Daniel Klauer Class: Senior Hometown: Granger, IN High School: Mishawaka Marian Height / Weight: 5-9 / 170 Birthdate: 03/14/1984

Talented underclassmen who adds tremendous depth to youthful Irish lineup ... joins senior Gavin Ferlic (South Bend), junior K.C. Wiseman (South Bend) and freshman Cole Isban (South Bend, Ind.) as four locals on the Notre Dame golf team ... has tremendous focus on the golf course ... strong ball striker ... believes in his game ... has the tools and the skill to play golf at the Division I level ... needs to gain experience and knowledge of the game at the collegiate level ... has appeared in two career tournaments with a 78.83 stroke average ... confident in his skills ... could challenge for playing time in the spring.

AS A SOPHOMORE (Fall of 2003): Competed in one tournament during the fall season ... finished in a tie for 63rd place at the season-opening Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational ... carded a 26-over par 239 (77-81-81) and saw all three rounds count towards the team score.

AS A FRESHMAN: Joined Irish as a walk-on prior to start of the fall season ... did not compete in the fall, but did see action in one spring tournament ... tied for 62nd place at the season-ending Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Classic ... fired an 18-over par 234 (75-78-81) that included a career-low 75 in the opening round.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at Marian High School ... played soccer as a sophomore at Marian (team was ranked ninth in the nation that season) ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... two-time all-city and all-state selection ... helped Marian to the 2001 Indiana State championship ... individually, finished third as a junior and third as a senior at the state championships ... an honorable mention academic all-state selection as a senior ... full name is Daniel Gerard Klauer ... son of Roger and Chrissy Romano Klauer ... comes from a true Notre Dame family as 17 relatives including his father, mother and two brothers attended Notre Dame ... born March 14, 1984 in Chicago, Ill. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a pre-professional major.

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