Doug Fortner Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tustin, CA High School: Foothill Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Birthdate: 01/29/1988

COACH KUBINSKI SAYS... "Doug made a big splash for us this past season. He competed in nearly every event as a freshman and showed great promise. He was inconsistent at times, as most underclassmen are, but had some very good single rounds. He fired a great 71, including an ace, under extremely difficult conditions in his very first event. He also played a great final round at the Border Olympics, and of course, having a chance to win the tournament out in San Diego certainly showed that he is a player capable of great things. He is a strong ball striker and has great skill around the greens. When his putting gains consistency, the sky is the limit."

AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07): Monogram winner ... saw most action of any Irish rookie in 2006-07, playing in 10 tournaments (28 rounds), including all seven spring events, each as member of travel squad ... posted 76.68 season stroke average, with 76.37 mark during spring ... had four rounds of par or better, including three below par and one in the 60s ... worked way into starting lineup for season opener at Gopher Invitational, tying teammate Mike King for 43rd place at 20-over par 236 (79-71-86); also aced par-3 17th hole (139 yards) in second round, using a pitching wedge ... one of two Irish freshmen (with Carl Santos-Ocampo) to fire an ace in '06-07, sinking their holes-in-one in consecutive tournaments in September; feat earned pair a place in Oct. 30 issue of Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" while back-to-back aces by rookies in debut events believed to be first of its kind in NCAA Division I history ... placed 27th at inaugural Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic with 18-over par 228 (76-74-78) ... completed fall season with 61st-place tie in Prestige at PGA WEST after firing 16-over par 232 (79-79-74) ... returned to lineup in spring opener at John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, sharing 69th place with teammate Josh Sandman at 21-over par 237 (80-81-76) ... registered best performance of season in return to home state in Triumph at Pauma Valley, finishing fourth at one-under par 212 (69-72-71); was second Irish freshman in as many years to post a top-five finish (Sandman tied for runner-up honors at `06 Boilermaker Invitational) ... tied teammate Eddie Peckels for 54th place at Border Olympics with eight-over par 224 (73-80-71) ...shared 82nd place at Administaff Augusta State Invitational with 13-over par 229 (78-77-74) ... tied for 64th place at Boilermaker Invitational, shooting 15-over par 159 (81-78) during rain-shortened tournament ... ended in 78th-place tie at Kepler Intercollegiate, carding 24-over par 166 (79-87) in another weather-delayed event ... tied for 24th place in season finale at BIG EAST Championship, posting eight-over par 224 (74-75-75).

SUMMER 2006: Shared medalist honors (two-under par 69) in U.S. Open local qualifier at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club ... shot 21-over par 165 (84-81) during U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, Calif.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was regular on junior golf scene during final two prep seasons ... ranked as high as 24th in nation among Class of 2006 (and 42nd overall) by National Junior Golf Scoreboard ... logged 72.85 rating by Golfweek for seven junior events in 2006 ... also finished in Top 20 in all three American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events during `06 campaign with 73.11 stroke average, highlighted by tie for eighth place at Mission Hills Desert Junior ... in 14 junior events during 2005 season, posted 72.52 stroke average, had nine rounds in the 60s, and placed among the top four on 10 occasions, including wins at the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT)/Arizona State event in January `05 (shot four-under 140) and Southern California PGA Metropolitan Tour's Tournament of Champions in August `05 (fired a six-under 136) ... also sixth on `05 Nike Junior Series Points List, and 12th on `05 IJGT Merit Points List ... traveled to Scotland in August 2005, and shot course-record 65 at Royal West Norfolk Golf Club in Norfolk, Scotland, despite never having played the course before ... four-year letterwinner at Foothill High School in Tustin, Calif. ... four-time individual qualifier for California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championship and four-time first-team all-SeaView League awards ... SeaView League MVP as sophomore in `03-04 when he led FHS to the league title ... seventh California native to monogram in golf at Notre Dame, and the first since Kit Burton (1993-96) ... full name is Douglas L. Fortner ... older of two children born to Gary and Elizabeth Fortner ... born January 29, 1988, in Santa Ana, Calif. ... recently completed First Year of Studies program at Notre Dame and now is enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.