TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's golf team returns to action following two weeks of practice when it travels to Notre Dame, Ind. to compete in the Fighting Irish Classic. The Rockets will be competing in the tournament for a third straight year and playing on the par-71, 7,020-yard Warren Golf Course on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 7-8. An 8:30 a.m. shotgun start will be utilized on Monday with 8:00 a.m. tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 set for Tuesday.

"The guys are looking forward to another chance to compete and build on what they've worked on so far this year," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "We're playing a good golf course that many of them have experience on, and Coach Handrigan and his staff put on a first-class event in a terrific collegiate atmosphere. We're thankful to have a chance to compete fairly close to home, as well."

Sophomore David Amm is leading the Rockets with a 73.3 stroke average and is followed by senior Nate Thomson (74.5) and senior Grant Godfrey (75.8). Also competing for Toledo at Notre Dame will be senior Rasmus Broholt Lind and freshman Jack Doody.

THE FIELD
The Rockets will be a part of a strong 14-team field featuring seven teams ranked in the top 70 of Golfweek's computer rankings. Joining Toledo in the field will be Arizona State (3), North Carolina (10), host Notre Dame (17), Georgia Southern (41), Kent State (49), Michigan State (57) and Rutgers (64) as well as Boston College, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Rutgers and UMKC.

LIVE SCORING
• Live scoring for the Fighting Irish Classic can be found at golfstat.com.

LAST YEAR'S FIGHTING IRISH CLASSIC
Senior Grant Godfrey topped Toledo in last year's Fighting Irish Classic by tying for 26^th place at two-under par 211 (69-71-71). Illinois captured the tournament title with a remarkable 44-under par 808, 10 strokes in front of Georgia Southern. The Eagles' Steven Fisk earned medalist honors at 15-under par 198 (64-69-65).
 
ON THE HORIZON
Following the Fighting Irish Classic, Toledo will be off for two weeks before heading south to Kennesaw, Ga. for Kennesaw State's Pinetree Intercollegiate on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 21-22.