The Hall Opens Fall Season at Lagowitz Memorial

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will open the 2026 fall season with three rounds of golf at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial at Seven Oaks Golf Club, Sept. 5-6.

The annual event, now in its 10^th year, is played in memory of Seton Hall assistant 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: September 5-6, 2026

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 11 other schools: Binghamton, Bucknell, Canisius, Cornell, Holy Cross, Le Moyne, Niagara, Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's and St. Bonaventure. Fellow BIG EAST opponent, Villanova, 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 season-opening lineup for the Pirates…

Will Hennessee, Junior
Eli Shah, Senior
Luke Nolan, Junior
Isaiah Williams, Senior
Dylan Holmes, Freshman

Individual: Blake Goodnight, Sophomore
Individual: Jacob De Jesus, Senior

LAST TIME AT THE LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL:
Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) finished fourth at 1-under-par to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a second-place finish at last year's event. Hennessee used a remarkable second round to buoy his second career sub-par tournament. In the second round, which was started on Saturday and finished on Sunday due to darkness, he used seven birdies to fuel a 6-under-par, 66. On Sunday, he shot a 1-over-par, 73. For the tournament, Hennessee was 1-under-par with a 76-66-73-215. He placed fourth overall among 92 individual golfers for his highest career finish and his second career top-10.

As a team, The Hall rocketed up the leader board after a second-round 7-under-par, 281. On Sunday, the Pirates shot a 2-over-par, 290. For the tournament, they placed second in the field of 13 teams with a 1-under-par, 292-281-289-863.

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.

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.