Senior Tom Usher shoots two-under par 140 to claim Medalist honors for Notre Dame.
AS A SENIOR: Entered in one event on the fall season ... carded all three rounds in the 70's (76-73-78) at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic en route to a 227, +17 finish at the Warren Golf Course.
AS A JUNIOR: Walked on to the Irish team during his junior campaign ... participated in one tournament on the season, the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, competing as an individual ... fired a three-round 225 (+15) to earn a share of 44th in the field ... played progressively better in each of the three rounds, opening with an 81 (+11) before bettering that to a 73 (+3) in round two and a final-round 71 (+1).
PREP AND PERSONAL: Played golf while attending Rye Country Day High School in Rye, N.Y. ... played as the team's number one golfer during his sophomore through senior years while leading the squad the NYSAIS state championships each of those seasons, culminating in winning the league title in '07 ... named the Team MVP in each his junior and senior seasons ... earned FAA all-league recognition his sophomore through senior campaigns along with earning NYSAIS all-state honors those same years ... won FAA medalist honors in '07 and captured the NYSAIS state individual title in '08 ... along with golf accomplishments, served as captain of the squash team and was named all-league honorable mention in football ... selected to the Journal News All-Star team for Southern New York State ... born in Rye, N.Y. on February 15, 1990 ... son of Joseph and Patricia Coughlin ... sister, Samantha, is currently a freshman at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a management entrepreneurship major.
