Chris Walker Class: Freshman Hometown: The Woodlands, TX High School: The Woodlands Height / Weight: 6-1 / 140 Birthdate: 12/13/1989

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas ... member of TWHS Class 5A state championship squad in 2007 and 5A state runner-up team in 2008 ... peaked at 63rd in Golfweek/Titleist rankings ... rose to 59th in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)/Polo rankings ... regular competitor on Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) since age 12 ... 2006 FCWT Central Region Player of the Year ... five-time FCWT All-American ... played in 35 FCWT events during his junior golf career, amassing 78.12 stroke average and making the cut in all but one tournament ... won five FCWT age-division titles and finished in the Top 10 on 24 occasions ... also played in 17 events on AJGA Tour, amassing 76.23 stroke average with one win and four top-10 finishes ... earned fully-exempt status on AJGA Tour in 2006 ... played for victorious USA squad in 2006 and 2007 USA-Canada Junior Team matches; one of 2007 USA teammates was fellow incoming Irish freshman Max Scodro ... only junior golfer to advance out of pre-qualifying tournament for 2008 PGA Tour Shell Houston Open (shot one-under par 71) ... hails from same high school that produced former Irish football player Travis Leitko (2003-06) and women's golfer Stacy Brown (2004-07) ... full name is Christopher Cameron Walker ... younger of two children born to Terry and Sherri Walker ... mother, Sherri, and brother, Joe, both graduated from Notre Dame ... father, Terry, played tennis at Wichita State University ... born December 13, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. ... will enroll in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program ... interested in pursuing a degree in business.