Xie Leads as Pirates Finish 13th at Williams Collegiate

Tuesday, February 13

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Wenliang Xie tees off during a practice round in the fall of 2023

Xie Leads as Pirates Finish 13th at Williams Collegiate

2/13/2024 5:16:00 PM | Men's Golf

LIVE SCORING

Wenliang Xie tied for 36th place as the top Seton Hall individual performer.

MOBILE, ALA. – Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) and George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) each shot a 2-over-par, 73, on Tuesday to lead the Seton Hall men's golf team to a 13^th place finish at the 2024 Hal Williams Collegiate at Magnolia Grove.

Xie had a birdie and 14 pars in round three to fuel his round. The graduate student was the top Seton Hall performer for the tournament, tying for 36^th place among 80 individual golfers with a 2-over-par, 68-74-73-215. His 3-under-par, 68, in round one is his 36^th sub-par round in his career, which ranks second-most in program history.

Fricker had three birdies and 12 pars on Tuesday. For the tournament, he tied for 46^th place with a 4-over-par, 74-70-73-217.

LSU's Jay Mendell won the individual title at 10-under-par.

As a team, The Hall placed 13^th in a highly-talented field with a 21-over-par, 293-283-296-872. Illinois won the team title at 25-under-par.

David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) and Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) tied for 62^nd place overall and both shot a 5-over-par, 76, in round three. Lally had a birdie and 12 pars, while Sun had two birdies and 10 pars. Lally finished the tournament with a 9-over-par, 74-72-76-222, while Sun was 9-over-par with a 78-68-76-222.

Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) used three birdies and 10 pars to fuel a 3-over-par, 74, on Tuesday. For the tournament, he was 11-over-par with a 77-73-74-224

Tournament Details:
2024 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE
Host: University of South Alabama
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Course: Magnolia Grove Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,168 yards
Dates: February 12-13, 2024

THE COURSE:
The new Magnolia Grove features two renovated golf courses. Each championship course received extensive upgrades in recent years. Golfers will find more "player friendly" qualities without compromising the integrity of Robert Trent Jones' original design.

Magnolia Grove was recently named one of the "Top 50 Public Courses" by Golf World Magazine readers. The Crossings and Falls courses are also listed in Golf Digest's "Places to Play" as two of the nation's Great Value courses and as "America's Top 50 Affordable Courses." The topography at Magnolia Grove features creeks, marshland, and lakes with each of the 54 holes carved through indigenous hardwood and pine.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host South Alabama, the highly-competitive field included 12 other teams including: Davidson, Illinois, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Memphis, Oral Roberts, Southern Mississippi, Texas State and VCU.

THE FORMAT:
Teams played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament action, Feb. 25-27 for three rounds of golf at the Loyola Intercollegiate at Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz.

2024 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Illinois	278	274	275	827	-25
2	LSU	282	276	272	830	-22
3	VCU	273	284	279	836	-16
4	Davidson	274	287	288	849	-3
5	Kansas State	278	289	283	850	-2
6	South Alabama	278	287	287	852	E
T7	Southern Mississippi	289	281	284	854	+2
T7	Louisiana Tech	286	287	281	854	+2
T9	Oral Roberts	285	288	282	855	+3
T9	Texas State	289	279	287	855	+3
11	Memphis	284	291	285	860	+8
12	Kent State	295	284	289	868	+16
13	SETON HALL	293	283	296	872	+20
14	Louisiana	290	294	289	873	+21

2024 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T36	Wenliang Xie	68	74	73	215	+2
T46	George Fricker	74	70	73	217	+4
T62	David Lally	74	72	76	222	+9
T62	Wanxi Sun	78	68	76	222	+9
T71	Patrick Kahanek	77	73	74	224	+11