DOUBLE WIN! Sun, Pirates Claim Titles at Alex Lagowitz Memorial - Seton Hall University Athletics
Junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) fired a career-best 11-under-par to win the Alex Lagowitz Memorial and lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to the team ch...
Sun finishes at 11-under, while the Pirates win the team title by a remarkable 12 strokes.
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) fired a career-best 11-under-par to win the Alex Lagowitz Memorial and lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to the team championship on Sunday.
Sun put together his third consecutive sub-par round, using eight birdies to fuel a 2-under-par, 70, in Sunday's final round. For the tournament, he shot an 11-under-par, 67-68-60-205, to win the individual title by five strokes over the second-place finisher, Villanova's Ryan Palmer.
Sun's 205 is tied for the second-lowest par-72, three-round score in program history. Furthermore, his 11-under-par is tied for the most strokes under par ever for a Pirate. It's Sun's first career win and second career top-5 finish.
Collectively, The Hall fired a 4-under-par, 284, on Sunday to complete one of the greatest tournaments in program history. The Pirates shot a 23-under-par, 277-280-284-841, to win the team title by 12 strokes over second-place Yale. Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, Villanova, finished a distant 8-over-par.
Seton Hall wins its first tournament with new head coach J.T. Harper at the helm.
The Hall's 841 is the second-lowest par-72, three-round score in Seton Hall history. It's 23-under-par, is also second-best. Both marks fall short of records by only a single stroke.
It's Seton Hall's fifth tournament victory in the last calendar year and the first since winning its first BIG EAST Championship in 22 years four months ago.
Senior Wenliang Xie (Xhaoqing, China) put the finishing touches on another spectacular tournament as well on Sunday. Xie used six birdies to power a 1-under-par, 71. For the tournament, he tied for third, with a 5-under-par, 71-69-71-211. It's Xie's sixth career sub-par tournament, which ties his for sixth-most in Pirate history. It's also his fourth career top-5 finish.
George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) made a statement in his first-ever collegiate tournament. The freshman had 13 pars and two birdies on Sunday for a 1-over-par, 73. Fricker tied for sixth place overall for the three-round event with a 2-under-par, 70-71-73-214.
Sophomore Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) had two birdies and 13 pars on Sunday for a 1-over-par, 73. For the tournament, he tied for 24th place overall with a 3-over-par, 69-77-73-219.
A second freshman in the Pirates' lineup also had a solid showing in his first tournament. Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.) had 16 pars on Sunday in route to a 2-over-par, 74. For the tournament, he tied for 35th place with a 6-over-par, 76-72-74-222.
Junior Brody Hanley (Lantana, Texas) had his best round of the tournament on Sunday. He had five birdies on his way to a 2-under-par, 70. For the event, Hanley tied for 42nd with a 7-over-par, 78-75-70-223.
A pair of individual golfers for Seton Hall also had a solid showing. Sophomore Joshua Lee (Lantana, Texas) finished the three-round event with a 12-over-par, 75-73-80-228, while freshman David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) registered a 17-over-par, 80-77-78-235.
Tournament Details:
ALEX LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL
Host: Colgate University
Location: Hamilton, N.Y.
Course: Seven Oaks Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,834 yards
Dates: September 3-4, 2022
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THE FORMAT:
Teams played six golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament play for three rounds of golf at the Dartmouth Invitational at Montcalm Golf Club in Enfield, N.H., Sept. 24-25.
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