Year-by-Year Results 1942-43 Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Eugene Fehlig
Event Finish vs. Michigan L, 7-17 W, 8-7 vs. Michigan State vs. Northwestern W, 14.5-9.5 vs. Michigan State W, 18-3 W, 18-0 vs. Detroit NCAA Championship (Olympia Fields CC) (Chicago, Ill.) 656, 7th Top Finisher: James Besenfelder (3rd round)
1943-44 The 1937 Notre Dame golf team that finished second at the NCAA Championship (from left): Bill Castleman, Charles Bennett, Lou Fehlig, Al Mailhes, Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C., Gene Milbourn, Bob Wilke, Tom Sheehan and Bud Donovan.
1938-39
1940-41
Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Thomas Sheehan
Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Samuel Nield
Event Finish vs. Illinois W, 20.5-6.5 vs. Marquette W, 18-6 vs. Chicago W, 19.5-7.5 vs. Purdue L, 13-14 vs. Michigan W, 17.5-9.5 vs. Wisconsin W, 17.5-9.5 vs. Northwestern L, 11.5-12.5 W, 14-10 vs. Minnesota Indiana Intercollegiate (Notre Dame, Ind.) 606, 1st Top Finisher: Tom Sheehan (2nd) NCAA Championship (Wakonda GC) (Des Moines, Iowa) 633, 10th Top Finisher: Tom Sheehan (2nd round)
1939-40
1941-42
Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Walter Hagen, Jr.
Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: William Wilson
Event Finish vs. Purdue W, 29-7 vs. Michigan L, 8.5-16.5 vs. Illinois L, 11-16 vs. Marquette W, 13-5 vs. Northwestern L, 10.5-16.5 vs. Minnesota W, 17-10 vs. Michigan State W, 10.5-7.5 vs. Wayne State W, 14-4 vs. Detroit W, 10.5-7.5 Indiana Intercollegiate (Richmond, Ind.) 617, 1st Top Finisher: Walter Hagen, Jr. (148, 1st) NCAA Championship (Ewanok CC) (Manchester, Vt.) 644, 15th Top Finisher: Phil Donahue (quarterfinals)
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Event Finish vs. Purdue W, 19.5-7.5 vs. Illinois W, 15-12 vs. Wisconsin L, 12-15 vs. Michigan W, 14-13/279 vs. Michigan State W, 16.5-10.5 vs. Minnesota W, 18.5-8.5 vs. Northwestern L, 11-16 vs. Detroit W, 23.5-1.5 Indiana Intercollegiate (Lafayette, Ind.) 623, 2nd Top Finisher: Gene Fehlig (152, 2nd) NCAA Championship (Ohio State GC) (Columbus, Ohio) 617, 8th Top Finisher: John Conry (2nd round)
Event Finish vs. Loyola W, 27-0 vs. Purdue W, 19.5-7.5 at Detroit W, 15.5-2.5 at Illinois W, 15-12 vs. Minnesota W, 14-13 vs. Chanute AF Base W, 21.5-5.5 at Wisconsin W, 17.5-9.5 at Michigan State W, 15-12 vs. N.D. Navy T.S. W, 18.5-8.5 vs. Northwestern T, 12-12 vs. LSU W, 10-8 at Red Cross (Mich.) W, 2.5-1.5 NCAA Championship (South Bend CC) (South Bend, Ind.) 612, 8th Top Finisher: William Wilson (2nd round)
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NCAA CHAMPION Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Mel Wilkie
Event Finish L, 8.5-9.5 vs. Purdue vs. Northwestern W, 19.5-7.5 W, 17.5-9.5 vs. Michigan vs. Detroit W, 18-0 W, 20-7 vs. Minnesota vs. Lawrence College W, 13-5 W, 11.5-6.5 vs. ND Training School vs. Illinois Tech W, 15-0 NCAA Championship (Inverness CC) (Toledo, Ohio) 311, 1st Top Finishers: Fitzpatrick/Hanlon (quarterfinals)
1944-45 Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: James Besenfelder
Event Finish at Culver Military W, 15-12 vs. Detroit W, 10.5-7.5 L, 5-25 at. Northwestern vs. Minnesota (@NW) L, 6-24 W, 18.5-8.5 vs. Wisconsin vs. Purdue W, 17.5-6.5 L, 5-19 at Michigan vs. Wayne State W, 15.5-2.5 vs. Culver Military W, 14-4 at Baer Flying Field W, 23-4 vs. Baer Flying Field W, 25-11 NCAA Championship (Ohio State GC) (Columbus, Ohio) 633, 4th Top Finishers: Kennedy/Whiting (2nd round)
1945-46 Coach: Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C. Captain: Thomas Kennedy
Event Finish vs. Marquette W, 20-7 vs. Ohio Northern W, 25-2 at Wisconsin T, 13.5-13.5 at Purdue W, 15-12 vs. Michigan W, 19-8 vs. Northwestern L, 13-14 at Michigan State W, 10-8 at Wayne State W, 10-8 at Detroit W, 22-5 NCAA Championship (Springdale GC) (Princeton, N.J.) 621, 6th Top Finisher: Dick Whiting (semifinals)