Ramachandran Fuels Pirates in Round One at Craft Farms

Sunday, March 28

Gulf Shores, Ala. / Cotton Creek at Craft Farms

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Seton Hall University

First Round

Ramachandran Fuels Pirates in Round One at Craft Farms

3/28/2021 4:42:00 PM | Men's Golf

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GULF SHORES, ALA. – Junior Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) hit a 1-over-par, 73, to lead the Seton Hall men's golf team after round one of the Craft Farms Intercollegiate at Craft Farms Golf Resort on Sunday.

Ramachandran had four birdies and 10 pars to fuel his strong opening round. Currently, he's tied for 18^th place among 75 individual golfers. Illinois State's David Perkins currently leads the individual field at 5-under-par.

Collectively, Seton Hall is in 11^th place among a very competitive field. The Pirates shot an 18-over-par, 306, in the opening round and trails the team leaders, Louisiana, by 22 strokes entering Monday's second round. Due to COVID-19 contact tracing, the Pirates are forced to play with only four golfers for the tournament, so the scores of all four golfers per round will count.

Alex McAuley (Douglas, Isle of Man) was the second-best Pirate competitor on Sunday. He had eight pars in his first nine holes, but struggled a bit on the back nine, finishing with a 5-over-par, 77.

Both senior Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) and freshman Brody Hanley (Lantana, Texas) shot a 6-over-par, 78. Like McAuley, Acevedo was only 1-over-par through nine holes, but suffered a pair of double-bogeys on his back nine. Hanley was only 2-over through his first nine. He had two birdies on his back nine, but also had five holes of a bogey or worse.

Tournament Details:
CRAFT FARMS INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: University of South Alabama and Eastern Michigan University
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Course: Craft Farms Golf Resort (Cotton Creek Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,127 yards
Dates: March 28-30, 2021

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THE COURSE:
Featuring rolling fairways and large undulating greens, Cotton Creek at Craft Farms Golf Resort is very playable from the forward tees and a true championship challenge of over 7,000 yards from the tips. True to its Palmer design, this traditional 18-hole masterpiece was laid out to challenge rather than intimidate, with numerous risk/reward opportunities throughout.

Golf Digest has consistently rated Cotton Creek as one of the Best Places to Play! This 4-star course, located in Gulf Shores, Alabama, features tree-lined, rolling fairways surrounded by lakes. The lush course is challenging for low handicap players but with five staggered tee boxes, it is a fun challenge for golfers at any level.

Considering a risky shot to go for the green? Your bravery will be rewarded with the large undulating greens. The 6th Hole is the most challenging on Cotton Creek. With a well-placed tee shot over water to the fairway, the 2nd shot also requires a smart swing over more water to the green. A birdie on this hole delights anyone who rises to meet its challenge!

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and hosts South Alabama and Eastern Michigan, the field features 10 other teams including: Ball State, Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State, Lamar, Lipscomb, Louisiana, Southern Illinois, Texas State and Western Kentucky.

FORMAT / TEE TIMES:
The field will play one round on each day with tee times beginning at 7:50 a.m. for rounds one and two on Sunday and Monday. Tuesday's final round will feature a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Seton Hall will begin the tournament on Sunday with its tee times beginning at 9:20 a.m. off the 10^th tee.

RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available via Golgfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

2021 CRAFT FARMS INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Louisiana	286			286	-2
2	South Alabama	288			288	E
T3	Cincinnati	291			291	+3
T3	Lipscomb	291			291	+3
T3	Eastern Michigan	291			291	+3
6	Illinois State	292			292	+4
7	Western Kentucky	294			294	+6
8	Ball State	298			298	+10
T9	Texas State	299			299	+11
T9	Southern Illinois	299			299	+11
11	SETON HALL	306			306	+18
12	Eastern Kentucky	307			307	+19
13	Lamar	310			310	+22