PRINCETON, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action on Saturday for the first two of three rounds of action at the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club, April 8-9.
Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,444 yards
Dates: April 8-9, 2023
THE COURSE
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.
THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field features teams from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Howard, Penn, Rider, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Yale. BIG EAST opponent Georgetown is also in the field.
THE SETON HALL LINEUP:
- George Fricker, Sophomore
- Wenliang Xie, Senior
- Joshua Lee, Sophomore
- Wanxi Sun, Junior
- Angus O'Brien, Sophomore
Despite cold and windy conditions, junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) shot a 1-under-par, 71, on March 14 to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a 11th place team finish at the Bandon Dunes Championship.
Sun had five birdies and nine pars on a fantastic final round to lead the Pirates. For the tournament, he tied for 16th place among 112 individual golfers with a 3-over-par, 76-71-147. The third-round effort is Sun's seventh sub-par round of the year and the 12th of his career. Oregon's Owen Avrit won the individual title at 4-under-par.
As a team, The Hall shaved 12 strokes off its first-round score to finish with a 6-over-par, 294. For the tournament, they placed 11th with a 24-over-par, 306-294-600. No. 28 Oregon won the team title at 5-over-par.
LAST TIME AT SPRINGDALE
Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) fired a 1-under-par, 70, in the final round to lift the Pirates to a second-place finish in last spring's Princeton Invitational.
O'Brien had a bogey on his second hole, but was par or better on every hole for the rest of the round. In all, he had two birdies and 15 pars in route to his 1-under-par, 70. For the tournament, he tied for eighth place among 78 individual golfers with an even-par, 75-68-70-213. Princeton's William Huang won the individual title by six strokes with a remarkable 10-under-par.
As a team, the Pirates shot a 2-over-par, 284, during Sunday's final round. For the tournament, The Hall was even-par with a 286-280-286-852. They finished seven strokes behind the team champion. One other BIG EAST school was also in the field. Georgetown finished in an eighth-place tie, 22 strokes behind The Hall.
THE FORMAT
The teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE PAIRINGS / TEE TIMES
The field will play 36 continuous holes on Saturday and one final round on Sunday. Play begins with a tee times starting at 7:45 am on Saturday, and 8:15 a.m. on Sunday. The Hall will be paired with golfers from Temple and Penn off the first tee on Saturday.
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.
