Max Scodro Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chicago, IL High School: Notre Dame Prep (AZ) Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185

AS A FRESHMAN: Monogram winner ... all-BIG EAST ... appeared in 10 tournaments during rookie season, starting eight times ... placed third on team with 74.72 stroke average in 29 rounds (second-lowest average by Irish freshman since 1954, topped only by teammate Josh Sandman's 73.40 in 2005-06) ... posted four top-10 finishes, most by Notre Dame freshman since 1968-69, when program moved from dual matches to tournament play ... ranked second on team with four rounds below par ... saw 20 of 24 competitive rounds applied to team score ... made college debut as individual participant at John Dallio Memorial and promptly chalked up fourth-place tie at one-under par 215 (75-67-73); second-round 67 was not only season-low, but also best by Irish freshman since Mark Baldwin's opening 67 at 2002 Nelson Invitational ... earned first starting assignment at Saint Mary's (Calif.) Invitational, tying for 30th place at six-over par 219 (71-76-72) on difficult Poppy Hills Golf Course at Pebble Beach ... tied for 78th place at Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, carding 29-over par 239 (84-77-78) ... registered one of top performances by rookie in Notre Dame history at UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship, sharing medalist honors (with Michigan State's Payne Gniewek) at season-low three-under par 213 (70-72-71); first Irish freshman to earn medalist honors in 18 years and third in program history, as well as first to do so in 54-hole event ... also first Notre Dame medalist of any kind since Eddie Peckels at 2008 Irish Invitational (36 holes) and first at 54-hole tournament since Cole Isban at 2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate ... opened spring with 22nd-place tie at Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate in Puerto Rico following eight-over par 224 (76-73-75) ... tied for 42nd place at Border Olympics with 12-over par 228 (75-78-75) ... shared 88th place in Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational at 18-over par 234 (82-77-75) ... claimed share of 52nd place at inaugural FAU Spring Break Championship thanks to 12-over par 225 (73-78-74) ... competed as individual participant at Caputo Invitational and logged eighth-place tie at 13-over par 157 (82-75) ... posted strong effort in BIG EAST Championship debut, tying for seventh place at season-low three-under par 213 (71-70-72); became sixth Irish freshman to garner all-BIG EAST honors and first since Isban in 2004.

SUMMER 2008: Tied for 49th at Western Junior Championship in St. Simons Island, Ga. (Sea Island GC) with 12-over par 292 (73-70-75-74) ... finished fifth at American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Future Legends in Wales, Wis. (The Legend at Brandybrook) with five-over 218 (75-73-70) ... narrowly missed qualifying for Western Amateur, ending up one stroke off cut line with three-over par 73 at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Spent first three prep seasons at Francis Parker High School in Chicago, before moving to Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale, Ariz., for his final year of high school ... helped Notre Dame Prep to 2007 Arizona Class 4A-Division II state title by a whopping 60 strokes (golf is a fall sport in Arizona) as well as a perfect 42-0 dual-match record ... finished as 2007 Arizona 4A-II individual runner-up at one-over par 145 (76-69) ... named 2007 all-state selection and 4A-II Black Canyon Region Player of the Year after helping NDP to regional title and winning regional medalist honors at five-under par 137 ... two-time all-state selection (2006, 2007) while at Francis Parker HS ... finished in top 15 at Illinois Class A Tournament his final two seasons (seventh in 2006; 14th in 2007) ... three-time Independent School League Player of the Year (2005-07) and all-conference selection ... enjoyed success on Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) ... registered 76.72 stroke average in 21 career FCWT events (never missed a cut), with 13 top-20 finishes (nine in the Top 10) and a win at the 2007 Mission Hills Pete Dye Invitational at six-under par 134 (68-66) ... named 2008 FCWT first-team All-American and Central Region Player of the Year after posting four top-10 finishes in 2007-08 season alone ... tied for 21st on 2007-08 FCWT points list (boys 16-18) ... also competed in 15 events on American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tour, carding 78.07 stroke average with four top-20 finishes (two in the Top 10) ... played for victorious USA squad in 2007 USA-Canada Junior Team matches; one of his USA teammates was Notre Dame classmate Chris Walker ... one of two Illinois residents (along with Kyle Willis) presently on Irish roster, and first monogram winner from Land of Lincoln since two-time Academic All-America® and all-BIG EAST selection Steve Ratay in 2002 ... recently completed Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program ... currently enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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