The Hall Plays the Rutherford Intercollegiate

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action this weekend for three rounds at the 2018 Rutherford Intercollegiate at Penn State University, April 14-15.

Tournament Details:
RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Penn State University
Location: State College, Pa.
Course: Penn State Golf Club (Blue Course)
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,202 yards
Dates: April 14-15, 2018

The Course:
Situated deep in the rolling terrain of central Pennsylvania, another world of exhilarating golf awaits you! A place where carefully designed courses harmonize with the natural beauty of the surroundings. A place that will drive you to partake the challenges of the game you love. The Penn State Golf Courses are ready to offer you the very best the game has to offer. Take a trip up our tree-lined drive and experience the finest in course facilities and personalized service. We also offer an award winning driving-range with the Golf Range Association of America since 2012, with four practice putting greens, a bunker area, and 32 artificial driving range stalls with ample targets on the range.

The relaxing atmosphere continues right off the greens and into the Walker Clubhouse. In this 6,000 sq. ft. facility you'll find a complete Golf Shop filled with the latest in quality golf equipment and merchandise. Let our golf professionals share with you their expertise and answer any of your questions. Next to the Golf Shop is The Nineteenth Hole Cafe. This snack area offers a variety of food and snacks for a quick bite or a relaxing meal. The Cafe's open dining area overlooks the courses and provides the perfect compliments to a round of golf.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Penn State, the field includes 10 other schools: Binghamton, Cleveland State, Columbia, Eastern Michigan, Dayton, Georgetown, Loyola, Oakland, Rutgers and West Virginia.

The Seton Hall Lineup:

Chris Yeom, Junior
Gregor Tait, Freshman
Gen Nagai, Junior
Alex Chalk, Sophomore
Andres Acevedo, Freshman

Individual – Linus Yip, Senior

Last Time Out:
Freshman Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) had the top round for the Pirates on Saturday as the Pirates finished in a tie for eighth place at the rain-shortened Princeton Invitational.

As a team, the Pirates had their share of difficulty in today's final round. A day after shooting an impressive even-par, 284, The Hall fired a 20-over-par, 304. They tied Saint Joseph's for eighth place with a 20-over-par, 284-304-588. Yale won the team title 2-over-par.

The top Pirate competitor for the weekend was once again Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.). The junior also had a very up-and-down round two. Yeom bogeyed seven of his first eight holes and was 7-over-par on the front nine. However, he bounced back in a big way on the back nine, recording six pars and three birdies in route to a 3-under-par. Yeom narrowly missed his 11^th career top-10, finishing in a tie for 11^th place. He had a 1-over-par, 68-75-143.

Last Time at Rutherford:
Lloyd Jefferson Go tied the Penn State course record with a 7-under-par, 64, in the final round of the Rutherford Intercollegiate to lift the Pirates to a fourth place team finish last spring.

For the three-round event, Go finished at even-par with a 74-75-64-213, four strokes behind the individual champion, Ohio's Peyton White.

As a team, the Pirates shot the best third round score in the field, an even-par, 284. Seton Hall tied for fourth with Eastern Michigan with a 27-over-par, 304-291-284-879, despite entering the day in 10th place. Penn State and Georgetown were named co-champions at 16-over-par.

Tee Times:
Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Georgetown and Dayton in Saturday's first round. Andres Acevedo will get the Pirates started with a tee time of 9:00 a.m. from the first tee. The rest of the team will follow with nine minutes separating the groups.

Results:
Complete results of each day's events will be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.