Kyle Monfort Class: Senior Hometown: Dublin, Ohio High School: Coffman Birthdate: 12/11/1979 Experience: 2nd year at ND

Returns to the Notre Dame men’s golf team after sitting out the 1999-2000 season ... talented player will be counted on to join the top five golfers in the Irish lineup ... showed outstanding golf skills in his one semester of play in the fall of 1998 ... led Notre Dame with a 74.77 in his first semester (fall of 1998) ... played in the fall Campus Championship and finished second with a 292 total on rounds of 73-72-77-70.

AS A FRESHMAN (Fall of ’98):

Led Irish with 74.77 stroke average, counting to team score in 10 of 13 rounds ... posted two sub-par rounds, eight of 75 or lower and one in the 80s ... started his collegiate career with a 225 (73-74-78) at the Air Force Invitational ... finished in a 20th place tie at the Iowa Intercollegiate with rounds of 76-75-74 for a 54-hole total of 225 ... season highlight came at Legends of Indiana Intercollegiate, when he fired a four-under 68 in final round which equalled the best single round score by a Notre Dame golfer in 20 years and was the third-best in team history (behind a 64 by Mike O’Connell, Sr. in ’62-’63 and a 67 by Bob Ferrel in ’61-’62) ... tied for 10th at Legends with a one-over 217 (74-75-68) ... his round of 68 included a three-putt bogey, five birdies and 12 pars to tie for the best round of the tournament ... finished in a tie for 14th at the Louisville Intercollegiate with a 153 (70-83) ... counted towards the team scoring in nine of final ten rounds, 10 of 13 for the fall ... took all-BIG EAST honors after finishing fourth at the BIG EAST Championship with a 36-hole total of 152 (75-77) ... placed fourth at the ‘98 fall Campus Championship by shooting a 10-over-par, 298 (74-76-78-70) at the Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend.

PREP & PERSONAL:

A four-time golf team MVP at Dublin Coffman High School ... earned all-conference and all-city honors each season of his prep career, plus all-state as a junior and senior ... served as team captain his final two seasons, leading Coffman to conference and regional titles ... set school records for career scoring average (72.8), nine-hole score (32) and 18-hole score (67) ... fired nine-under 63 to establish course record at his home course Muirfield Country Club (nine birdies) ... shot seven-under 65 to set course record at Wedgewood Country Club ... shot 72-69 to finish sixth in qualifying before advancing to quarterfinals of 1998 Western Junior Championship ... placed third at American Junior Golf Association Canadian Junior Open (72-70-73) ... placed 10th at AJGA Izzo Colorado Roundup (74-72-68) ... won 1996 Ohio State Junior Championship ... also competed in 1995 U.S. Junior Amateur championship ... brother Mark played golf at Xavier University ... son of David and Frances Monfort ... full name is Kyle David Monfort ... born Dec. 11, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio ... undecided on a major.

Monfort's Career Statistics (Did Not Play In 1999-00)