Seton Hall University
First Round
MGolf in 16th at Ultra-Competitive RedHawk Invite
4/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 8, 2014
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. - The Seton Hall men's golf team is currently in 16th place following two rounds at the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay Country Club.
Collectively, the Pirates are 41-over-par with a 294-307-601 through two rounds at the ultra-competitive event. Seton Hall trails the team leader, UCLA, by 45 strokes entering Tuesday's final round. The Pirates' lone BIG EAST competition, St. John's, is currently in 12th place, 19 strokes ahead of Seton Hall.
Seton Hall entered the power-house tournament as the lowest rated team in the Golfstat rankings, but currently ranks 16th of the 18 teams in attendance. UCLA and Washington currently rank amongst the GolfstatTop-20.
Sophomore Cory Wilson (Newton, N.J.) has led the Seton Hall charge and is currently tied for 40th place with a 6-over-par, 70-76-146, following two rounds. Wilson trails the individual leader, San Diego's Grant Forrest by 18 strokes. Forrest is remarkably 12 strokes under par entering Tuesday's final round.
Freshman Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) is only two strokes behind Wilson for the team lead. He is 8-over-par with a 72-76-148.
JT Harper (Pebble Beach, Calif.) is currently 12-over-par with a 75-77-152. Senior Gary Dunne (Wicklow, Ireland) is 15-over-par with a 77-78-155, while Derrick Kim (New City, N.Y.) is 20-over-par with an 82-78-160.
The tournament, hosted by Seattle University, features 18 teams. The course will play to a par-70, measuring 7,047 yards on the first day, and a par-71, measuring 7,348 yards on the second day. The teams will play 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
Chambers Bay, home of the 2015 United States Open Championship, is a unique tribute to the historic links of Scotland and Ireland. With Puget Sound providing a serene backdrop to Chambers Bay, this breathtaking layout winds through a stunning coastal setting, among windswept dunes and native fescue grasses. The snow-capped Olympic Mountains rim the western shore and eagles keep silent watch overhead. In every sense, Robert Trent Jones II has created an awe-inspiring design that is as spectacular as the beauty surrounding it.
Results will be available at SHUpirates.com following each round's completion.
