BIG EAST Champs Open Fall Season at Lagowitz Memorial

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will open the 2024 fall season with three rounds of golf at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial at Seven Oaks Golf Club, Aug. 31-Sept. 1.

The annual event, now in its seventh year, is played in memory of Seton Hall associate head coach Ian Lagowitz's son, Alex, who passed away in 2016. Alex was a former member of the Colgate men's golf team, which hosts this tournament.

Tournament Details:
ALEX LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL
Host: Colgate University
Location: Hamilton, N.Y.
Course: Seven Oaks Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,125 yards
Dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2024

THE COURSE:
Named for the ancestral home of the Colgate family, Seven Oaks Golf Club is nestled on the Colgate University Campus at the upper end of the Chenango Valley, in Hamilton, New York. In 1934, a young architect by the name of Robert Trent Jones was brought to Hamilton to begin work on designing the course as one of his first projects. Unfortunately, due to the great depression and WWII, the course and his plans were continuously postponed.

Jones was called back many times throughout the following years to redesign the course before a final version was accepted and it was not until 1956 that ground was broken on the first nine holes, officially opening on July 4th, 1958. Construction for the remainder of the course soon began and on September 4th, 1965 the last nine holes were opened for play.

Seven Oaks is characteristic of all Jones' courses, which include strategic deployment of water, along with extensive tee areas and large, expansive greens.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Colgate, the field includes 13 other schools: Binghamton, Bucknell, Canisius, Cornell, Iona, Lehigh, Le Moyne, Navy, Niagara, Pennsylvania, St. Bonaventure, and Yale. Fellow BIG EAST opponent, Villanova, is also in the field.

THE FORMAT:
Teams will play six golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

THE LINEUP:
Here's the season-opening lineup for the Pirates…

Patrick Kahanek, Junior
George Fricker, Senior
Joshua Lee, Senior
David Lally, Junior
Eli Shah, Sophomore
Isaiah Williams, Sophomore

Individual: Angus O'Brien, Senior
Individual: Will Hennessee, Freshman
Individual: Luke Nolan, Freshman
Individual: Jack Bosworth, Junior

LAST TIME AT THE LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL:
George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) shot 1-under-par for the tournament to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third-place finish at the 2023 Alex Lagowitz Memorial.

Fricker used 15 pars to fuel a 1-over-par, 73, in round three, but truly shot towards the top of the leader board after his round two. In Saturday's second round, he had five birdies in route to a 4-under-par, 68. For the tournament, Fricker placed fifth with a 1-under-par, 74-68-73-215. Yale's Blake Brantley and Will Lodge shared the individual title at 6-under-par.

As a team, The Hall placed third among 12 teams with a 7-over-par, 298-286-287-871. Yale ran away with the team title at 11-under-par. BIG EAST foe Villanova finished one stroke ahead of the Pirates in second place at 6-over-par.

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 36 continuous holes on Saturday, and one final round on Sunday. Both days will begin with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Navy and will tee off from holes No. 7 and No. 8 on Saturday.

THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Scoreboard.Clippd.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.