Lloyd Jefferson Go shoots even-par for the tournament to place second overall.
Chris Yeom was one of three Pirates to shoot a 74 on Tuesday.
Feb. 16, 2016
SANTEE, CALIF. – Three Pirates shot a 2-over-par, 74, in the third and final round as the Seton Hall men’s golf team cruised to a 22-stroke victory at the 2016 Carlton Oaks WIU Invitational on Tuesday.
The team victory is the first for Seton Hall since claiming the Navy Fall Classic in September of 2014.
Seton Hall was paced by the standout play of junior Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines), who placed second among all individual golfers, and freshman Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines), who tied for third.
Go shot an even-par, 72-70-74-216, the fourth time in five tournaments this year that he’s finished at par or better for an event. Nagai led the individual field after two rounds at 4-under-par, but shot a 6-over-par, 78, in round three to settle for 2-over-par with a 69-71-78-218 for the tournament. Nagai’s first two rounds represent the two lowest for his young career.
Collectively, The Hall had its least impressive round of the tournament on Tuesday, but still out performed the rest of the field. The Pirates finished with a 15-over-par, 286-296-297-879, while extending its final margin of victory to 22 strokes over second place Cal State – San Marcos. Fellow BIG EAST competitor finished a distant 51 strokes behind The Hall.
The Pirates’ 286 in round one is the lowest par-72, single-round score since shooting a 284 in the second round of the Fireline Towson Invitational on March 31, 2012.
Freshman Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) registered the first top-10 finish of his collegiate career, tying for ninth with a very solid 10-over-par, 75-77-74-226.
Senior Ryan Snouffer (Sparta, N.J.) bounced back after a tough second round to shoot a 2-over-par, 74, in round three. The lineup regular finished the three-round event at 12-over-par with a 70-84-74-228. Tied with Snouffer, David Cha (Carrollton, Texas) finished with a consistent 12-over-par, 75-78-75-228.
Competing as an individual, junior Kevin O’Brien (Wexford, Pa.) finished tied for 16th with a 13-over-par, 73-77-79-229.
Tournament Details:
2016 CARLTON OAKS WIU INVITATIONAL
Host: Western Illinois University
Location: Santee, Calif.
Course: Carlton Oaks Golf Club, Par-72, 7,117 yards
Dates: February 15-16, 2016, Three Rounds
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The Course:
Carlton Oaks is one of the top-rated golf courses in the San Diego area and has a long history of hosting numerous prestigious golf events including the first stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School in 2010, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur qualifiers and a Canadian Tour qualifier. The course has hosted the San Diego Junior Masters, bringing 400 players ages 8-18 from all over the world for a tune-up before the Callaway Junior World Championships in San Diego the following week. Carlton Oaks has also hosted the NCAA Western Region Finals and the NCAA Championship in 1974.
The Field:
The field was consisted of seven teams. Including Seton Hall and host Western Illinois, participating schools include: Bradley, Butler, Cal State – Dominguez Hills, Cal State – San Marcos and San Diego.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 28 for the first of three rounds of golf at the Loyola Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz.
2016 CARLTON OAKS WIU INVITATIONAL – Team Scores
1 SETON HALL 286 296 297 879 +15
2 CSU-San Marcos 295 300 306 901 +37
3 Bradley 302 308 301 911 +47
4 Butler 311 309 310 930 +66
5 Western Illinois 327 300 316 943 +79
6 CSU-Dominguez Hills 312 317 315 944 +80
2016 CARLTON OAKS WIU INVITATIONAL – Seton Hall Individual Scores
2 Lloyd Jefferson Go 72 70 74 216 E
T3 Gen Nagai 69 71 78 218 +2
T9 Chris Yeom 75 77 74 226 +10
T14 Ryan Snouffer 70 84 74 228 +12
T14 David Cha 75 78 75 228 +12
T16 Kevin O'Brien (Ind.) 73 77 79 229 +13
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