Zavagli Shares BIG EAST Lead After Round One

Saturday, April 20

Okatie, S.C. / Callawassie Island Golf Club

All Day

Seton Hall University

First Round

Ginevra Zavagli takes a swing off the sixth hole at the BIG EAST Championship on April 20.

4/20/2024 4:05:00 PM | Women's Golf

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The Pirates are in fourth place entering round two, eight strokes off the lead.

OKATIE, S.C. – Senior Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy) fired a 2-under-par, 70, to lead the Seton Hall women's golf team to a fourth-place standing after round one of the 2024 BIG EAST Championship at Callawassie Island Golf Club.

Zavagli, the team's lone senior, bogeyed the first hole of the tournament, but that was her lone blemish. Her next 17 holes were brilliant, featuring three birdies and 14 pars in route to her first sub-par round in her fourth and final BIG EAST Championship. It's her sixth career sub-par round overall. Zavagli currently shares the individual lead with Georgetown's Megan Gormley at 2-under-par.

As a team, the fifth-seeded Pirates outplayed their seed. The Hall shot a 12-over-par, 300, and are currently in fourth place. Seton Hall trails the tea leader, Xavier, by eight strokes entering round two. Georgetown is second at 9-over-par and Butler is third, only one stroke ahead of The Hall.

Competing in her first-ever BIG EAST Championship, Renee Rane (New Delhi, India) shot an impressive even-par, 72, and is currently tied for fifth place overall. After two early birdies, Rane chipped in an eagle on the par-5, eighth hole to vault to the top of the leader board. Only two eagles were recorded by the field all day.

Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) also impressed in her first BIG EAST event. The freshman had three birdies in route to a 6-over-par, 78.

Junior Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) was only 2-over-par on the front nine, but struggled on the back. She finished with an 8-over-par, 80.

Rounding out the Seton Hall lineup, sophomore Anne-Sofie Ekman (Copenhagen, Denmark) carded an 11-over-par, 83.

Tournament Details:
2024 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Okatie, S.C.
Resort: Callawassie Island Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,162 yards
Dates: April 20-22, 2024

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THE COURSE
The club features three nine-hole courses. The competition will play the first nine holes on the Dogwood Course and the second nine on the Magnolia Course. Designing Callawassie Island's award-winning championship 27-hole course, Tom Fazio took advantage of the island's natural beauty to create a juxtaposition of visual drama and superb playability. Magnificent live oaks and magnolias, as well as freshwater ponds and the surrounding saltwater marsh, come into play on most holes. Inspiring vistas and abundant wildlife make nature part of the golf experience.

The 2024 BIG EAST Championship will be played on the Magnolia and Dogwood courses.

THE FIELD
The field will be limited to only the six member schools of the BIG EAST Conference. Below are the teams in order of their by their national ranking.

Georgetown – 108
Xavier – 120
Butler – 200
St. John's – 210
SETON HALL – 219
Creighton – 225

THE FORMAT
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 2024 NCAA Championship. The individual champion also receives an NCAA Championship invitation.

MEDIA
For the second straight year, GKLive.TV, will provide online coverage of the Championship. The broadcast is free.

TEE TIMES
The field will play one round (18 holes) over each day for three days. Competition on each day will begin at 8:00 a.m. Seton Hall will again be paired with golfers from St. John's and Creighton in round two.

THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com. Full day results will also be available at SHUPirates.com.