his way on to the five-man starting lineup in fall of 1999 contributing before several valuable rounds to the record-setting fall season ... will look to take a place among this season’s top five during the spring ... did not participated in an intercollegiate tournament during his first two seasons as a member of the varsity squad ... a fierce competitor who has taken his game to another level due to improved confidence and some technical adjustments ... an exceptional all-around athlete who served as a high school quarterback ... has good upper-body strength and a strong iron game ... has worked hard to improve his short game–most notably by shortening up his putting stroke–to the point where it is now one of his strengths ... looking for better consistency and distance off the tee, after experimenting with three different drivers in the fall ... has a unique golf swing that nonetheless sends the ball far and high ... gives the Irish a veteran player who has played well in the fifth spot in the Irish lineup ... capable of shooting under par ... named to the Notre Dame Dean’s List for the 1998 spring and ’99 spring semesters ... carries a 3.35 cumulative grade-point average as a double major in anthropology and computer applications.
AS A SENIOR (Fall of ’00): Saw action in two tournaments in the fall turning in a 78.00 average in six rounds with just one round counting to team score ... started the fall as one of Notre Dame’s top five at the Wisconsin Invitational where he shot a 240 (83-81-76) ... did not play again until final fall tourney finishing 65th at the Legends of Indiana Intercollegiate with a 228 (77-77-74) ... started the fall with a sixth place tie at the Campus Championship ... closed with a pair of 70’s after opening the tourney with an 82-75 on the way to a 295 at the Warren Golf Course.
AS A JUNIOR: Had a strong first season of competition appearing in nine tournaments ... had 15 of his 25 rounds count towards team scoring as he averaged a 77.26 for the season ... broke into the Irish starting five after posting a fifth-place finish at the fall of ’99 Campus Championship with a 304 (74-77-74-79, at South Bend’s Blackthorn Golf Club) ... averaged a respectable 75.73 with nine of his 11 rounds counting towards team scoring ... made an immediate impact by shooting an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Air Force Invitational on the way to a 54-hole total of 227 (72-75-80) ... helped Irish to their first tournament championship of the season while setting a 54-hole record with a four-over par team score of 868 ... had all three rounds count to team scoring as he tied for 54th at the Legends of Indiana tournament with a 229 (77-77-75) helping the Irish to tie for first ... tied for 44th at Xavier Invitational with a 225 (77-72-76) ...closed the fall with a 22nd place finish at the Louisville Intercollegiate where he had a 36-hole total of 152 (77-75) ... both rounds counted to Irish scoring as team recorded its third first-place finish of the season ... got off to a slow start in the spring as he fired a 241 (81-81-79) at the Treasure Coast Classic ... tied for 67th at the Kentucky Invitational with rounds of 79, 76 and 78 on the way to a 237 ... tied for 69th at the Marshall Invitational with a 233 (79-75-79) ... shot a 54-hole total of 237 (75-82-80) to finish 80th in a field of 100 at the Akron Intercollegiate ... closed out the season by playing in his first BIG EAST Championship ... finished 26th in the field of 45 recording rounds of 80 and 76 for a 36-hole total of 156 at the Warren Golf Course.
AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE: Did not compete in any intercollegiate events during his first two season, while serving as a practicing member of the Notre Dame varsity squad ... posted a 339 at the 1997 fall Campus Championship, held at South Bend’s Blackthorn Golf Club (167-85-87), before placing 14th at the 1998 event, with a 318 total (78-86-77-77).
PREP & PERSONAL: A three-sport letterwinner at Plankinton High School ... served as four-year golf team captain ... led Plankinton to four straight conference titles ... captured three individual conference titles and individual state title as a junior ... three times all-state ... as a senior, led Plankinton to its first state golf title ... had 14 career victories in high school sanctioned events ... a four-year letterwinner in basketball ... served as basketball team captain for two years ... a four-time all-conference forward ... helped Plankinton earn conference basketball title his senior year ... a three-year letterwinner in football ... as a senior, quarterbacked Plankinton to its first-ever state championship in football, throwing for over 1,500 yards and 22 touchdowns ... earned all-conference and all-state honors in football ... member of the National Honor Society ... hails from same area as former Notre Dame golfer Alicia Murray (Mitchell, S.D.) ... father Cliff Anderson played golf and basketball at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. ... born March 8, 1979, in Aberdeen, S.D. ... son of Cliff and Brenda Anderson ... full name is Adam Ray Anderson ... a double major in anthropology and computer applications, in the College of Arts and Letters. Anderson's Career Statistics (dnp first two seasons)
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