Paul McNamara III Junior 5-8 • 135 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Chadwick School RECORD BOOK UPDATE: McNamara’s final round 67 (-5) at the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional goes into the Notre Dame record book as the second-lowest, 18-hole score in Irish NCAA history (since scoring changed to stroke play), besting the previous mark of 68 that had been shot on four occasions … currently ranks eighth in career stroke average with a mark of 74.68 (minimum 35 rounds played). AS A JUNIOR: Earned first career selection to all-BIG EAST Team … earned second monogram … finished the season with a stroke average of 74.66, good for sixth on the team … competed in all 12 tournaments on the year … saw 24 of his 32 rounds (.750) counted toward the team total … posted seven rounds of even-par golf or better, including six of which were under par … opened the seven-event spring schedule going 0-3-1 at The Match Play as the team claimed the tournament title … earned a share of 65th at the Schenkel Invite, posting a 54-hole score of 224 (+8) … finished tied for 66th at the Linger Longer Invite after carding a 236 (+20) … finished third among the team and tied for 42nd overall at the AllAmerican Intercollegiate, recording a 220 (+4) at the tournament … share fourth at the one-day Battle at the Warren, posting a 36-hole score of 145 (+3) including an opening round 70 (-1) … registered strongest finish of the season to start postseason play, finishing fifth at the 2012 BIG EAST Championship … used an opening round 68
Year Tournaments Rounds Count/Poss. 2009-10 2 4 0/0 2010-11 10 27 21/24 2011-12 12 32 24/32 Career 24 63 48/56
(-4) and second round 72 (E) to conclude at 213 (-3) … tied for 35th at the NCAA Central Regional after posting a 218 (+5) aided by an opening round 70 (-1) … entered in five tournaments in the fall, totaling 15 total rounds … 75.53 stroke average … shot low round (66) of any Irish golfer in fall in the first round of the Gopher Invitational before finishing with a 224 (+8) total … carded a 229 (+19) at Illini Invitational … collected another top-25 finish with a 220 (+10) at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic … tallied third top-25 finish of fall with a 223 (+7) score in Kiawah Island, S.C., at The Invitational at the Ocean Course … rounded out fall slate with a +24 (237) effort at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas, Texas. AS A SOPHOMORE: Monogram winner … finished the season as arguably the team’s most improved golfer on the year … played in 10 tournaments on the year, competing in the rotation at nine of those events … ended the season with a stroke average
MCNAMARA’S Career Scorecard
Strokes 310 2,006 2,389 2,705
Avg. 77.50 74.30 74.66 75.49
Top Rd 74 (+4) 67 (-5) 66 (-6) 66 (-6)
Top 36 – 142 (-2) 139 (-3) 139 (-3)
of 74.30, including 74.00 in the spring and 74.67 in the fall … saw 21 of his 24 team rounds (.875) counted toward the team total … posted four under-par rounds along with three even-par rounds … three of his four sub-par rounds also broke 70 … led the team score at two of the tournaments … at The Invite at Kiawah, finished tied for 12th with a 54-hole score of 223 (+7) … competed as an individual at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, finishing in a share of 67th at 22-over par (232) … returned to the rotation at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing tied for 35th with a 223 (+7) … earned second-highest finish of the year at the St. Mary’s Invitational, tying for seventh at twoover par (218) … led the Irish at the Notre Dame vs. Yale Cup, ending at five-over par (149) … tied for 55th at the Schenkel Invite, carding a 54-hole score of 225 (+9) … again led the Irish at the LSU National Invitational, tying for 19th with a 227 (+11) score … at the Battle at the Warren, finished tied for fifth
Top 54 Top Finish (Event) 233 (+23) T-65th (Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic) 216 (E) T-5th (The Battle at the Warren) 213 (-3) 5th (BIG EAST Championship 213 (E) 5th (‘12 BIG EAST Championship)
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