Friday, April 23
Fort Myers, Fla. / The Club at Gateway
All Day
Seton Hall University
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First Round
Three Pirates in Top Five After Round One at BIG EAST
4/23/2021 4:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
FORT MYERS, FLA. – Graduate student Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) fired a 2-over-par, 74, on Friday to lead the Seton Hall women's golf team to a third-place standing at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship at The Club at Gateway.
Win had a brilliant back nine, recording four birdies over her last seven holes in route to a 2-over-par, 74. She's currently in fourth place and trails the individual leader, Creighton's Katie Allen, by three strokes entering Saturday's second round.
As a team, Seton Hall fired a 13-over-par, 301, and is in third place after 18 holes. Creighton leads the team field at 7-over-par, while Xavier is just one stroke ahead of the Pirates at 12-over-par. There's a clear separation already between the top three and bottom three teams as St. John's is in fourth place, 12 strokes behind The Hall.
Senior Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) and graduate student Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) are currently tied for fifth place overall, just one stroke behind Win, at 3-over-par. Both golfers had similar rounds saving their best for the back nine, shooting even-par over their final nine holes in route to a 3-over-par, 75. Kness had four birdies, tying Win for the team lead in round one.
Freshman Ginevra Ricciardelli (Rome, Italy) finished her first career BIG EAST Championship round with a 5-over-par, 77. She had two birdies on the front nine to fuel her round. Currently, Ricciardelli is tied for 13th place overall.
Junior Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) was only 2-over-par on the back nine and finished her opening round with a 6-over-par, 78.
Tournament Details:
2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Fort Myers, Fla.
Course: The Club at Gateway
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,072 yards
Dates: April 23-25, 2021
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT:
It's a six-team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams will compete in pairings of three. The event is conducted over four days with each team's five members playing a practice round of 18 holes on day one and one 18-hole round on days two, three and four.
THE COURSE:
The 18-hole, meticulously maintained, Tom Fazio masterpiece at The Club at Gateway facility in Fort Myers, Florida which plays 7,047 yards from the longest tees with a par of 72 awaits your arrival. The course rating is 74.4 and carries a slope rating of 137.
The golf course opened for play in 1989 and was immediately added to Golf Digest's list of Top 100 Courses. The recognition Gateway garnered from Golf Digest's Top 100 list earned the course the privilege of hosting the 1990 and '91 Ben Hogan Tour's Gateway Open. The Club has also hosted numerous USGA qualifiers and PGA chapter and section events, including the 2008 Callaway Golf State Pro-Assistant event, which was previously hosted by the well-known TPC @ Sawgrass.
The Club at Gateway features six sets of tees, including senior tees for both gentlemen and ladies. Like many Florida courses, there is water on most holes; if that's not enough you'll also find nearly 100 sand traps. But fear not, you will also find generous fairways, dramatic stands of native cypress trees, cape cod-style bunkering, and putting surfaces that are often described as some of the finest (and quickest) Bermuda grass greens in the state. This all adds up to a well-rounded combination of playability, challenge, coupled with Fazio's signature aesthetic appeal. Tom Fazio himself rates our tenth hole as one of the top four greatest golf holes he has ever designed.
THE FIELD:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field is limited to only the six women's golf teams of the conference. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Xavier (97), St. John's (127), Seton Hall (133), Butler (198) and Creighton (196). Georgetown has no Golfstat ranking since this is the first and only tournament for the Hoyas this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TEE TIMES:
The field will begin play at 8:00 a.m. for all three rounds. Friday's first-round threesomes will be determined by team and player seedings, while Saturday's and Sunday's groupings are assembled from the previous day's leaderboard.
RESULTS:
Live scoring of the event will be available through Golfstat. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.
Win had a brilliant back nine, recording four birdies over her last seven holes in route to a 2-over-par, 74. She's currently in fourth place and trails the individual leader, Creighton's Katie Allen, by three strokes entering Saturday's second round.
As a team, Seton Hall fired a 13-over-par, 301, and is in third place after 18 holes. Creighton leads the team field at 7-over-par, while Xavier is just one stroke ahead of the Pirates at 12-over-par. There's a clear separation already between the top three and bottom three teams as St. John's is in fourth place, 12 strokes behind The Hall.
