Cha Leads the Pirates to a Third Place Standing After Round One at Navy

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The senior shares the individual lead after a career-best 4-under-par, 67.

David Cha

Sept. 13, 2015

ANNAPOLIS, MD. - Senior David Cha (Carrollton, Texas) fired a 4-under-par, 67, and has led the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third place standing following the first round of the 2015 Navy Fall Classic.

Cha currently holds a share of the individual lead among 60 individual golfers with Le Moyne's John Clare at 4-under-par. The senior has never won an individual title.

Collectively, The Hall trails the team leader, Princeton, by six strokes entering Monday's final round. The Pirates fired a 2-over-par, 286, in round one. Seton Hall's only BIG EAST competition is currently in second place, at even-par.

Tournament Details:
2015 NAVY FALL CLASSIC
Par-71, Naval Academy Golf Course
Two Rounds, Sept. 13-14
Team Scoreboard | Player Scoreboard

Seton Hall Lineup Notes:
David Cha (Carrollton, Texas) - 4-under-par, 67 (tied for the lead)
Cha's 4-under-par, 67, is the lowest single-round of his career. It's also the first sub-par round of his collegiate career.

Ryan Snouffer (Sparta, N.J.) - 1-under-par, 70 (tied for fifth place)
Snouffer's round is the 10th sub-par round of his Seton Hall collegiate career, which ties him for seventh for the most in a Seton Hall career.

Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) - even-par, 71 (T-11 place)

Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) - 7-over par, 78 (T-44th place)

Kevin Sanislo (Whippany, N.J.) - 8-over par, 79 (T-48th place)

Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) - Individual - 3-over par, 74 (T-21st place)

The Field:
The 2015 field is relatively small, but does pose good competition for the Pirates. In addition to The Hall and three teams from host Navy, the field includes teams from Delaware, Georgetown, George Mason, LeMoyne, Princeton and Saint Joseph's.

The Course:
The U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club is a private, university golf course owned by the Naval Academy. It is operated by the Naval Academy Golf Association (NAGA), which is affiliated with the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA). NAGA originally owned a nine-hole course established in 1916 which was adjacent to the Naval Academy Yard. However, the current golf course was acquired by the Naval Academy around 1939, when it was redesigned by renowned architect William Flynn (Shinnecock Hills, Cherry Hills, Upper Cascades).

The 18-hole course features 6,611 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.7 and it has a slope rating of 128.

Scoreboards

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/091315aab.html

 

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Cha, Go, Guide Pirates to Third Place Finish at Navy

Both David Cha and Lloyd Jefferson Go shoot under par for the tournament.

David Cha

Sept. 14, 2015

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Senior David Cha (Carrollton, Texas) and junior Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) each shot a 1-under-par, 70, to lift the Seton Hall men’s golf team to a third place finish at the 2015 Navy Fall Classic.

Cha had the best tournament of his career, finishing in third place among 60 golfers with a 5-under-par, 67-70-137. Navy’s Griffin Peters won the individual title thanks to a 8-under-par, 63, on Monday. He finished just four strokes ahead of Cha.

Go tied for eighth place with a 1-under-par, 71-70-141.

Collectively, The Pirates shot a 5-over-par, 289, in Monday’s final round to finish in third place behind champion Princeton and fellow BIG EAST competitor Georgetown. For the two-day event, The Hall finished 7-over-par with a 286-289-575, 15 strokes behind Princeton and eight behind the Hoyas.

Tournament Details:
2015 NAVY FALL CLASSIC
Par-71, Naval Academy Golf Course
Two Rounds, Sept. 13-14
Final Team Scoreboard | Final Player Scoreboard

Seton Hall Lineup Notes:

David Cha (Carrollton, Texas) - 5-under-par, 67-70-137 (Third)

• His 5-under-par for the tournament is tied for the third-most strokes under par for a tournament in Seton Hall history

• His 137 for the tournament is the lowest par-71, two round score in Seton Hall history

• Shot the first two sub-par rounds of his collegiate career in this tournament

• First top-10 and top-5 finish of his career

Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) - 1-under-par, 71-70-141 (T-Eighth place)

• Fifth sub-par tournament of his career, third-most in Seton Hall history

• Second round 70 was the 15th sub-par round of his career, tied for third-most in Seton Hall history

• His eighth place tie is the 11th top-10 finish of his career, ninth-most in Seton Hall history

• His 137 for the tournament is tied for the ninth-lowest par-71, two round score in Seton Hall history

Ryan Snouffer (Sparta, N.J.) - 3-over-par, 70-75-145 (T-16th place)

• His first round 70 is the 10th sub-par round of his Seton Hall collegiate career, which ties him for seventh-most in a Seton Hall history

Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) - 10-over par, 78-74-152 (T-31st place)

Kevin Sanislo (Whippany, N.J.) - 18-over par, 79-81-160 (T-54th place)

Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) - Individual - 15-over par, 74-83-157 (T-46th place)

The Field:
The 2015 field was relatively small, but posed good competition for the Pirates. In addition to The Hall and three teams from host Navy, the field included teams from Delaware, Georgetown, George Mason, LeMoyne, Princeton and Saint Joseph’s.

The Course:
The U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club is a private, university golf course owned by the Naval Academy. It is operated by the Naval Academy Golf Association (NAGA), which is affiliated with the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA). NAGA originally owned a nine-hole course established in 1916 which was adjacent to the Naval Academy Yard. However, the current golf course was acquired by the Naval Academy around 1939, when it was redesigned by renowned architect William Flynn (Shinnecock Hills, Cherry Hills, Upper Cascades).

The 18-hole course features 6,611 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.7 and it has a slope rating of 128.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to the links on Monday, Sept. 21 for the first two of three rounds at the Hartford Hawks Invitational in South Kent, Connecticut.

Scoreboards

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/091415aab.html