Hennessee, Pirates in Second Place After 18 Holes at Yale

NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Junior Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) shot an even-par, 70, to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a second-place standing after 18 holes at the Macdonald Cup on Friday.

The teams were scheduled to play two rounds on Saturday and one on Sunday, but due to an approaching nor'easter, the teams played one round today and will attempt to get a second in on Saturday.

Hennessee had two birdies and 14 pars in route to his even-par, 70. He's currently tied for second place among 68 individual golfers, two strokes behind the individual leader, Harvard's Alex Zhang.

Freshman Dylan Holmes (Wicklow, Ireland) had four birdies on Friday to power a 2-over-par, 72. He's currently tied for sixth place.

Sophomore Blake Goodnight (Dallas, Texas) had two birdies to fuel a 4-over-par, 74, and is tied for 12th overall.

Rounding out Seton Hall's lineup, both Jacob De Jesus (Bridgewater, N.J.) and Isaiah Williams (Flemington, N.J.) shot a 9-over-par, 79. Both Pirates had three birdies and seven pars on Friday.

Tournament Details:
MACDONALD CUP
Host: Yale University
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Course: Yale Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-70, 6,766 yards
Dates: September 26-27, 2026

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THE COURSE:
In 1923, a 700-acre tract of swamp and woodland was given to Yale by Mrs. Ray Tompkins in memory of her husband. Under the supervision of Charles Blair Macdonald, the renowned golf course architect, champion golfer, and co-founder of the USGA, plans were made for an 18-hole golf course. With a budget of $400,000, Macdonald, in collaboration with Seth Raynor, designed a masterpiece which opened for play in 1926.

Today, the Yale Golf Course is recognized as one of the finest examples from the Macdonald & Raynor portfolios. Large greens with deep bunkers and wide, rolling fairways are the core of Yale's strategic and penal character. The Yale Golf Course is consistently recognized as the finest collegiate course in the nation. The course has been the site of every significant state championship, two USGA Junior National events, and NCAA Regionals in 1991, 1995, 2004, 2010, 2015 and again in 2022. The course has also been the home of the Nike Connecticut Open.

The 6,766-yard, par-70 course features large and deeply bunkered greens and narrow fairways that challenge golfers at all levels of play. Two of the holes—the 432-yard par-4 fourth and the 238-yard par 3 ninth—have been ranked among the world's 100 most difficult holes.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Yale, the field includes nine other schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Harvard, Loyola (Md.), Pennsylvania and Princeton.

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

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.

2026 MACDONALD CUP - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
1	Harvard	289		289	+9
2	SETON HALL	295		295	+15
3	Princeton	296		296	+16
T4	Loyola (Md.)	297		297	+17
T4	Dartmouth	297		297	+17
6	Columbia	301		301	+21
T7	Davidson	303		303	+23
T7	Yale	303		303	+23
9	Pennsylvania	307		307	+27
10	Cornell	309		309	+29
11	Brown	313		313	+33

2026 MACDONALD CUP - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Will Hennessee	70		70	E
T6	Dylan Holmes	72		72	+2
T12	Blake Goodnight	74		74	+4
T47	Jacob De Jesus	79		79	+9
T47	Isaiah Williams	79		79	+9