The Hall Heads to the Princeton Invitational

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action on Friday for the first of two rounds of action at the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club, April 6-7.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,415 yards
Dates: April 6-7, 2018

The Course:
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field includes 11 other schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, Loyola (Md.), Penn, Rider, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Yale.

The Seton Hall Lineup:

Chris Yeom, Junior
Gregor Tait, Freshman
Linus Yip, Senior
Alex Chalk, Sophomore
Andres Acevedo, Freshman

Last Time Out:
Four Pirates shot 3-over-par or better, led by Chalk, as the Pirates improved again to finish fourth at the 2018 Kingsmill Intercollegiate.

Chalk was the top Pirate competitor on Tuesday, using three birdies to fuel his even-par, 70. The Pirate sophomore improved steadily all three rounds and finished the tournament at 9-over-par with a 77-72-70-219. He tied for 19^th among 127 individual golfers.

As a team, the Pirates again improved their team score. The Hall shaved four strokes off its second round total to finish with a 6-over-par, 286. After being in 10^th place after round one, and sixth place after round two, the Pirates finished the three-day tournament in fourth place among 24 teams with a 35-over-par, 299-290-286-875. Seton Hall finished 13 strokes behind the team champion, Southern Illinois. Its lone BIG EAST competition, Xavier, finished in 17^th place at 64-over-par.

Seton Hall's top individual golfer for the tournament was Tait. The freshman finished Tuesday's round with a 2-over-par, 72. He registered his third career top-10 finish, tying for seventh place with a three-round 5-over-par, 70-73-72-215. Tait finished seven strokes behind the individual champion, Southern Illinois' Peyton Wilhoit.

Last Time at Princeton:
Lloyd Jefferson Go shot a 1-under-par, 70, in Sunday's final round to win the individual title and lift the Pirates to the team championship at the 2017 Princeton Invitational.

Four Pirates shot under par in the final round as they turned a four-stroke deficit following two rounds into a five-stroke victory. As a team, The Hall fired an 8-under-par, 276, on Sunday, the best single round of any team throughout the tournament. It also broke the Pirates' par-71 single-round record set on Sept. 13, 2008, a 279 in the second round of the Rutgers Invitational.

For the three-round event, Seton Hall shot a 1-over-par, 296-281-276-853, to best Harvard by five strokes. The Pirates' lone BIG EAST competition, Georgetown, finished a distant 22 strokes behind.

Tee Times:
The tournament will begin with one round on Friday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. There will be one round on Saturday as well, with tee times scheduled for both days. The tee times are currently TBD.

Results:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Golfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.