Xie Dazzles Again as Pirates Place Third at Princeton

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Wenliang Xie eyes up a putt at the Princeton Invitational on April 6

Xie Dazzles Again as Pirates Place Third at Princeton

4/7/2024 3:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Graduate student Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) shot a 4-under-par, 67, in Sunday's final round to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third-place finish at the Princeton Invitational.

Xie continued his remarkable graduate season with another dazzling round on Sunday. He had seven birdies on the day, including birdies in five of his last seven holes to finish with a 4-under-par, 67. Xie finished just one stroke behind a trio of individual champions. For the tournament, Xie tied for fourth among 75 individual golfers with a 5-under-par, 71-70-67-208.

Remarkably, this was Xie's fourth consecutive sub-par tournament and the sixth in his last seven tournaments dating back to the fall season. He now has 13 sub-par tournaments for his career, which ties him with Pirates legend Lloyd Jefferson Go for most in Seton Hall history.

As a team, The Hall shot a 4-over-par, 288, in round three to finish third. For the tournament, the Pirates were 5-over-par with a 290-279-288-857. Host Princeton won the event at 9-under-par. Howard University finished second just one stroke ahead of The Hall. Georgetown, Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, tied for ninth at 33-over-par.

After two fantastic round yesterday, senior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) shot an 8-over-par, 79, in round three. He just missed the top-10, finishing in a tie for 13^th with a 3-over-par, 67-70-79-216.

Sophomore David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) finished only one stroke behind Sun after a 5-over-par, 76, on Sunday. For the tournament, he tied for 15^th with a 4-over-par, 73-68-217.

George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) continued to improve as the tournament progressed. The junior had three birdies and 13 pars today for a 1-under-par, 70. For the tournament, Fricker tied for 22^nd place with a 7-over-par, 79-71-70-220.

Rounding out the Pirates' lineup was sophomore Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.), whose final round featured an eagle on the par-4, No. 6 hole on his way to a 4-over-par, 75. For the event, he was 15-over-par with an 82-71-75.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,456 yards
Dates: April 6-7, 2024

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THE COURSE
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field featured teams from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Howard, Penn, Rider, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Yale. BIG EAST opponent Georgetown is also in the field.

THE FORMAT
The teams played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to tournament action next week when it plays three rounds at the Shark Invitational, April 15-16, at Brookville Country Club in Old Brookville, N.Y.

2024 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Princeton	287	281	275	843	-9
2	Howard	285	281	290	856	+4
3	SETON HALL	290	279	288	857	+5
4	Columbia	285	287	296	868	+16
5	Yale	294	285	292	871	+19
6	Penn	298	285	289	872	+20
7	Harvard	305	285	286	876	+24
8	Temple	302	286	294	882	+30
T9	Georgetown	296	297	292	885	+33
T9	Saint Joseph's	301	299	285	885	+33
11	Dartmouth	317	281	302	900	+48
12	Rider	303	301	300	904	+52
13	Princeton (B)	323	298	310	931	+79
14	Cornell	325	307	305	937	+85

2024 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T4	Wenliang Xie	71	70	67	208	-5
T13	Wanxi Sun	67	70	79	216	+3
T15	David Lally	73	68	76	217	+4
T22	George Fricker	79	71	70	220	+7
48	Jack Bosworth	82	71	75	228	+15