Tom Usher Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bradford, England High School: Guiseley School Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in five tournaments, making three starts ... carded 76.20 stroke average for 15 rounds, with seven of nine competitive rounds going towards team score ... made collegiate debut as individual participant at John Dallio Memorial, collecting season-best 22nd-place tie at six-over par 222 (75-70-77); second-round 70 also was season-low ... top finisher on "B" team at Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, coming home in tie for 39th place at 16-over par 226 (78-74-74) ... earned first starting assignment at The Prestige at PGA West, tying for 73rd place at 19-over par 235 (78-82-75) ... made most of spring debut at FAU Spring Break Championship, posting team-best 27th-place tie with season-low eight-over par 221 (73-73-75) ... tied for 60th place at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate with 26-over par 239 (78-80-81).

SUMMER 2008: Played in five events on Yorkshire Order of Merit (YOM), contested at courses throughout northern England county of Yorkshire, largest in Great Britain ... tied for fourth at The Hawksworth Trophy with level-par 144 (72-72) ... placed fourth at The Earl of Dartmouth Trophy with seven-over 151 (76-75) ... negotiated blustery conditions to win The Hornsea Gutty by one shot at five-over 149 (77-72) ... shared 34th place at Yorkshire Amateur Championship with 10-over 154 (74-80) ... recovered brilliantly with runner-up finish at The Bingley St. Ives Salver with five-under 137 (70-67), ending just one shot off the pace ... missed final four YOM events due to departure for Notre Dame ... was third on YOM points table with 625 points at time of his departure, leading the way in mid-July.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated with nearly 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) from Guiseley School in Leeds, England ... compiled 72.17 stroke average during final three junior golf seasons ... competed primarily in Nick Faldo Series events from 2006-08 ... picked up three wins and placed in the Top 10 on 12 occasions ... multi-sport athlete, having also competed in soccer, track and cricket ... candidate for admission to prestigious Oxford University ... first European golfer to play for Notre Dame ... one of three foreign-born player on Irish roster, joining Olavo Batista (Brazil) and Dustin Zhang (Canada) ... recently completed Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program with superb 3.563 cumulative GPA ... presently enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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