Pirates Take On Rutherford Inter. This Weekend

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action on Saturday for the first two of three rounds of action at the Rutherford Intercollegiate at Penn State University, April 15-16.

Tournament Details:
RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Penn State University
Location: University Park, Pa.
Course: Penn State Golf Courses (Blue Course)
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,202 yards
Dates: April 15-16, 2017

The Course:
Situated deep in the rolling terrain of central Pennsylvania, another world of exhilarating golf awaits you! A place where carefully designed courses harmonize with the natural beauty of the surroundings. A place that will drive you to partake the challenges of the game you love. The Penn State Golf Courses are ready to offer you the very best the game has to offer. Take a trip up our tree-lined drive and experience the finest in course facilities and personalized service. We also offer an award winning driving-range with the Golf Range Association of America since 2012, with four practice putting greens, a bunker area, and 32 artificial driving range stalls with ample targets on the range.

The relaxing atmosphere continues right off the greens and into the Walker Clubhouse. In this 6,000 sq. ft. facility you'll find a complete Golf Shop filled with the latest in quality golf equipment and merchandise. Let our golf professionals share with you their expertise and answer any of your questions. Next to the Golf Shop is The Nineteenth Hole Cafe. This snack area offers a variety of food and snacks for a quick bite or a relaxing meal. The Cafe's open dining area overlooks the courses and provides the perfect compliments to a round of golf.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Penn State, the field includes 11 other schools: Binghamton, Columbia, Eastern Michigan, Georgetown, Oakland, Ohio, Rutgers, Towson, Virginia Commonwealth, West Virginia and Xavier.

The Seton Hall Lineup:

Alex Chalk, Freshman
Chris Yeom, Sophomore
Lloyd Jefferson Go, Senior
Gen Nagai, Sophomore
Alex McAuley, Freshman

Individual – Linus Yip, Junior

Last Time Out:
Senior Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) shot a 1-under-par, 70, in Sunday's final round to win the individual title and lift the Pirates to the team championship at the Princeton Invitational last weekend.

Four Pirates shot under par in the final round as they turned a four-stroke deficit following two rounds into a five-stroke victory. As a team, The Hall fired an 8-under-par, 276, on Sunday, the best single round of any team throughout the tournament. It also broke the Pirates' par-71 single-round record set on Sept. 13, 2008, a 279 in the second round of the Rutgers Invitational. For the three-round event, Seton Hall shot a 1-over-par, 296-281-276-853, to best Harvard by five strokes. The Pirates' lone BIG EAST competition, Georgetown, finished a distant 22 strokes behind.

Go finished his final round with 11 straight pars to claim the individual title with a 9-under-par, 69-65-70-204, five strokes ahead of Harvard's Aurian Capart.

Last Time at Rutherford:
Last spring, Go finished in eighth place with an even-par, 69-68-76-213, to lead the Pirates to a seventh place tie at the 2016 Rutherford Intercollegiate.

Collectively, the Pirates tied for seventh with a fellow BIG EAST competitor, Georgetown. Seton Hall shot a 33-over-par, 289-289-307-885. Penn State won the team title at 9-under par. Another BIG EAST team, Xavier, finished in third place at 9-over-par.

Seton Hall's best performance at the Rutherford Intercollegiate came in 2014 when it finished at 20-over-par and claimed second place.

Tee Times:
Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Eastern Michigan and Virginia Commonwealth in Saturday's first round. Alex McCauley will get the Pirates started with a tee time of 8:15 a.m. from the first tee. The rest of the team will follow with nine minutes separating the groups.

Results:
Complete results of each day's events will be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.