by Dorothée Durivage ’28 on January 29, 2026
Sports
This edition’s Providence College’s athlete of the week is Callan Fahey ’29, a member of the men’s golf team. The freshman from Wheaton, IL wrapped up his first fall season in October as the Friars’ golf team made its return for the first time since 2002. Although he was born in Massachusetts, Fahey attended Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in Illinois where he was awarded DuKane All-Conference all four years. During his high school career, his team was the conference champion in 2023 and 2024, when they finished fourth in the Illinois state competition. Individually, Fahey set records for most conference points earned and scoring average in a season and was named DuKane Conference Player of the Year his senior year. In 2025, he advanced to the U.S. Open final qualifying stage and qualified for the Junior Worlds Championship at Torrey Pines. In his personal life, Fahey is a fan of everything about New England sports. He has previously stated that he is deaf in both ears and has worn cochlear implants his entire life. Having lived with his disability, he has learned advocacy and communication skills that have been useful in furthering his career in both golf and business.
Since Fahey’s debut on the PC men’s golf team, he has appeared in all five events the Friars attended this fall season. His best finish was at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic where he played three rounds and finished No. 10 with a score of 221, five over par. This was the team’s best individual finish of the event and one of three top 25 finishes for Fahey. He shot a career-best four over par at the Bash In The Boro at Georgia Southern Golf Course where the team finished No. 5, their best for the fall season. Fahey’s scoring average this fall was 73.5 which was the best on the team, showing his skill and value. For their first season back in over 20 years, the Friars placed No. 10 or better in the five events they participated in and are to play in six more events as the spring season unfolds. The team’s return will take place next month, on Feb. 22, as the Friars travel to Puerto Rico for the Dorado Beach Collegiate hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro.