Chris Walker Class: Sophomore Hometown: The Woodlands, TX High School: The Woodlands Height / Weight: 6-1 / 140 Birthdate: 12/13/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in six tournament as a rookie, including first career start ... notched 78.18 stroke average for 17 rounds, with two of three competitive rounds going towards team total ... made debut as individual competitor at John Dallio Memorial, tying for 47th place at 13-over par 229 (78-70-81); second-round 70 was season-low mark ... teed off with "B" squad at Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, winding up tied for 78th place at 29-over par 239 (80-81-78) ... got first starting nod with Irish travel team at UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championships, sharing 65th place at 20-over par 236 (79-76-81) ... began spring on high note with season-best tie for 15th place at Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate in Puerto Rico, firing season-low six-over par 222 (73-74-75) while playing as individual participant ... also competed as individual at Border Olympics, tying for 77th place at 21-over par 237 (76-83-78) ... closed out freshman year as individual competitor at Caputo Invitational, sharing 26th place at 22-over par 166 (84-82).

SUMMER 2008: Missed cut by one shot at American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Tournament of Champions in Newburgh, Ind. (Victoria National GC) with 12-over par 156 (76-80) ... bounced back extremely well with runner-up finish at AJGA's HP Boys Junior Championship in Orlando, Fla. (Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge) with three-under 285 (72-68-73-72), winding up one shot back after holding 36- and 54-hole leads ... finished three shots shy of qualifying for Western Amateur, carding five-over par 75 to tie for 29th place at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas ... member of TWHS Class 5A state championship squad in 2007 and 5A state runner-up team in 2008 ... peaked at 63rd in Golfweek/Titleist rankings ... rose to 35th in AJGA/Polo rankings in summer of 2008 ... regular competitor on Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) since age 12 ... 2006 FCWT Central Region Player of the Year ... five-time FCWT All-American ... played in 35 FCWT events during his junior golf career, amassing 78.12 stroke average and making the cut in all but one tournament ... won five FCWT age-division titles and finished in the Top 10 on 24 occasions ... also played in 17 events on AJGA Tour, amassing 76.23 stroke average with one win and four top-10 finishes ... earned fully-exempt status on AJGA Tour in 2006 ... played for victorious USA squad in 2006 and 2007 USA-Canada Junior Team matches; one of 2007 USA teammates was fellow incoming Irish freshman Max Scodro ... only junior golfer to advance out of pre-qualifying tournament for 2008 PGA Tour Shell Houston Open (shot one-under par 71) ... hails from same high school that produced former Irish football player Travis Leitko (2003-06) and women's golfer Stacy Brown (2004-07) ... full name is Christopher Cameron Walker ... younger of two children born to Terry and Sherri Walker ... mother, Sherri, and brother, Joe, both graduated from Notre Dame ... father, Terry, played tennis at Wichita State University ... born December 13, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. ... recently completed Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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