Josh Sandman Class: Junior Hometown: Greensboro, NC High School: Southeast Guilford Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Birthdate: 06/06/1987

COACH KUBINSKI SAYS... "Josh is as physically talented as any player in the country. He is growing both emotionally and in his decision making. If this maturation process continues at its current rate, I see Josh breaking through and winning during the upcoming season. He has enjoyed many, many top finishes and is improving in so many ways. I've seen several top players grow in leaps and bounds from their freshman year to their junior year. Josh is in that position. If he plays with poise and confidence and stays in the present, handling the emotions that all players must deal with, Josh will do great things. I'm looking forward to seeing how Josh will take the reins of our number one spot and anchoring our lineup. He has the talent to mix it up with the top players."

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Monogram winner ... all-BIG EAST ... participated in all 12 tournaments (34 rounds) as member of travel squad ... ranked second on team with 73.91 stroke average ... had team-best 33 of 34 rounds (97.1 percent) count to team score ... third on team with 10 rounds at par or better, including seven below par and four in the 60s ... tied teammate Cole Isban for 19th place in season-opening Gopher Invitational with 11-over par 227 (75-77-75) ... shared 11th place at inaugural Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic after carding 12-over par 222 (73-73-76) ... shot career-low three-under par 213 (76-70-67) in Prestige at PGA WEST en route to 10th-place tie; final-round 67 was (at the time) a new career-best ... earned piece of 25th place at CordeValle Collegiate with one-under par 215 (69-75-71) ... closed out fall season with tie for 14th place at Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational following five-over par 215 (66-77-72); opening-round 66 was a new career low, breaking previous mark set two events earlier ... tied for 69th place in spring opener at John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (80-76-81=237, +21) ... finished 34th in Triumph at Pauma Valley with 10-over par 223 (76-75-72) ... tied for 21st place at Border Olympics after shooting even-par 216 (71-73-72) ... ended up in 49th-place deadlock at Administaff Augusta State Invitational with five-over par 221 (72-77-72) ... tied for 24th place at weather-shortened Boilermaker Invitational with eight-over par 152 (79-73) ...shared 40th-place honors at rain-abbreviated Kepler Intercollegiate following 15-over par 157 (78-79) ... made strong final-round charge at BIG EAST Championship, moving up into 10th place and garnering first all-conference certificate with one-under par 215 (73-74-68) ... capped off his eighth Top 25 finish of season and his 11th in 17 career tournaments ... enters junior year with share of school's career stroke average (73.76), also held by Cole Isban.

SUMMER 2006: Earned first career berth in U.S. Amateur with third-place finish (66-71=137, -7) in qualifier at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C.; was five strokes shy of medalist honors ... finished eight shots off 36-hole cut at U.S. Amateur (Chaska, Minn.), firing 12-over par 155 (80-75).

AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Monogram winner ... got late start to rookie season while recovering from back injury ... made big splash once completely healthy, competing in last five tournaments of season (15 rounds), opening with three consecutive Top 25 finishes, and posting 73.40 stroke average (currently sixth-best single-season mark in school history, and best by an Irish freshman since 1954) ... also had 14 of 15 rounds count to team score and shot four rounds under par, including one in the 60s ... made collegiate debut at Administaff Augusta State Invitational and promptly carded three-over par 219 (74-71-74) to tie for 25th place ... turned in exceptional effort in second career event, tying teammate Cole Isban for second place at Boilermaker Invitational with four-over par 220 (77-74-69); final-round 69 was a season-best, while finish remains highest of his career ... played critical role in Notre Dame's third consecutive BIG EAST Championship, tying for 20th place at one-over par 217 (70-71-76) after matching program's 36-hole BIG EAST scoring record and sitting in fourth place entering final round; was hero in team's sudden death playoff win over Louisville, sticking his approach shot (from a downhill lie near a bunker) on the first extra hole within 10 feet, then rolling home the birdie putt to give the Irish the title ... tied for 49th place at The Maxwell at 10-over par 220 (72-74-74) ... was team's second-highest finisher at NCAA East Regional, sharing 59th place at nine-over par 225 (75-77-73).

SUMMER 2005: Qualified for match play in North and South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. ... was leading finisher among four Notre Dame golfers in stroke play, tying for 11th place in 36-hole qualifier at two-under par 141 (71-70) ... defeated Chris McCartin of Wake Forest, 2 & 1 in opening round of match play ... ousted Chattanooga's Gordon Strother in second round, 2-up ... lost in third round to '05 NCAA Division II medalist Dane Burkhart of South Carolina-Aiken, 3 & 2 (Burkhart was eliminated in the next round by another Irish golfer, Eddie Peckels).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C. ... became first golfer in school history to win North Carolina Class 3A state championship, doing so as a senior in 2005 despite missing most of campaign due to injury ... also finished as 3A state runner-up in 2003 ... team tied for 3A state title in 2005, but lost on scorecard playoff ... was two-time all-state and four-time all-conference selection (2003 all-state choice was first by Southeast Guilford HS golfer in 21 years) ... was runner-up for conference Player of the Year honors in 2004 ... posted personal-low rounds of 67 in each of his final two prep seasons ... was ranked as 32nd-best player in class of 2005, according to Dec. 2004 Golfweek/Titleist rankings ...posted 72.69 scoring average on junior golf circuit, with four top-three finishes in 2004 calendar year ... tied for second at 2004 Bobby Chapman Invitational and was third at both the '04 Golfweek Invitational and '04 Carolina Golf Association Junior Championships ... full name is Joshua Sandman ... third of four sons born to Michael and Dawn Sandman ... born June 6, 1987 in Greensboro, N.C. ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a management entrepreneurship major.