Fouratt Leads After Historic Round; Pirates Third - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) shot one of the finest single-rounds in Seton Hall women's golf history and is currently the individual ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Graduate student Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) shot one of the finest single-rounds in Seton Hall women's golf history and is currently the individual leader after two rounds of the Pirate Collegiate Classic.
Fouratt started her day with five birdies and nine pars to fuel a 1-under-par, 71, in round one. In the afternoon, however, she took her game to a new level. Fouratt had just one blemish, a bogey on hole No. 11, otherwise she was spectacular. She had five birdies, 11 pars and an eagle on the par-5, No. 9 hole, in route to a 6-under-par, 66. It's the second-lowest par-72, single-round score in Seton Hall history.
Fouratt enters Tuesday's final round as the individual leader in the clubhouse with a 7-under-par, 71-66-137. She leads Georgetown's Gabriella Gilrowski by two strokes with 18 holes to play.
Collectively, the Pirates had their two best rounds of the fall season on Monday, despite having to play with only four players because of illness. The day started with a 10-over-par, 298, and finished with an even-par, 288. The Hall's 288 is tied for the fifth-lowest par-72, single-round score in program history.
Entering Tuesday's final round, the Pirates are in third place at 10-over-par with a 298-288-586, and trail a pair of team leaders, East Carolina and High Point, by only three strokes. Georgetown, Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, is currently 20-over-par entering round three.
Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy) also had a tremendous Monday and shouldn't be overshadowed by her teammates success. The junior had four birdies in round one on her way to an even-par, 72. In round two, she too hand only one blemish, a bogey on No. 5. Otherwise, Zavagli had four birdies and 13 pars in route to a career-low 3-under-par, 69. She's tied for fourth among 63 individual golfers.
Sophomore Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) had three birdies in round one on her way to a 6-over-par, 78. In round two, she shaved off four strokes to finish with an impressive 2-over-par, 74. Through two rounds, she's tied for 26th with an 8-over-par, 152.
Senior Ludovica Busetto (Padova, Italy) used a birdie and 12 pars to fuel a 5-over-par, 77, in round one, and had two birdies in the afternoon on her way to a 7-over-par, 79. She's currently tied for 40th with a 12-over-par, 77-79-156.
Tournament Details:
PIRATE COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
Host: East Carolina University
Location: Greenville, N.C.
Course: Greenville Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,072 yards
Dates: October 10-11, 2022
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THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host East Carolina, the field includes 10 other schools: The Citadel, High Point, Marshall, Nova Southeastern, Queens University, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson and UNC Greensboro. Fellow BIG EAST competitor, Georgetown, is also in the field.
THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 36 continuous holes on Monday and 18 final holes on Tuesday. Split tee times for rounds one and two will begin from 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Golfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.
