Chalk, Yeom Leading Hall After Round 1 at Villanova

Friday, September 28

Malvern, Pa. / White Manor Country Club

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Seton Hall University

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Chalk, Yeom Leading Hall After Round 1 at Villanova

9/28/2018 11:21:00 PM | Men's Golf

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MALVERN, PA. – Senior Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) and junior Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland) each shot a 2-over-par, 73, to lead the Seton Hall men's golf team to a fifth place standing after round one of the Villanova Invitational on Friday.

Yeom started the day with back-to-back bogeys, but ended the round with 16 straight pars. Chalk had three birdies. Both golfers are tied for 13^th place overall.

Collectively, the Pirates are 12-over-par after a first round, 296. Appalachian State leads the field at 1-over-par. Three other BIG EAST schools are also in the field. Georgetown is currently third, six strokes ahead of The Hall, while St. John's is fourth, four strokes better than the Pirates. Host Villanova is currently 21-over-par.

Senior Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) had a tough start to his round, but finished the day by shooting 2-under-par over the final 13 holes. He is currently 3-over-par after a first round, 74.

Sophomore Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) and freshman Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) each shot a 5-over-par, 76, in round one.

Sophomore Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas), competing as an individual, had the best round of the day for the Pirates, a 1-over-par, 72. Acevedo is currently tied for eighth place among all individual golfers.

Tournament Details:
2018 VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL
Host: Villanova University
Location: Malvern, Pa.
Course: White Manor Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,008 yards
Dates: September 28-30, 2018

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The Course:
Redesigned and completely renovated in 2003, highly rated course architects from Bobby Weed Design of Pointe Vedra Beach, FL created a jewel. The course re-opened to rave reviews and accolades in August 2003, winning an award as U.S. Course Renovation of the Year (Golf, Inc.).

Golf Digest named White Manor's golf course as one Pennsylvania's Top 25 Golf Courses in 2015. Our course was also recognized as the #3 "Modern Design" golf course and the #14 overall in the state, by Golf Week Magazine in 2013.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Villanova, the small field includes: Appalachian State, VCU and Delaware. BIG EAST opponents Georgetown and St. John's are also competing in the tournament.

Tee Times:
The field will play one round each day, Friday through Sunday. Tee times begin on Friday at 11:00 a.m. in round one.

Results:
Live scoring will be available during the tournament via BirdieFire. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

2018 VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Appalachian State	285			285	+1
2	Delaware	289			289	+5
3	Georgetown	290			290	+6
4	St. John's	292			292	+8
5	SETON HALL	296			296	+12
6	VCU	299			299	+15
7	Villanova	305			305	+21

2018 VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T13	Chris Yeom	73			73	+2
T13	Alex Chalk	73			73	+2
T18	Gen Nagai	74			74	+3
T25	Deven Ramachandran	76			76	+5
T25	Gregor Tait	76			76	+5
T8	Andres Acevedo (Ind.)	72			72	+1