Yeom Ties for Runner-Up; Pirates Fourth at BIG EAST

Tuesday, May 1

Callawassie Island, S.C.

All Day

Seton Hall University

Third Round

Photo by: Stephen B. Morton for the BIG EA

Yeom Ties for Runner-Up; Pirates Fourth at BIG EAST

5/1/2018 5:21:00 PM | Men's Golf

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CALLAWASSIE ISLAND, S.C. – For a second straight round, junior Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) fired a team-best 1-under-par, 71, and finished the 2018 BIG EAST Championship tied as the tournament runner-up. As a team, the Pirates finished fourth, despite shooting its best round on Tuesday.

Yeom capped a remarkable junior year in impressive fashion on Tuesday, using four birdies to fuel his final BIG EAST round. He had only one blemish, a bogey on hole No. 13, over his last 14 holes of the round. Yeom tied for second place with Marquette's Matt Murlick, among 65 individual golfers, and finished with an even-par, 74-71-71-216, for the tournament. His top-5 finish also makes him a part of the All-Tournament Team.

Marquette's Hunter Eichhorn won the individual title at 2-under-par.

Yeom's fantastic year can't be overstated. This week's performance is his eighth top-10 finish in 11 tournaments in 2017-18. This spring alone, 10 of his 17 rounds were under-par, giving him a total of 14 sub-par rounds for the entire year. Perhaps most impressive, Yeom's 71.66 stroke average for the year, edges Lloyd Jefferson Go's program record for a junior by just .01.

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As a team, Seton Hall put forth a strong effort in Tuesday's final round, but their deficit was too much to overcome. The Pirates posted the third-best final round score, a 6-over-par, 294, their best round of the tournament. The Hall finished fourth at 38-over-par with a 310-298-294-902. Georgetown won the team title at 20-over-par, just three strokes ahead of 2017 champion Marquette. DePaul finished third only two strokes ahead of the Pirates.

This was the fifth straight year that the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship was held at Callawassie Island Golf Club. Seton Hall's 902 this year was better than the 911 in 2014 and 910 in 2015, but only slightly worse than the 901 in 2016 and the even 900 shot last spring.

Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) also put forth a strong final effort on Tuesday. The junior shot an even-par, 72, fueled by an eagle on the par-5 third hole. Nagai nearly had a double-eagle as his app-roach shot on the third hole stopped rolling just inches from the pin. He finished tied for 12^th for the tournament with a 10-over-par, 74-80-72-226. Nagai's eagle was one of only two scored during the entire tournament.

After a pair of uncharacteristically high rounds, Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) enters the offseason on a good note. The freshman had three birdies on the day in route to a 1-over-par, 73. For the tournament, he placed 25^th with a 17-over-par, 81-79-73-233.

Finishing the tournament only one stroke behind Tait is sophomore Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland). Chalk didn't record a score higher than a bogey on any hole in round three, but saw his share of bogeys during the day. However, Chalk parred four of the last five holes to finish with a 6-over-par, 78. For the three day event, he was 18-over-par with an 83-73-78-234.

Another Pirate that finished strong in round three was senior Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia). Playing in his final collegiate round, he struggled on the front nine, but finished his round with seven straight pars to record a 9-over-par, 81. For the three rounds, he was 21-over-par with an 81-75-81-237.

All five Pirates finished in the top half of the field.

Tournament Details:
2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Okatie, S.C.
Course: Callawassie Island Golf Club (Dogwood & Magnolia Courses)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,993 yards
Dates: April 29 – May 1, 2018

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Championship Format:
Nine team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams competed in groups of three. The event was conducted over four days with each team's five members playing a practice round of 18 holes on day one, one 18-hole round on days two, three and four.

The Course:
The club features three nine-hole courses. The competition will play the first nine holes on the Dogwood Course and the second nine on the Magnolia Course. Designing Callawassie Island's award-winning championship 27-hole course, Tom Fazio took advantage of the island's natural beauty to create a juxtaposition of visual drama and superb playability. Magnificent live oaks and magnolias, as well as freshwater ponds and the surrounding saltwater marsh, come into play on most holes. Inspiring vistas and abundant wildlife make nature part of the golf experience.

The Field:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field was limited to only the nine men's golf teams of the conference. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Marquette, Seton Hall, Georgetown, Butler, DePaul, Xavier, Villanova and Creighton.

Up Next:
The BIG EAST Championship concludes the 2017-18 competition year for the Seton Hall. The Pirates will return to the course this fall.

2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Georgetown	289	304	291	884	+20
2	Marquette	290	306	291	887	+23
3	DePaul	309	293	298	900	+36
4	SETON HALL	310	298	294	902	+38
5	Butler	312	300	301	913	+49
6	Xavier	313	312	300	925	+61
7	Villanova	309	309	312	930	+66
8	St. John's	314	306	312	932	+68
9	Creighton	321	320	304	945	+81

2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Chris Yeom	74	71	71	216	E
T12	Gen Nagai	74	80	72	226	+10
25	Gregor Tait	81	79	73	233	+17
T26	Alex Chalk	83	73	78	234	+18
30	Linus Yip	81	75	81	237	+21