Men's Golf Finishes Seventh at the 2012 BIG EAST Championship; Dunne Ties for Seventh

ORLANDO, FLA. - Sophomore Gary Dunne (Wicklow, Ireland) fired a 3-under-par, 69, in round three to pace the Seton Hall men's golf team to a seventh place finish a the 2012 BIG EAST Championship at Reunion Resort.

Collectively, the Pirates saved their finest round for last, firing a 4-over-par, 292, in round three on Tuesday.  Their 292 is tied for the fourth-lowest round on Tuesday and gives Seton Hall a 23-over-par, 295-300-292 for the tournament.  The Pirates finished 35 strokes behind Notre Dame, the team champion, who won the event by 16 strokes at 12-under par. 

Hosted by USF, the 33rd annual championship was held on the Resort's Watson Course.  Highlighted by fast, firm and wide rolling fairways, a variety of strategically placed bunkers and large greens, the 7,257 yard, par 72 Watson Course, a Signature Design by Tom Watson, is as much about strategy as it is about length.  

2012 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL TEAM LEADER BOARD

Name	1^stRound	2^ndRound	3^rdRound	Total	Score	Current Place
Notre Dame	284	286	282	852	-12	First
Louisville	285	292	291	868	+4	Second
Villanova	293	292	285	870	+6	Third
St. John's	294	290	292	876	+12	Fourth
Georgetown	294	297	292	883	+19	Fifth
Connecticut	295	296	294	885	+21	Sixth
*SETON HALL*	*295*	*300*	*292*	*887*	*+23*	*Seventh*
Marquette	299	301	298	898	+34	Eighth
USF	297	308	297	902	+38	Ninth
DePaul	303	302	301	906	+42	10^thb
Rutgers	312	306	304	922	+58	11^th
Cincinnati	313	305	309	927	+63	12^th

Dunne was the top performer of the three day event for Seton Hall.  The Irishman finished tied for seventh among 60 individual golfers with a 1-under-par, 72-74-69-215.

Junior Brandon Park (Weston, Fla.) shot a three-over-par, 75, in round three and finishes his third BIG EAST Championship at 5-over-par with a 70-76-75-221 to tie for 17^th place overall.

Senior Troy Spencer (High Point, N.C.), playing in his final collegiate round, fired a 2-over-par, 74, in round three to finish his fourth and final BIG EAST Championship at tied for 28^th place at 8-over-par with a 77-73-74-224.

Senior John Dawson Neufeld (Calgary, Canada) also fired a 2-over-par, 74, in round three and completed the three-round event with a 12-over-par, 76-78-74-228.

Freshman Derrick Kim (New City, N.Y.) finished his first-ever BIG EAST Championship at 26-over-par with an 84-77-81-242.

2012 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
SETON HALL SCORE CARD

Name	1^stRound	2^ndRound	3^rdRound	Total	Score	Current Place
Gary Dunne	72	74	69	215	-1	T-Seventh
Brandon Park	70	76	75	221	+5	T-17^th
Troy Spencer	77	73	74	224	+8	T-26^th
John Dawson Neufeld	76	78	74	228	+12	T-38^th
Derrick Kim	84	77	81	242	+26	57^th