Senior Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) and graduate student Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) are currently tied for fifth place overall, just one stroke behind Win, at 3-over-par. Both golfers had similar rounds saving their best for the back nine, shooting even-par over their final nine holes in route to a 3-over-par, 75. Kness had four birdies, tying Win for the team lead in round one.
Freshman Ginevra Ricciardelli (Rome, Italy) finished her first career BIG EAST Championship round with a 5-over-par, 77. She had two birdies on the front nine to fuel her round. Currently, Ricciardelli is tied for 13th place overall.
Junior Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) was only 2-over-par on the back nine and finished her opening round with a 6-over-par, 78.
ONE OF THE TOP SHOTS OF THE YEAR!!!
— Seton Hall Women's Golf (@SHUWGolf) April 23, 2021
Maddie Sager saves par on No. 12!!#HALLin 😮💪🏼🏴☠ pic.twitter.com/4Gm1NU5puk
Tournament Details:
2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Fort Myers, Fla.
Course: The Club at Gateway
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,072 yards
Dates: April 23-25, 2021
| TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS | ||||||||||||
| Team Leaders | Player Leaders | Combo Listing | Round Two Tee Times | |||||||||
It's a six-team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams will compete in pairings of three. The event is conducted over four days with each team's five members playing a practice round of 18 holes on day one and one 18-hole round on days two, three and four.
THE COURSE:
The 18-hole, meticulously maintained, Tom Fazio masterpiece at The Club at Gateway facility in Fort Myers, Florida which plays 7,047 yards from the longest tees with a par of 72 awaits your arrival. The course rating is 74.4 and carries a slope rating of 137.
The golf course opened for play in 1989 and was immediately added to Golf Digest's list of Top 100 Courses. The recognition Gateway garnered from Golf Digest's Top 100 list earned the course the privilege of hosting the 1990 and '91 Ben Hogan Tour's Gateway Open. The Club has also hosted numerous USGA qualifiers and PGA chapter and section events, including the 2008 Callaway Golf State Pro-Assistant event, which was previously hosted by the well-known TPC @ Sawgrass.
The Club at Gateway features six sets of tees, including senior tees for both gentlemen and ladies. Like many Florida courses, there is water on most holes; if that's not enough you'll also find nearly 100 sand traps. But fear not, you will also find generous fairways, dramatic stands of native cypress trees, cape cod-style bunkering, and putting surfaces that are often described as some of the finest (and quickest) Bermuda grass greens in the state. This all adds up to a well-rounded combination of playability, challenge, coupled with Fazio's signature aesthetic appeal. Tom Fazio himself rates our tenth hole as one of the top four greatest golf holes he has ever designed.
IT'S LIZZIE WIN'S TURN!! Another amazing chip for birdie on the 12th hole!!
— Seton Hall Women's Golf (@SHUWGolf) April 23, 2021
WOW!!#HALLin ⛳️🏴☠⛳ pic.twitter.com/tJnkvvuq0e
THE FIELD:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field is limited to only the six women's golf teams of the conference. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Xavier (97), St. John's (127), Seton Hall (133), Butler (198) and Creighton (196). Georgetown has no Golfstat ranking since this is the first and only tournament for the Hoyas this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TEE TIMES:
The field will begin play at 8:00 a.m. for all three rounds. Friday's first-round threesomes will be determined by team and player seedings, while Saturday's and Sunday's groupings are assembled from the previous day's leaderboard.
RESULTS:
Live scoring of the event will be available through Golfstat. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.
| 2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
| 1 | Creighton | 295 | 295 | +7 | ||
| 2 | Xavier | 300 | 300 | +12 | ||
| 3 | SETON HALL | 301 | 301 | +13 | ||
| 4 | St. John's | 313 | 313 | +25 | ||
| 5 | Butler | 316 | 316 | +28 | ||
| 6 | Georgetown | 321 | 321 | +33 | ||
| 2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Seton Hall Individual Scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
| 4 | Lizzie Win | 74 | 74 | +2 | ||
| T5 | Mia Kness | 75 | 75 | +3 | ||
| T5 | Maddie Sager | 75 | 75 | +3 | ||
| T13 | Ginevra Ricciardelli | 77 | 77 | +5 | ||
| T17 | Sarah Fouratt | 78 | 78 | +6 | ||
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