Eddie Peckels Class: Senior Hometown: Pinehurst, NC High School: Pope John Paul II (FL) Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Birthdate: 07/22/1986

COACH KUBINSKI SAYS... "Next year is going to be Eddie's year to step up and help lead us to great success on the national level. He has all the tools. Only an inconsistent tee game has held him back. He has worked very, very hard to develop a consistent and reliable shot shape. As one of the most talented short game performers in the country, Eddie has a chance to post some very low numbers. Knowing his drive and desire, both in the classroom and on the course, he will serve as a tremendous tri-captain for us during the upcoming season."

AS A JUNIOR (2006-07): Monogram winner ... competed in nine tournaments (26 rounds), including six as a member of Irish travel squad ... carded 76.15 stroke average with three rounds under par (two in the 60s) ... opened season with team-leading 12th-place tie at John Dallio Memorial ("B" team event); set new career-lows for 18 and 54 holes by firing three-over par 219 (79-71-69) ... participated as individual competitor at inaugural Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, ending up in 47th place at 26-over par 236 (81-77-78) ... shared 26th place at The Tillinghast ("B" team event) with 15-over par 156 (76-80) ... made most of first appearance with travel squad at CordeValle Collegiate, tying for 50th place; also matched career bests for 18 and 54 holes with three-over par 219 (73-69-77) ... ended fall with 36th-place performance in Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational at 14-over par 224 (75-74-75) ... teed off spring campaign with 58th-place deadlock in John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (78-81-74=233, +17) ... tied for 47th place in Triumph at Pauma Valley with 15-over par 228 (78-78-72) ... earned piece of 54th place at Border Olympics after carding eight-over par 224 (73-74-77) ... wrapped up spring with 88th-place tie at Administaff Augusta State Invitational following 25-over par 241 (80-84-77).

SUMMER 2006: Placed 43rd (73-78=151, +7) in U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C. ... earned exemption into main Western Amateur draw ... did not make 36-hole cut during stroke play after shooting 18-over par 158 (78-80) at Point O' Woods Golf & Country Club in Benton Harbor, Mich.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Participated in final tournament of fall season at CordeValle Collegiate ... led all Irish players at the event with a 34th-place tie at four-over par 220 (74-70-76); the second-round 70 tied his (then) personal best, while the 220 was his lowest mark as a member of the travel squad ... team did not score in event after two players disqualified in opening round (thus no rounds counted to team score) ... did not appear in any spring tournaments.

SUMMER 2005: Qualified for U.S. Amateur with fifth-place finish (140, -4) in sectional qualifier at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C. ... missed cut at U.S. Amateur after two-round score of 19-over par 159 (80-79) ... put together stirring performance at famed North and South Amateur in his hometown of Pinehurst, N.C., advancing to semifinals with four consecutive match play wins, including three over top-11 seeds ... needed a playoff to advance out of stroke play and was seeded 59th in the 64-man field, but charged through the match play tree, eliminating sixth-seeded Scott Anderson (formerly of Ohio State), 6 & 5 in the opening round, followed by 38th-seeded Andrew Lanahan of LSU (20 holes), No. 11 seed Dan Walters of Rollins (Fla.) (2 & 1) and third-seeded Dane Burkhart of South Carolina-Aiken (20 holes) ... finally was ousted by eventual champion Sean Moore of Wake Forest, 3 & 1 in the semifinals ... finished 17th in Florida State Amateur Championship at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... shot a nine-over par 297 (72-71-73-81) and was tied for seventh place (four shots out of second) at even-par for tournament before final-round struggle ... tied for 70th place in Southern Amateur at Dunes Golf & Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; carded an 18-over par 298 (70-73-78-77) ... tied for 65th place in the Rice Planters Amateur at Snee Farm Country Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C. (final round cancelled by rain) ... shot a seven-over par 223 (73-76-74).

AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Competed in five tournaments in his initial season with the Irish, four as an individual participant ... carded a 75.36 stroke average ... debuted at the John Dallio Memorial, tying teammate Adam Gifford for 17th place with a six-over par 222 (74-73-75) ... came back with a tie for seventh place at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, one of three Irish players in top 10, after he fired a career-low five-over par 215 (72-73-70); final-round 70 was his lowest mark of the season ... made most of first tournament with travel squad, tying for 19th place at spring opener at NOKIA Sugar Bowl Tulane Invitational; carded a 10-over par 226 (76-74-76) and came up with clutch birdie during first hole of sudden death team playoff to help give Notre Dame the win ... participated as individual at Irish Spring Invitational, sharing 56th place with a 28-over par 244 (77-83-84) ... saw action in dual match with 11th-ranked TCU, coming in 11th place at eight-over par 148 (74-74) while playing as an individual competitor.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner on golf team at Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Fla. ... family moved to Pinehurst, N.C., just prior to his enrollment at Notre Dame ... was four-time team MVP and all-conference selection ... served as team captain for three seasons, guiding squad to three consecutive undefeated campaigns ... won state championship as a senior ... was a four-time conference champion, as well as a regional titleist as a junior ... two-time area Player of the Year by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post ... rose to No. 1 ranking in the country for two months during junior year ... won AJGA Postseason Celebration tournament by nine shots prior to senior year ... member of National Honor Society ... full name is Edward Joseph Peckels ... son of Ed and Kelly Peckels ... born July 22, 1986 in Dallas, Texas ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major (3.511 cumulative GPA entering senior year) ... named to Dean's List twice ... three-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team selection ... earned certification from Notre Dame Student-Athlete Leadership Institute during 2006-07 academic year.