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Greg Rodgers |
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AS A SENIOR: Monogram winner ...team tri-captain ... saw action in nine tournaments, including eight as a member of the travel squad ... posted career-low 75.88 stroke average in 24 rounds, with sharp 73.62 average during the fall 2007 season ... had 18 of 22 team rounds (81.8 percent) count to Irish score ... tied for fourth on team with four rounds at par or better, including three below par (one in the 60s) ... teed off season on high note, posting career-best seventh-place tie (and first career top-10 finish) at Gopher Invitational after shooting three-over par 219 (69-74-76); opening 69 also tied his career-low round ... tied for 50th place at Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic with 16-over par 226 (74-76-76) ... earned share of 15th place at Coca-Cola Duke Classic after firing career-low two-under par 214 (70-74-70) ... tied for 77th place at rain-shortened Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate with seven-over par 78 in only round of action ... closed fall season with tie for 25th place in UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship following a four-over par 220 (75-73-72) ... started spring campaign with 78th-place tie in John Hayt Collegiate Invitational at 25-over par 241 (81-86-74) ... shared 75th place at USC Collegiate Invitational after a 30-over par 243 (85-78-80) ... competed as individual at Irish Invitational, tying for 20th place with six-over par 146 (73-73) ... made second consecutive trip to BIG EAST Championship, tying for 44th place with 18-over par 234 (75-81-78).
AS A JUNIOR: Competed in seven tournaments (19 rounds), with five appearances as member of travel lineup ... posted 76.21 stroke average for season, and ranked fourth on team with 75.43 stroke ratio ... had two rounds at par or better, including first collegiate round in 60s ... opened season with tie for 26th place at John Dallio Memorial ("B" team event) after shooting eight-over par 224 (74-76-74) ... participated as individual competitor at inaugural Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, sharing 25th-place honors at 17-over par 227 (74-79-74) ... made season debut on travel squad in Prestige at PGA WEST; finished 69th at 21-over par 237 (84-78-75) ... placed 87th at CordeValle Collegiate with 16-over par 232 (78-76-78) ... returned to action in spring season at Boilermaker Invitational, tying for 36th place in rain-shortened tournament (82-72=154, +10) ... tied for 40th place at another weather-truncated event, Kepler Intercollegiate, with 15-over par 157 (78-79) ... saved best performance of the season for BIG EAST Championship with one-over par 217 (75-73-69) that put him tied for 11th place and only two strokes shy of all-conference recognition; final-round 69 also was career-best score.
SUMMER 2006: Reached semifinals of match play at Maryland State Amateur before falling to eventual champion Jeff Castle on the 20th hole; had shot 71 in stroke play qualifying, followed by 70 in opening match play round and later 68 in the regulation portion of semifinal match play loss to Castle ... tied for 30th place (72-81=153, +11) in U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier at Piney Branch Golf Club in Hampstead, Md.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Tapped to play in five tournaments, all with travel squad ... posted 76.73 stroke average for 15 rounds ... opened with a tie for 57th place at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, logging a 13-over par 229 (76-79-74) ... split 54th place at Coca-Cola Duke Classic with an eight-over par 224 (76-74-74) ... tied for 50th place at the Prestige at PGA WEST after carding an 11-over par 227 (75-75-77) ... cracked starting five for spring opener at Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational; tied for 45th place at 15-over par 231 (78-76-77) ... also competed in General Jim Hackler Invitational, ending up in 77th place at 24-over par 240 (76-83-81).
AS A FRESHMAN: Monogram winner ... participated in 10 tournaments as a rookie, all while a member of the travel roster ... registered 76.66 stroke average ... fourth on squad with 25 of his 29 rounds (.862) counting towards team score ... opened with tie for 31st place at Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational, shooting a 15-over par 228 (74-79-75) ... returned to tie classmate Mike King for 37th place at Notre Dame Invitational/Central Regional Preview after an 18-over par 228 (77-73-78) ... led all Irish golfers at the Windon Memorial Classic, posting a season-best 19th-place finish at seven-over par 220 (74-69-77), with his second-round and 54-hole scores being the best of his young career ... tied for 37th place at the Nelson Invitational with career-best nine-over par 216 (74-71-71) ... closed out fall campaign with 49th-place tie at the Prestige at PGA WEST with a 23-over par 239 (79-83-77) ... teed off spring season with team-best tie for 14th place at Irish Spring Invitational, shooting a 12-over par 228 (76-75-77) ... tied for 21st at the General Jim Hackler Invitational following an 11-over par 227 (79-73-75) ... shared 45th place at Augusta State Invitational with a 20-over par 236 (80-79-77) ... tied for 15th place in dual match vs. No. 11 TCU with a 14-over par 154 (74-80) ... ended spring with tie for 72nd place at Aggie Invitational, firing a 31-over par 247 (89-81-77).
PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year golf letterwinner at St. Paul's School (also alma mater of Irish assistant coach Steve Colnitis) ... three-time Maryland state champion, the only player ever to accomplish that feat ... three-time all-conference, all-city and all-state selection ... rose as high as ninth in 2003 Golfweek/Titleist Junior rankings before finishing 28th ... two-time selection as Baltimore Sun High School Golfer of the Year ... won once and finished second three times while playing on the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) and American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tour ... first-team FCWT All-American and AJGA honorable mention All-American in 2003 ... was member of United States squad at '03 Junior World Team Championship in Japan (10th-place finish in 52-team field) ... also lettered once in high school with hockey team ... full name is Greg Cameron Rodgers ... son of James and Catherine Rodgers ... born March 19, 1985 in Trenton, N.J. ... graduated in May 2008 from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters with a bachelor's degree in history ... four-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team selection ... earned certification from Notre Dame Student-Athlete Leadership Institute during 2006-07 academic year.
