Yeom, Nagai Lead Pirates After Two at Little Rock

Monday, October 23

Little Rock, Ark.

All Day

Seton Hall University

First & Second Rounds

10/23/2017 9:23:00 PM | Men's Golf

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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Junior Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) is currently 1-under-par through two rounds of the 2017 Little Rock Invitational and has led the Seton Hall men's golf team to a ninth place team standing entering Tuesday's final round.

Yeom continued his brilliant fall season with two more sparkling rounds on Monday. He started out with a 1-over-par, 73, and followed it up with a 1-under-par, 71. In his second round, he shot par or better over in each of his final eight holes. For the tournament, Yeom is tied for 11^th place among 66 individual golfers with an even-par, 73-71-144. Little Rock's Aaron Ramos leads the individual field at 6-under-par.

Collectively, the Pirates were significantly better in the afternoon. The Hall shot a 16-over-par, 304, in the first round, but shaved 11 strokes off in round two to settle with a 5-over-par, 293. For two rounds, the Pirates are 21-over-par with a 304-293-597, and trail the team leader, Little Rock by 16 strokes. However, as high as a third place finish is within only nine strokes.

The top Pirate performer for the second round was junior Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines). Nagai improved 11 strokes from round one to round two, and finished with a 4-under-par, 68, in the afternoon. He had seven birdies in the round, and could have shot as low as a 66 if not for a double-bogey on the par-4, third hole. Through two rounds, Nagai is tied for 18^th place with a 3-over-par, 79-68-147.

Senior Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia) had a sparkling first round, shooting an even-par, 72, but struggled in the afternoon, finishing with an 80. Through two rounds, he is 8-over-par with a 72-80-152.

Sophomore Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland) was another Pirate competitor to make a big jump in today's second round. Chalk improved six strokes to finish with a 2-over-par, 74. He had five birdies on the round. For the event, he's 10-over-par with an 80-74-154.

Freshman Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) shot an 11-over-par, 83, in the first round, but was disqualified in the second round.

Two Pirates are currently competing as individuals. Freshman Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) is 9-over-par with a 75-78-153, while sophomore Alex McAuley (Douglas, Isle of Man) is 12-over-par with a 78-78-156.

Tournament Details:
LITTLE ROCK INVITATIONAL
Host: University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Location: Little Rock, Ark.
Course: Chenal Country Club (Bear Den Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,326 yards
Dates: October 23-24, 2017, Three Rounds

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The Course:
Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the Bear Den Mountain Course is imaginatively conceived, dramatically beautiful and extraordinarily challenging. Mr. Jones, creator of more than 125 of the world's best courses, including Monterey and Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, CA, preserved the integrity of the rolling, wooded terrain of western Little Rock while developing two majestic courses.

With its tight, tree-lined fairways, crystal clear creeks and protected wildlife areas, the 7,326-yard Bear Den Course incorporates the natural features of the site, distinguishing it from the more open qualities of the original Founders Course.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and Little Rock, the small field includes nine other schools: Arkansas State, Bradley, Central Arkansas, Dayton, Houston Baptist, Illinois State, Oklahoma, Stephen F. Austin and UT-Arlington.

Tee Times:
The field will play two continuous rounds (36 holes) beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Monday. On Tuesday, a single final round will be played with again a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

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

2017 LITTLE ROCK INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Little Rock	282	299		581	+5
2	Illinois State	300	282		582	+6
T3	UT-Arlington	296	293		589	+13
T3	Arkansas State	296	293		589	+13
5	Dayton	294	297		591	+15
6	Stephen F. Austin	300	292		592	+16
T7	Bradley	296	298		594	+18
T7	Houston Baptist	299	295		594	+18
9	SETON HALL	304	293		597	+21
10	Central Arkansas	303	301		604	+28

2017 LITTLE ROCK INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T11	Chris Yeom	73	71		144	E
T18	Gen Nagai	79	68		147	+3
T40	Linus Yip	72	80		152	+8
T46	Alex Chalk	80	74		154	+10
66	Gregor Tait	83	DQ		DQ	DQ
T44	Andres Acevedo (Ind.)	75	78		153	+9
T53	Alex McAuley (Ind.)	78	78		156	+12