Pirates One Stroke Off the Lead Entering BIG EAST Final Round
4/26/2022 4:52:00 PM | Men's Golf
Wenliang Xie fired a 4-under-par, 68, to fuel the Pirates' second round charge.
PINE MOUNTAIN, GA. – Junior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) fired a 4-under-par, 68, and the Seton Hall men's golf team rocketed to within a stroke of the team lead with 18 holes remaining at the 2022 BIG EAST Championship at Callaway Gardens on Tuesday.
Xie was brilliant on Tuesday suffering just one blemish, a bogey on the fourth hole. He had five birdies and 12 pars in route to a new low-round for the Pirates in the tournament, a 4-under-par, 68. Through 36 holes, Xie is tied for fifth place overall with a 3-under-par, 73-68-141.
As a team, the Pirates entered the day behind Marquette by seven strokes, and quickly eliminated their deficit, holding the lead for the majority of the day. In the end, The Hall shaved five strokes off its first-round score to finish with a 5-under-par, 283.
Seton Hall is now 5-under-par for the tournament with a 288-283-571. Marquette was 1-over-par for the day, and Connecticut matched the Pirates 5-under-par as the best team score in round two. The result is three teams separated by one stroke entering Wednesday's final round. Marquette and Connecticut are 6-under, while the Pirates are 5-under. Creighton is in fourth at 4-over-par.
The best Pirate for the tournament continues to be Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) after his second consecutive 2-under-par, 70, on Tuesday. The graduate student had a remarkable front nine, registering six birdies and three pars in the first 10 holes. A double-bogey on the 14th hole and a bogey on 18 kept him from a career-best effort.
For the tournament, Tait is tied for second place among all golfers with a 4-under-par, 70-70-140. Connecticut's Caleb Manuel may have sewn up the individual title, as he stands alone at 10-under-par.
Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) shaved a pair of strokes off his first-round score. The graduate student was 1-under-par on the back nine, using birdies on the sixth, 12th and 16th holes to power an even-par, 72. For the tournament, he's tied for 19th place overall with a 2-over-par, 74-72-146.
Freshman Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) continued to impress in his first BIG EAST Championship. He was 1-under-par and without a blemish through the first 13 holes. O'Brien finished with a 1-over-par, 73. Through 36 holes, he's even-par with a 71-73-144.
Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) subbed in for action in round two and had a solid round. He was consistent throughout, recording a birdie and two bogeys on both the front and back nines. Sun was 2-over-par for the round with a 74.
Tournament Details:
2022 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Pine Mountain, Ga.
Resort: Callaway Resort and Gardens
Course: Mountain View
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,057 yards
Dates: April 25-27, 2022
THE COURSE
Callaway Resort & Gardens' golf pedigree stretches back more than six decades to 1949, when architect J.B. McGovern, with considerable input from Cason Callaway, designed the first nine holes of the Lake View Course. Completed and opened in 1951, Lake View perfectly captured Mr. Callaway's vision that "playing golf should be a pleasant experience in beautiful surroundings."
The Callaways understood the beauty and importance of golf. Mr. Callaway was on the founding Board of Trustees of the Georgia State Golf Association. Almost from the beginning, the Gardens served as a competition venue, with Jack Key of Columbus, Ga. winning Callaway's first-ever tournament, the 1951 Men's One-day Golf Tourney.
This challenging, but playable layout on the Mountain View course will test your strategic and shot-making abilities, just as it did for PGA Tour pros when it hosted the Buick Challenge from 1991 to 2002. The list of winners is a who's-who of Tour stars, with champions including Davis Love III, David Duval, Steve Elkington, David Toms, and Jonathan Byrd.
THE FIELD
The field will be limited to only the 10 member schools of the BIG EAST Conference. Below are the teams in order of their by their Golfstat ranking.
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE STAKES
The BIG EAST will crown a team champion, which earns an automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Championship. The individual champion also receives an NCAA Championship invitation.
TEE TIMES
The field will play one round (18 holes) over each day for three days. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Creighton in round three beginning at 9:03 a.m. and will tee off of the first hole. The Pirate schedule looks like this for Wednesday…
SUN (HALL) and Cade McCallum (CU) – 9:03 a.m.
ACEVEDO (HALL) and Nate Vontz (CU) – 9:11 a.m.
O'BRIEN (HALL) and Jackson Thompson (CU) – 9:20 a.m.
XIE (HALL) and Shaun Campbell (CU) – 9:28 a.m.
TAIT (HALL) and Charlie Zielinski (CU) – 9:37 a.m.
THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com. Full day results will also be available at SHUPirates.com.
Xie was brilliant on Tuesday suffering just one blemish, a bogey on the fourth hole. He had five birdies and 12 pars in route to a new low-round for the Pirates in the tournament, a 4-under-par, 68. Through 36 holes, Xie is tied for fifth place overall with a 3-under-par, 73-68-141.
As a team, the Pirates entered the day behind Marquette by seven strokes, and quickly eliminated their deficit, holding the lead for the majority of the day. In the end, The Hall shaved five strokes off its first-round score to finish with a 5-under-par, 283.
Seton Hall is now 5-under-par for the tournament with a 288-283-571. Marquette was 1-over-par for the day, and Connecticut matched the Pirates 5-under-par as the best team score in round two. The result is three teams separated by one stroke entering Wednesday's final round. Marquette and Connecticut are 6-under, while the Pirates are 5-under. Creighton is in fourth at 4-over-par.
The best Pirate for the tournament continues to be Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) after his second consecutive 2-under-par, 70, on Tuesday. The graduate student had a remarkable front nine, registering six birdies and three pars in the first 10 holes. A double-bogey on the 14th hole and a bogey on 18 kept him from a career-best effort.
For the tournament, Tait is tied for second place among all golfers with a 4-under-par, 70-70-140. Connecticut's Caleb Manuel may have sewn up the individual title, as he stands alone at 10-under-par.
Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) shaved a pair of strokes off his first-round score. The graduate student was 1-under-par on the back nine, using birdies on the sixth, 12th and 16th holes to power an even-par, 72. For the tournament, he's tied for 19th place overall with a 2-over-par, 74-72-146.
Freshman Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) continued to impress in his first BIG EAST Championship. He was 1-under-par and without a blemish through the first 13 holes. O'Brien finished with a 1-over-par, 73. Through 36 holes, he's even-par with a 71-73-144.
Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) subbed in for action in round two and had a solid round. He was consistent throughout, recording a birdie and two bogeys on both the front and back nines. Sun was 2-over-par for the round with a 74.
Tournament Details:
2022 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Pine Mountain, Ga.
Resort: Callaway Resort and Gardens
Course: Mountain View
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,057 yards
Dates: April 25-27, 2022
Here's a look back at Seton Hall's big second round in the BIG EAST Championship...#HALLin ⛳🏴☠️⛳
— Seton Hall Men's Golf (@SHUMGolf) April 26, 2022
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Callaway Resort & Gardens' golf pedigree stretches back more than six decades to 1949, when architect J.B. McGovern, with considerable input from Cason Callaway, designed the first nine holes of the Lake View Course. Completed and opened in 1951, Lake View perfectly captured Mr. Callaway's vision that "playing golf should be a pleasant experience in beautiful surroundings."
The Callaways understood the beauty and importance of golf. Mr. Callaway was on the founding Board of Trustees of the Georgia State Golf Association. Almost from the beginning, the Gardens served as a competition venue, with Jack Key of Columbus, Ga. winning Callaway's first-ever tournament, the 1951 Men's One-day Golf Tourney.
This challenging, but playable layout on the Mountain View course will test your strategic and shot-making abilities, just as it did for PGA Tour pros when it hosted the Buick Challenge from 1991 to 2002. The list of winners is a who's-who of Tour stars, with champions including Davis Love III, David Duval, Steve Elkington, David Toms, and Jonathan Byrd.
THE FIELD
The field will be limited to only the 10 member schools of the BIG EAST Conference. Below are the teams in order of their by their Golfstat ranking.
- SETON HALL – 95
- Marquette – 99
- Creighton - 134
- Connecticut – 152
- Georgetown – 191
- St. John's – 211
- Villanova = 214
- Butler – 237
- Xavier – 238
- DePaul - 251
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE STAKES
The BIG EAST will crown a team champion, which earns an automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Championship. The individual champion also receives an NCAA Championship invitation.
TEE TIMES
The field will play one round (18 holes) over each day for three days. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Creighton in round three beginning at 9:03 a.m. and will tee off of the first hole. The Pirate schedule looks like this for Wednesday…
SUN (HALL) and Cade McCallum (CU) – 9:03 a.m.
ACEVEDO (HALL) and Nate Vontz (CU) – 9:11 a.m.
O'BRIEN (HALL) and Jackson Thompson (CU) – 9:20 a.m.
XIE (HALL) and Shaun Campbell (CU) – 9:28 a.m.
TAIT (HALL) and Charlie Zielinski (CU) – 9:37 a.m.
THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com. Full day results will also be available at SHUPirates.com.
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