Pirates Close Fall Season at FAU Invitational

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will close the fall season with three rounds of competition at the FAU Golf Invitational, October 27-28, at Panther National.

Tournament Details:
FAU GOLF INVITATIONAL
Host: Florida Atlantic University
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Course: Panther National
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,560 yards
Dates: October 27-28, 2025

THE COURSE:
The Panther National championship golf course—designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus and Justin Thomas making his design debut—features steep elevation changes and dramatic vistas. The 18-hole course can play 8,000 yards from the longest tees all the way down to 4,500 yards. This rare diversity in length allows the picturesque course to be a "major tournament" test for the expert golfer while always presenting a very playable, enjoyable course for all members.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Florida Atlantic, the large field includes 17 other schools: Abilene Christian, Campbell, Central Florida, Florida, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Navy, North Alabama, Samford, Stetson, Tarleton State, Troy, USF and West Georgia. BIG EAST competitor Creighton is also in the field.

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

THE LINEUP:
Here's the lineup for the Pirates…

Will Hennessee, Sophomore
David Lally, Senior
Eli Shah, Junior
George Fricker, Graduate
Jace Hulett, Freshman

LAST TIME OUT:
Junior Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) shot a 1-under-par, 71, in round three to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a 13th place finish at the 2025 Bryson Invitational at Daniel Island Golf Club on Oct. 15.Shah had four birdies and 11 pars in round three to fuel his second sub-par round of the tournament.For the three-day event, he tied for 17th place among 84 individual golfers with a 4-under-par, 72-69-71-212.

As a team, The Hall shot a 3-over-par, 291, in round three, but still finished the tournament under par.For the three-day event, the Pirates were 1-under-par with a 287-285-291-863.

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play two continuous rounds on Monday beginning with tee times that start at 7:30 a.m. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from Jacksonville, Navy and Samford for rounds one and two, teeing off on hole No. 10. A final round will also begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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.