Xie Fueling Pirates Through Two Rounds at Georgetown

Monday, October 14

Beallsville, Md. / Members Club at Four Streams

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Seton Hall University

First & Second Rounds

Xie Fueling Pirates Through Two Rounds at Georgetown

10/14/2019 6:26:00 PM | Men's Golf

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BEALLSVILLE, MD. – Freshman Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) fired a pair of sub-par rounds and has lifted the Seton Hall men's golf team to an eighth place standing after two rounds of the 2019 Georgetown Intercollegiate on Monday.

Xie golfed well all day, using six birdies to fuel a 2-under-par, 69, in round one, and 15 pars in round two in route to a 1-under-par, 70. The lone blemish of his second round was his final hole, a bogey on the par-4, No. 11 hole. Through two rounds, Xie is tied for second place among 72 individual golfers with a 3-under-par, 69-70-139. He trails the individual leader, Washington's Henry Lee, by four strokes entering Tuesday's final round.

Collectively, the Pirates shot a 7-over-par, 291, in the morning, but needed four additional strokes in the afternoon. The enter Tuesday's final round at 18-over-par with a 291-295-586 trailing the team leaders, Washington, by 23 strokes. Among the four other BIG EAST schools in the field, only Butler is currently ahead of The Hall in the standings. The Bulldogs are tied for fourth, six strokes in front of the Pirates.

Georgetown is 10^th at 28-over-par, DePaul is ninth at 31-over-par and Creighton is 12^th at 38-over-par.

Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) was brilliant in the first round, shooting a 2-under-par, 69, thanks to four birdies, but struggled in round two. He settled with a 7-over-par, 78. Still, the junior is only 5-over-par for the tournament and tied for 25^th place with a 69-78-147.

Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) shaved six strokes off his first-round score in round two. The sophomore shot a 7-over-par, 78, in the morning, but used three birdies to fire a 1-over-par, 72, in the afternoon. For the tournament, he's tied for 46^th place with an 8-over-par, 78-72-150.

Junior Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) had three birdies in the first round in route to a 4-over-par, 75. He appeared poised to better himself in round two, but was felled by a rough hole No. 4, and had to settle for a 5-over-par, 76. Through two rounds, he is 9-over-par with a 75-76-151.

Sophomore Peter Tyler Po (Nasipit Cebu City, Philippines) was consistent throughout the day on Monday, and is currently 13-over-par with a 75-77-155.

Competing as an individual, senior Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland) is currently 16-over-par with a 75-83-158.

Tournament Details:
GEORGETOWN INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Georgetown University
Location: Beallsville, Md.
Course: The Member's Club at Four Streams
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,035 yards
Dates: October 14-15, 2019, Three Rounds

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The Course:
The Members Club at Four Steams is the first signature design in the United States from the renowned Price/Smyers Golf Course Design Group. The course is inspired by some of the world's best courses and holes. Mr. Price combines his playing talents with the architectural expertise of Steve Smyers, architect of Chart Hills (England) recently named the number one inland course in the British Isles, Old Memorial and Southern Dunes (Florida) and Wolf Run (Indiana). The greens, tees and fairways feature a new type bentgrass that will ensure superb playing conditions year round. The course is set on rolling land with visual drama from many vantage points.

Four Streams is located on a 300-acre parcel located in the Agricultural Reserve in Montgomery County, Maryland. Four Streams is ranked as one of the top 10 courses in Maryland by Golf Digest and one of the "World's Top 1,000 Golf Courses" by Rolex. In addition, the course has been awarded a Top Golf Architecture Award for Outstanding Design in Maryland.

The Field:
Seton Hall will have the opportunity to see how it stacks up against a number of BIG EAST teams this week as four conference teams will join the Pirates in the field, Butler, Creighton, DePaul and host Georgetown. Also in the field are Florida Atlantic, Loyola (Md.), Princeton, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's Washington and William & Mary.

Tee Times:
The field will play two continuous rounds (36 holes) beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Monday. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from DePaul and Florida Atlantic in round one. 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.

2019 GEORGETOWN INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Washington	281	282		563	-5
2	Loyola (Md.)	283	289		572	+4
T3	Princeton	287	292		579	+11
T3	Florida Atlantic	288	291		579	+11
T5	Butler	290	290		580	+12
T5	William & Mary	289	291		580	+12
7	Saint Joseph's	288	296		584	+16
8	SETON HALL	291	295		586	+18
9	Georgetown	305	291		596	+28
10	Rhode Island	297	300		597	+29
11	DePaul	305	294		599	+31
12	Creighton	297	309		606	+38

2019 GEORGETOWN INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Wenliang Xie	69	70		139	-3
T24	Gregor Tait	69	78		147	+5
T43	Deven Ramachandran	78	72		150	+8
T48	Andres Acevedo	75	76		151	+9
T61	Peter Tyler Po	78	77		155	+13
68	Alex Chalk (Ind.)	75	83		158	+16