Pirates Outlast Talented Field to Win Daniel Island Intercollegiate

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Pirates Outlast Talented Field to Win Daniel Island Intercollegiate

11/1/2021 3:17:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Xie, Acevedo claim top-10 finishes as The Hall surprises top 50 programs in a wire-to-wire victory.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) was the individual runner-up and Andres Acevedo (San Antonio) notched a top-10 finish lifting the Seton Hall men's golf team to the team title of the highly-competitive Daniel Island Intercollegiate on Monday.

Playing in a talented field that included a pair of top-50 competitors, Virginia (20) and Florida State (48), The Hall led wire-to-wire to claim its first tournament title since the Princeton Invitational in 2017.

The Pirates led the large field of 20 teams with a 6-under-par, 282-282-294-858, besting second-place South Carolina by four strokes. It is Seton Hall's 15^th sub-par tournament all-time and its 858 is tied for the fourth-lowest par-72, three-round score in program history.

Xie was as consistent as he was brilliant in Charleston. The junior had four birdies and 11 pars on Monday in route to his third consecutive 1-under-par, 71. Xie finished the three-round event tied for second place among 104 individual golfers with a 3-under-par, 71-71-71-213, just one stroke behind the individual champion, Charleston's Nevill Ruiter. It's his second career sub-par tournament and top-10 finish.

Acevedo had three more birdies in the final round to help him collect a 2-over-par, 74. For the tournament, he tied for 10^th with an even-par, 72-70-74-216. It's Acevedo's third career top-10 finish and his second this fall.

Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) finished his stellar tournament with a 5-over-par, 76, in round three. The graduate student ended the event with a 2-over-par, 71-71-76-218, tying for 16^th place overall.

Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) helped get the Pirates through the finish line with 15 pars in round three on his way to a 1-over-par, 73. Sun finished the tournament only one stroke behind Tait with a 3-over-par, 68-78-73-219. He tied for 21^st place among all individuals.

Senior Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) had a 4-over-par, 76, on Monday. He finished the tournament with a 13-over-par, 83-70-76-229.

Competing as an individual, Ian Lee (Johor, Malaysia) closed out his tournament on Monday with a 6-over-par, 78. He finishes the three-round event with a consistent 17-over-par, 77-78-78-233.

Tournament Details:
2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Charleston Southern University
Location: Charleston, S.C.
Course: Ralston Creek Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,446 yards
Dates: October 31-November 1, 2021

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The Course:
As one of the top private golf clubs in Charleston, SC, the Daniel Island Club features the country's only private pairing of golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones playing out of the same clubhouse. Both nationally ranked courses are perfectly integrated into the breathtaking Lowcountry landscape and the country club neighborhood of Daniel Island Park.

Against a stunning backdrop of natural saltwater marsh and tidal creek vistas, acclaimed golf course architect Rees Jones has designed a true low country classic. Ralston Creek, Daniel Island's second 18-hole masterpiece, is a par 72 course playing 7,446 yards from the championship tees.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Charleston Southern, the large field included 18 other teams including Campbell, College of Charleston, Eastern Kentucky, Florida State, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Jacksonville State, Lehigh, Presbyterian, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Carolina, USC Aiken, USC Upstate, VCU, Virginia, Western Carolina and Winthrop.

Schedule:
The field will play two continuous rounds (36 holes) beginning with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday, and one final round on Monday.

Up Next:
This completes the 2021 fall season for Seton Hall. The Pirates will be back in action when it opens the spring season at the Loyola Intercollegiate in Goodyear, Ariz., Feb. 20-22.

2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	SETON HALL	282	282	294	858	-6
2	South Carolina	289	282	291	862	-2
T3	Florida State	289	279	296	864	E
T3	Charleston	288	284	292	864	E
5	Virginia	291	281	298	870	+6
6	Campbell	294	288	290	872	+8
T7	VCU	302	294	291	887	+23
T7	High Point	302	287	298	887	+23
9	Western Carolina	300	291	297	888	+24
10	Francis Marion	297	289	305	891	+27
11	Charleston Southern	301	290	301	892	+28
T12	Jacksonville State	291	300	306	897	+33
T12	USCA	300	289	308	897	+33
14	Wnthrop	297	303	305	905	+41
15	Gardner-Webb	297	299	313	909	+45
16	Lehigh	305	298	309	912	+48
17	USC Upstate	308	305	303	916	+52
18	Eastern Kentucky	309	310	312	931	+67
19	Fort Wayne	320	309	303	932	+68
20	Presbyterian	305	306	324	935	+71

2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Wenliang Xie	71	71	71	213	-3
T10	Andres Acevedo	72	70	74	216	E
T16	Gregor Tait	71	71	76	218	+2
T21	Wanxi Sun	68	78	73	219	+3
T63	Deven Ramachandran	83	70	76	229	+13
T76	Ian Lee (Ind.)	77	78	78	233	+17