Golf Leads Big 5 Invitational After Round One
10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BIG 5 - ROUND ONE RESULTS
FLOURTOWN, PA. The Seton Hall golf team is currently leading the field of 15 teams after day one of the Big 5 Invitational hosted by Temple University. The Pirates shot a 6-over-par, 290, in the first round and are currently two strokes ahead of second place Villanova. TEAM LEADERBOARD Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total Score Current Place SETON HALL 290 290 +6 First Villanova 292 292 +8 Second Temple 295 295 +11 Third Florida Gulf Coast 298 298 +14 Fourth Lehigh 299 299 +15 Fifth Junior David Sampson (Warren, R.I.) and Sophomore Colin Van Es (Granger, Ind.) led the Pirates and are currently tied for second place among all individual competitors after firing a 1-under-par, 70. Temple’s Kevin Busteed leads the field after round one having shot a 2-under-par, 69. Junior Ryan Castanet (McDonald, Pa.) shot a 3-over-par, 74, and is tied for 14th place individually. Freshman Troy Spencer (High Point, N.C.) fired a 5-over-par, 76, which ties him for 29th place individually. Sophomore Borja Faixat Llanas (Barcelona, Spain) made his first appearance as a Pirate and shot a 10-over-par, 81. Seton Hall is looking for their third win in five tournaments this fall. The Pirates are coming off a victory in the Scotty Duncan Memorial last weekend. Their 290 shot in the first round of the Big 5 Invitational marks the third time they’ve shot a 290 or lower in a first round this season. Seton Hall won the respective tournaments both prior times. Last season, Seton Hall tied for second at the Big 5 Invitational. 2008 Big 5 Invitational Tournament SETON HALL SCORE CARD Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total Score Current Place David Sampson 70 70 -1 T-2nd Colin Van Es 70 70 -1 T-2nd Ryan Castanet 74 74 +3 T-14th Troy Spencer 76 76 +5 T-29th Borja Faixat Llanas 81 81 +10 T-59th TEAM 290 290 +6 First
