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2/13/2017 6:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

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DADE CITY, FLA. – The Seton Hall men's golf team edged Miami (Ohio) in a tie-breaker in the semifinal round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event at Lake Jovita Country Club on Monday and will now play for the championship on Tuesday.

Each team won three matches, but the Pirates won the tie-breaker by virtue of having the largest margin of victory in their three wins. The Hall will now face No. 2 seed Notre Dame for the title of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish defeated Ball State in the semifinals, 4-to-2.

For a second straight match, the Pirates received strong play from Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines), Kevin O'Brien (Wexford, Pa.) and Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland), all of which defeated their Miami opponents by at least three holes.

Go never trailed Miami's Patrick Flavin, winning the first hole and cruising to a 4 & 3 victory. Leading by two holes, Go lost No. 11, but bounced back to win holes 14 and 15 to clinch the win. Go is now 4-0 all-time at this event.

O'Brien also won his first hole and never trailed. Leading by two holes, he won three straight to complete his round and down Miami's J.D. Fletcher, 5 & 3.

All square through seven holes, Chalk made his move by winning holes 11 and 12. After giving a hole back on No. 13, he won three straight to take a commanding four-hole lead. Chalk went on to defeat Miami's Callahan Elzey, 3 & 2.

Sophomores Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) and Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) both played the full 18 holes against their Miami opponents, but ended up on the short side of the score. Nagai fell to Brian Ohr, 1UP, while Yeom dropped his match to Greg Conrad, 2UP.

Junior Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia) fell to Miami's Cam Solomon, 3 & 2.

Tournament Details:
EARL YESTINGSMEIER MATCH PLAY
Host: Ball State University
Location: Dade City, Florida
Course: Lake Jovita Country Club (South Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,153 yards
Dates: February 13-14, 2017

Quarterfinal Results:
SETON HALL DEFEATS TOLEDO, 5-1

Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Stephen Watts (Toledo) – 5&4
Gen Nagai (Hall) defeated Thomas Thurloway (Toledo) – 1UP
Chris Yeom (Hall) defeated Colin Joseph (Toledo) – 1UP
Alex Chalk (Hall) defeated Spencer Shoemaker (Toledo) – 3&2
Joe Bryce (Toledo) defeated Linus Yip (Hall) – 1UP
Kevin O'Brien (Hall) defeated Grant Godfey (Toledo) – 4&2

Semifinal Results:
SETON HALL DEFEATS MIAMI (OHIO), 3-3 (tie-breaker, 12-6)

Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Patrick Flavin (Miami) – 4&3
Brian Ohr (Miami) defeated Gen Nagai (Hall) – 1UP
Greg Conrad (Miami) defeated Chris Yeom (Hall) – 2UP
Alex Chalk (Hall) defeated Callahan Elzey (Miami) – 3&2
Cam Solomon (Miami) defeated Linus Yip (Hall) – 3&2
Kevin O'Brien (Hall) defeated J.D. Fletcher (Miami) – 5&3

The Course:
The Lake Jovita 220-acre South course, was designed by US Open Champion Tom Lehman and golf course architect Kurt Sandness. The strategy behind this course was simple: to take full advantage of the uniquely hilly terrain and create a golf course that is professional tour quality in every sense.

In fact, the Par 5-11th hole features a 94-foot drop from tee to green – the largest natural elevation change of any course in the state of Florida. The generous fairways, velvet like greens, and immaculate course conditions provide players of all skill levels with an enjoyable and challenging day of golf.

The Format:
The two-day event will consist of 54 holes of match play competition. Teams are seeded 1 through 8 based upon Golfstat rankings and then placed into a bracket. All teams are guaranteed three matches with losing teams from the first and second rounds continuing to compete in a consolation bracket. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Lineup order for each team is based upon individual player GolfWeek rankings, with the top-rated player in the No. 1 position and so on.

The Field:
Top-seeded Eastern Michigan will face #8 Miami (Ohio) in round one, while #4 Seton Hall will take on #5 Toledo. The winners will face each other in round two, also on Monday. On the other side of the bracket #2 Notre Dame will face #7 DePaul, while #3 Ball State plays #6 Ohio University.

Results:
Live scoring of the event is available through Golfstat by CLICKING HERE. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.