Staudt Fuels Pirates to First Place in Record First Round

Saturday, September 28

Princeton, N.J. / Springdale Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

First Round

Staudt Fuels Pirates to First Place in Record First Round

9/28/2019 3:06:00 PM | Women's Golf

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior Sammie Staudt (Coatesville, Pa.) shot a career-best 4-under-par, 68, to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to a first-place team standing after a record-low first round of the 2019 Princeton Invitational on Saturday.

Staudt was spectacular, using six birdies to fuel a career-low 4-under-par, 68, and is currently in second place among 80 individual golfers entering Sunday's final round. Staudt is seeking her first career win, and trails the individual leader, Yale's Ami Gianchandani by only one stroke.

For the second time in two tournaments this fall, the Pirates set a new par-72, single-round record. The Hall fired a 5-under-par, 283, in the first round to best the 285 shot only one week ago in the second round of the Nittany Lion Invitational. Seton Hall is the only team under par, and has an eight-stroke lead on the second place team, Pennsylvania. Additionally, two BIG EAST programs are also in the field. Georgetown is currently in eighth place at 15-over-par, while St. John's is ninth at 17-over-par.

Coming off her first career individual title, Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) continued her impressive fall in round one today. The senior is only one stroke behind Staudt, in third place overall with a 3-under-par, 69.

A third Pirate to get into the top-10 after the first round was sophomore Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.), also coming off her first individual title. She had four birdies on the morning, and is tied for eighth with an even-par, 72.

Senior Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain) birdied three of her first five holes to finish her first round at 2-over-par with a 74. She's currently tied for 20th place.

Senior Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) rounded out the Pirates' lineup with a 9-over-par, 81.

Competing as an individual, Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) is currently tied for 25th place after a 3-over-par, 75.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,121 yards
Dates: September 28-29, 2019, Two Rounds

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The Course:
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field is comprised of 10 other teams including: Albany, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Rollins and Yale. A pair of BIG EAST opponents, Georgetown and St. John's are also in the field.

Tee Times:
The tournament will begin with one round on Saturday, with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from Georgetown and Yale. Finally, there will be one round on Sunday as well, also with tee times starting at 8:30.

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

2019 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
1	SETON HALL	283		283	-5
2	Pennsylvania	291		291	+3
3	Princeton	292		292	+4
4	Yale	294		294	+6
5	Rollins College	297		297	+9
T6	Columbia	301		301	+13
T6	Harvard	301		301	+13
8	Georgetown	303		303	+15
9	St. John's	305		305	+17
10	Dartmouth	306		306	+18
11	Albany	310		310	+22
12	Pennsylvania (B)	315		315	+27
13	Brown	316		316	+28

2019 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
2	Sammie Staudt	68		68	-4
3	Maddie Sager	69		69	-3
T8	Sarah Fouratt	72		72	E
T20	Carolina Ronchel Salas	74		74	+2
T65	Lizzie Win	81		81	+9
T25	Mia Kness (Ind.)	75		75	+3