Shane Sigsbee Class: Senior Hometown: McKinney, TX High School: McKinney Height / Weight: 6-5 / 185 Birthdate: 03/26/1985 Experience: SQ

COACH KUBINSKI SAYS: "Shane is unique in terms of form and talent. His golf swing is very different to the eye than most. Yet, when he feels his best swing and repeats it, he can be as competitive as anyone. Watching him nearly win the Hackler last spring in Myrtle Beach showed just that. His short game, and putting in particular, is as good as it gets on the collegiate level. He might be the best putter from 20 feet in the country. If he can commit himself to a disciplined schedule, he will be a big contributor for us. The talent is there!"

AS A JUNIOR (Fall of 2005): Did not see action in any fall tournaments.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in eight tournaments, four as a member of the Irish starting quintet and four as an individual competitor ... logged 76.83 stroke average and posted three top-five finishes (both in individual events where ND did not field a team lineup) ... ended up second on team with six rounds of par or better ... debuted with sharp fourth-place tie at BGSU/John Piper Intercollegiate, firing a three-under par 213 (70-68-75) ... the second-round 68 and score with relation to par were the best marks of his career ... joined Irish starting lineup for Notre Dame Invitational/Central Regional Preview ... placed 72nd overall with 29-over par 239 (79-82-78) ... ended fall season in superb form, tying for second place at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational ... carded a career-low score of two-over par 212 (69-69-74) en route to best finish of his career ... opened spring season with tie for 34th place (79-74-84=237, +21) while competing as an individual at the Irish Spring Invitational ... matched his best tournament finish ever with second-place tie at General Jim Hackler Invitational, firing a one-under par 215 (73-70-72) on the difficult TPC at Myrtle Beach ... tied for 45th place at Augusta State Invitational with 20-over par 236 (76-81-79) ... tied for 15th in dual match with No. 11 TCU, shooting a 14-over 154 (77-77) ... closed out season by returning to home state to compete as individual at Aggie Invitational, finishing 74th overall with a 45-over par 261 (91-77-93).

AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in seven tournaments during the 2003-04 campaign ... had a 77.63 stroke average in 19 competitive rounds ... logged the fourth-best stroke average on team in fall (75.56) ... saw 10 of his 11 fall rounds applied towards the team score ... made college debut at the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational, tying for 58th place with a 23-over par 236 (80-81-75) ... returned to hometown for the SMU/Stonebridge Invitational, placing 69th with a 20-over par 236 (78-77-81), as the Irish won their first tournament in four years ... turned in outstanding performance at The Tillinghast, tying for third place in the 70-man field with a six-over par 146 (73-73) to help Notre Dame wind up second ... closed out the fall with a tie for 31st place at The Nelson Invitational, firing a 54-hole low score of even-par 213 (70-70-73) ... his matching 70s in the first two rounds were his best of the fall ... opened spring season with 63rd-place finish at Rice Intercollegiate ... registered a 23-over par 239 (81-81-77) ... competed as an individual at the Conrad Rehling Alabama Spring Invitational, but was disqualified after failing to sign his scorecard at the end of the first round ... did shoot a pair of 85s in his final two rounds at that tourney ... wrapped up his rookie season with a tie for 61st place at the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational ... carded a 19-over par 235 (80-83-72), with his final-round score being his best of the spring.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at McKinney High School ... won one out of every two tournaments during his high school career ... was ranked as high as sixth in Sagarin junior golf rankings prior to senior season ... named North Texas High School Player of the Year as a senior ... finished in the top five at 22 of 30 junior golf tournaments, winning 11 titles ... qualified for match play at U.S. Junior Amateur Championship three times (2000-02) ... knocked off the top seed in match play at 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur ... also played on international level at the 2000 World Junior Golf Match Play Championship, winning all three of his matches to help the U.S. defeat Canada at the fabled Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland ... named a first-team All-American on the Future Collegians World Tour in 1999, winning five tournaments on that circuit ... member of National Honor Society ... full name is Shane Michael Sigsbee ... son of Jim and Dana Sigsbee ... born March 26, 1985 in Dallas, Texas ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business ... posted a 3.4 grade-point average in the spring of 2004.