Tait, Acevedo Lift Pirates to BIG EAST Third Place Finish

Wednesday, April 28

Bowling Green, Fla. / Streamsong Resort

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Seton Hall University

Third Round

Tait, Acevedo Lift Pirates to BIG EAST Third Place Finish

4/28/2021 5:05:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Tait, Acevedo tie for fifth place to earn a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.

BOWLING GREEN, FLA. – Senior Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) fired a 3-under-par, 69, in the final round to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third-place finish at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship at Streamsong Resort on Wednesday.

Tait was brilliant on Wednesday, using five birdies to record the top Pirate round of the tournament. Tait tied for fifth place among all individual golfers, which qualified him for BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. For the tournament, he shot an even-par, 74-73-69-216.

Today's round was the 14^th of his remarkable career, which is tied for seventh-most in Seton Hall history. It's his third career top-5 finish.

Collectively, Seton Hall had another strong round on Wednesday, firing a 7-over-par, 295, the second-best third-round of the field. The performance helped the Pirates vault Butler and finish in third place among the nine-team field. For the three-day event, The Hall was 18-over-par with a 296-291-295-882. Connecticut won the team title at 5-over-par. Marquette finished second at 11-over-par.

Seton Hall's 882 total score is its lowest at the BIG EAST Championship since shooting an 877 at Innisbrook in 2010.

Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) had three birdies on Wednesday and was 1-under-par on the back nine in route to an even-par, 72, in round three. The senior also qualified for the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team, tying for fifth place overall with his teammate Gregor Tait with an even-par, 70-74-72-216.

The performance is Acevedo's first career top-5 finish.

Junior Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) finished his tournament with an 8-over-par, 80, on Wednesday. He was just 2-over-par through 12 holes, but struggled mightily on holes No. 13 and No. 18. For the event, Ramachandran was 12-over-par with a 76-72-80-228.

Alex McAuley (Douglas, Isle of Man) was back in the Pirates' lineup for round three and fired a 4-over-par, 76. The graduate student was just 1-over-par on the back nine, which included two birdies and an eagle on the par-5, No. 14 hole. McAuley shaved four strokes off his prior round, an 8-over-par, 80, in round one.

Seton Hall led the field with three eagles for the tournament. McAuley, Acevedo and Ramachandran all eagled the 14^th hole.

Freshman Brody Hanley (Lantana, Texas) shot a 6-over-par, 78, in Wednesday's final round. He was only 3-over-par, but suffered a triple-bogey on the par-5, No. 17 hole. Hanley registered an even-par, 72, in round two, his lone other round this tournament.

Tournament Details:
2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Course: Streamsong Resort (Blue Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,276 yards
Dates: April 26-28, 2021

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CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT:
It's a nine-team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams competed in groups of three. The event was 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 RESORT:
Streamsong sits among the greatest golf destinations in the world with 3 top 100 courses and the highest-rated golf collection in all of Florida. Streamsong offers a golf experience like no other, in a setting that's like nothing you've ever seen. Thanks to seamless integration of indigenous and awe-inspiring terrain, Streamsong's three spectacular courses stretch across a landscape that belies their Central Florida locale. Instead of flatland, you'll find towering sand dunes and unexpected contours, without a distraction or intrusion insight. It's just you, your friends, and the game you love. The way golf was meant to be.

THE COURSE:
With its multiple elevation changes, fairways navigating wild grasses and deep-water ponds and huge bunkers that roll off of towering sand dunes, Streamsong Blue seems designed by discovery rather than by intention. Created by Renaissance Golf Design's renowned architect Tom Doak–who already has four designs ranked among the top 100 in the world–Streamsong Blue is equally destined for greatness. Streamsong Blue features spectacular terrain, with rises and falls in elevation, and contours that undulate offering some of the most stimulating holes in golf.

THE FIELD:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field was limited to only the 10 men's golf teams of the conference. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 protocols, St. John's was forced to pull out of the Championship leaving only nine competing teams. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Marquette (98), Connecticut (143), Creighton (186), Butler (199), Seton Hall (200), DePaul (217), Xavier (221), Villanova (229) and Georgetown (248).

UP NEXT:
The 2021 BIG EAST Championship concludes the spring season for the Pirates. The team will be back in action this fall.

2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Connecticut	292	285	292	869	+5
2	Marquette	286	293	296	875	+11
3	SETON HALL	296	291	295	882	+18
4	Butler	285	301	297	883	+19
5	Villanova	290	299	298	887	+23
6	DePaul	302	293	298	893	+29
7	Xavier	297	301	297	895	+31
8	Creighton	299	303	304	906	+42
9	Georgetown	314	311	299	924	+60

2021 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T5	Andres Acevedo	70	74	72	216	E
T5	Gregor Tait	74	73	69	216	E
T26	Deven Ramachandran	76	72	80	228	+12
---	Brody Hanley	---	72	78	---	+6
---	Peter Tyler Po	76	76	---	---	+8
---	Alex McAuley	80	---	76	---	+12