The Irish finished the three-round event at 36-over par 876 (290-295-291), with the first and third-round scores serving as two of the top three single-round marks in the tournament. Notre Dame's 54-hole mark of 876 also was its lowest total of the spring, second-lowest tally of the 2003-04 season, and the ninth-lowest figure in school history.
Three Irish golfers earned all-conference honors this year, led by sophomore Tommy Balderston (Boca Raton, Fla./St. Andrews HS), who garnered his second all-Big East award after tying for third place at eight-over par 218 (74-73-71). Balderston's final-round 71 matched the lowest score by any player in the field on Sunday and his 54-hole score of 218 equalled his best mark of the spring season. Meanwhile, freshman Cole Isban (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian HS) continued his impressive rookie campaign, tying Balderston for third at eight-over 218 (69-75-74), also his lowest tournament score of the spring.
Sophomore Eric Deutsch (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS) was the third all-Big East choice for Notre Dame, saving his best performance of the spring season for this weekend. Deutsch picked up his first all-conference plaque after tying for fifth place at nine-over par 219 (74-71-74), a full 13 strokes better than his previous low score in the spring. Sophomore Mark Baldwin (Laconia, N.H./New Hampton Prep) nearly received his second all-Big East citation in as many years, finishing just out of the top seven in an eighth-place tie at 13-over par 223 (74-76-73). Sophomore Scott Gustafson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS) rounded out the Irish lineup in 11th place at 14-over par 224 (73-78-73).
Notre Dame will play one final regular-season tournament next weekend when it competes in the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational May 1-2 in East Lansing, Mich., at the Forest Akers West Golf Course. The Irish then are expected to be assigned to the NCAA Central Regional, which will be held May 20-22 in West Lafayette, Ind., on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.