O'Brien Paces Pirates to Finish at Golfweek Challenge

Tuesday, September 10

Pawley's Island, S.C. / True Blue Golf Course

All Day

Seton Hall University

Third Round

Angus O'Brien tees off during the Golfweek Fall Challenge on Sept. 10.

Photo by: Landon Ringler

O'Brien Paces Pirates to Finish at Golfweek Challenge

9/10/2024 2:40:00 PM | Men's Golf

LIVE SCORING

Fricker and Hennessee tie for third among 85 individual golfers at 3-under-par.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – Senior Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) shot a 1-under-par, 71, on Tuesday to pace the Seton Hall men's golf team to an 11^th place finish at the Golfweek Fall Challenge.

O'Brien had four birdies and 11 pars in route to his second sub-par round of the fall and the top Pirate round of the day. For the tournament, he tied for 50th place with a 9-over-par, 7678-71-225.

As a team, The Hall carded its best round of the tournament on Tuesday, an even-par, 288, which shaved 16 strokes off its second-round score. The effort allowed them to hop Loyola (Chicago) and finish in 11^th place. For the tournament, the Pirates shot a 20-over-par, 292-304-288-884. Arkansas State won the team title going away at 35-under-par.

Senior George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had five birdies and eight pars in round three on his way to an even-par, 72. Fricker was the top Seton Hall performer for the weekend, tying for 13th place among 85 individual golfers with a 3-under-par, 68-73-72-213. The effort represents his sixth career sub-par tournament.

Austin Peay State's Patton Samuels won the individual title with at a remarkable 15-under-par.

Senior Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) had four birdies on Tuesday to help him shoot his second even-par, 72, of the tournament. For the three-day event, he finished in a tie for 45th place with a 6-over-par, 72-78-72-222.

Sophomore Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) really only had difficulty on two holes, in an otherwise strong round. He had four birdies which fueled a 3-over-par, 75, in round three. For the 54 holes, Shah was 10-over-par with a 76-75-75-226.

Finishing the tournament only one stroke behind Shah was teammate David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland). Lally had a strong finish to this event, firing three birdies and 11 pars on way to a 1-over-par, 73. For the event, he was 11-over-par with a 76-78-73-227.

Freshman Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) had a tremendous tournament playing as an individual. In only his second collegiate event, he tied Fricker for 13th place overall with a 3-under-par, 70-68-75-213.

Tournament Details:
GOLFWEEK FALL CHALLENGE
Host: Golfweek
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Course: Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,971 yards
Dates: September 8-10, 2024

TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS

Team Leaders

Player Leaders

Combo Listing

Statistical Leaders

Twitter

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall, the field includes 14 other schools: Arkansas State, Austin Peay State, Charleston Southern, Loyola (Chicago), Mercer, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T, Presbyterian, Richmond, Stephen F. Austin State, Stetson, USC Upstate, UT Arlington and Wright State.

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

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams played 18 holes on three consecutive days. All three days will begin with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. will begin with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament play Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational in Farmington, Pa.

2024 GOLFWEEK FALL CHALLENGE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Arkansas State	277	279	273	829	-35
2	Wright State	284	279	278	841	-23
3	Austin Peay State	282	283	282	847	-17
4	Stetson	288	291	276	855	-9
T5	Richmond	286	293	286	865	+1
T5	Mercer	295	287	283	865	+1
7	Charleston Southern	298	285	285	868	+4
8	Presbyterian	288	293	290	871	+7
9	USC Upstate	297	292	283	872	+8
10	Stephen F. Austin	295	295	290	880	+16
11	SETON HALL	292	304	288	884	+20
12	Loyola (Chicago)	301	290	294	885	+21
13	New Orleans	304	299	300	903	+39
14	UT Arlington	316	298	293	907	+43
15	North Carolina A&T	306	306	301	913	+49

2024 GOLFWEEK FALL CHALLENGE - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T13	George Fricker	68	73	72	213	-3
T45	Patrick Kahanek	72	78	72	222	+6
T50	Angus O'Brien	76	78	71	225	+9
T57	Eli Shah	76	75	75	226	+10
61	David Lally	76	78	73	227	+11
T13	Will Hennessee (Ind.)	70	68	75	213	-3