Pirates Set for Ross Collegiate Classic, March 8-9

PINEHURST, N.C. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action on Sunday with three rounds of golf at the Ross Collegiate Classic at Mid Pines Golf Club, March 8-9.

Tournament Details:
ROSS COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
Host: George Mason University
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Course: Mid Pines Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,633 yards
Dates: March 8-9, 2021

THE COURSE:
A rarity among Donald Ross masterpieces, Mid Pines Golf Course remains exactly as the world renowned architect built it in 1921 and impeccably restored by Kyle Franz in 2013. The renovation was honored with GOLF Magazine's Best U.S. Resort Renovation and Restoration of the Year. The course, often characterized as "pure Donald Ross," was designed to fit perfectly into the natural landscape, as was Ross's signature approach.

Mid Pines was not intended to be a daunting challenge for the finest players competing under championship conditions, but was envisioned as a course that would offer friendly competition for members and guests of a private club and resort. However, fanatics and pros have taken note of the perfectly preserved course and Mid Pines has become a classic gem, which has now played host to many national competitions including the 2002 USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host George Mason, the field features 11 other teams including: Elon, Florida A&M, George Washington, Loyola (Md.), Ohio University, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, UNC Greensboro and William & Mary. Two other BIG EAST competitors, St. John's and Villanova, are also in the field.

THE SETON HALL LINEUP:

Andres Acevedo, Senior
Deven Ramachandran, Junior
Gregor Tait, Senior
Brody Hanley, Freshman
Alex McAuley, Graduate

Individual: James Bosworth, Sophomore
Individual: Peter Tyler Po, Junior
Individual: Alex Sun, Freshman

LAST TIME OUT:
The Pirates are coming off a 13th place tie at the Pinnacle Bank Intercollegiate at Palmetto Hall on Feb. 23. The Hall shot a 12-over-par, 300, in the final round, to finish tied with Gardner-Webb for 13th place. The Hall finished the three-round event at 41-over-par with a 306-299-300-905. Charleston Southern won the team title at 7-over-par by two strokes over Augusta.

The top Pirate for the tournament was senior Andres Acevedo. Although he was 5-over-par in the final round, he finished the tournament tied for 34th among 80 individual golfers. For the tournament, he was 9-over-par with a 76-72-77-225. Furman's Keller Harper and High Point's Brandon Einstein were named co-champions at 4-under-par.

FORMAT / TEE TIMES:
The field will play two rounds on Monday and one round on Tuesday. Tee times on Monday will begin at 7:30 a.m. from holes No. 1 and No. 10. Tee times on Tuesday will begin at 8:00 a.m.

RESULTS:
Complete results of each day's events will be available following competition at Golfstat.com and SHUpirates.com. Live stats are available via Golf Genius with the GGID: NMPRC21.