Kahanek, Fricker Lead Pirates at Hall Williams Day One

Monday, February 10

Mobile, Ala. / Magnolia Grove Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

First & Second Rounds

Patrick Kahanek takes a swing during a practice round in the fall of 2024

Kahanek, Fricker Lead Pirates at Hall Williams Day One

2/10/2025 6:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

LIVE SCORING

MOBILE, ALA. – Senior Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) is 4-under-par after 36 holes to highlight the Seton Hall men's golf team on day one of the Hall Williams Collegiate at Magnolia Grove on Monday.

Kahanek was brilliant on Monday, using four birdies and 12 pars in both of his rounds to shoot a pair of 2-under-par, 69's. With 18 holes left to play, he's tied for 10^th place among 75 individual golfers with a 4-under-par, 69-69-138.

SMU's Zachary Kingsland leads the individual field at a remarkable 12-under-par entering Tuesday's final round.

As a team, The Hall shot a 5-over-par, 289, in round one. In the afternoon, it shaved off six strokes to settle with a 1-under-par, 283. For the tournament, Seton Hall is tied for 12^th place with a 4-over-par, 289-283-572.

SMU currently leads the highly-talented field at 20-under-par.

George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had two birdies and 15 pars in his opening round in route to a 1-under-par, 70. In the afternoon, he was only one stroke worse, using three birdies to fuel an even-par, 71. For the tournament, the senior is tied for 24^th place at 1-under-par with a 70-71-141.

Junior David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) shot a 5-over-par, 76, in round one, but shot up the leaderboard in round two. In the afternoon, Lally had four birdies and 12 pars to pace a 2-under-par, 69. Entering Tuesday's final round, he's tied for 53^rd place with a 3-over-par, 76-69-145.

Freshman Luke Nolan (Austin, Texas) was consistent throughout his Monday, shooting a pair of 3-over-par, 74's. For the tournament, he's 6-over-par with a 74-74-148

Rounding out the Pirates' lineup, freshman Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) shot a 13-over-par, 81-74-155.

Competing as an individual, Joshua Lee (Lantana, Texas) had five birdies on Monday in route to a 5-over-par, 73-74-147.

Tournament Details:
2025 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE
Host: University of South Alabama
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Course: Magnolia Grove Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,059 yards
Dates: February 10-11, 2025

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THE COURSE:
The new Magnolia Grove features two renovated golf courses. Each championship course received extensive upgrades in recent years. Golfers will find more "player friendly" qualities without compromising the integrity of Robert Trent Jones' original design.

Magnolia Grove was recently named one of the "Top 50 Public Courses" by Golf World Magazine readers. The Crossings and Falls courses are also listed in Golf Digest's "Places to Play" as two of the nation's Great Value courses and as "America's Top 50 Affordable Courses." The topography at Magnolia Grove features creeks, marshland, and lakes with each of the 54 holes carved through indigenous hardwood and pine.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host South Alabama, the highly-competitive field includes 10 other teams including: Davidson, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Oral Roberts, SMU, South Alabama, Southern Illinois, Southern Mississippi, Texas State and UAB.

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

THE SCHEDULE:
The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. A shotgun start will begin competition in round one at 9:00 a.m. Seton Hall golfers will be paired with golfers from Southern Mississippi and Texas State in the first two rounds.

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.

2025 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	SMU	274	274		548	-20
2	Kent State	276	280		556	-12
T3	Kansas State	275	282		557	-11
T3	Memphis	283	274		557	-11
5	Texas State	278	281		559	-9
6	UAB	281	279		560	-8
7	Davidson	281	280		561	-7
T8	Southern Illinois	284	278		562	-6
T8	Southern Mississippi	287	275		562	-6
10	Oral Roberts	287	277		564	-4
11	Louisiana Tech	287	283		570	+2
T12	SETON HALL	289	283		572	+4
T12	South Alabama	291	281		572	+4

2025 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T10	Patrick Kahanek	69	69		138	-4
T24	George Fricker	70	71		141	-1
T53	David Lally	76	69		145	+3
T64	Luke Nolan	74	74		148	+6
75	Will Hennessee	81	74		155	+13
T60	Joshua Lee (Ind.)	73	74		147	+5