Sun, Pirates Weather High Winds in Round One at UConn - Seton Hall University Athletics
Despite high wind conditions, junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) shot an even-par, 72, on Sunday and paced the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third-p...
HAMPDEN, MASS. – Despite high wind conditions, junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) shot an even-par, 72, on Sunday and paced the Seton Hall men's golf team to a third-place standing after round one of the UConn Invitational.
The field of 14 teams were dealing with gale-force winds due to the remnants of Hurricane Ian making its way up the east coast. Scores were up across the board as a result.
Sun managed to play well despite the difficult conditions. The junior had four birdies and an eagle on the par-5, No. 8 hole to fuel an even-par, 72. Sun trails Rhode Island's Brandon Gillis and Rider's Rick Van Der Nat by only one stroke for the individual lead with 36 holes remaining.
As a team, the Pirates shot a 17-over-par, 305, on Sunday. Host Connecticut is just one stroke ahead of The Hall at 16-over-par. St. John's currently leads the field after round one at 13-over-par.
One additional BIG EAST team, Xavier, is currently 29-over-par.
Freshman George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had two birdies and 11 pars in route to a 4-over-par, 76, in round one. He's currently tied for 18th among 78 individual golfers.
Sophomore Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) is currently tied for 30th after a 6-over-par, 78. Meanwhile, only one stroke behind him is teammate Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China). Xie had three birdies in route to a 7-over-par, 79.
Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.) had a brutal stretch in which he was 9-over-par through holes No. 6-9, but showed maturity beyond that of a freshman and bounced back. He was 3-under-par in holes No. 10-14. For round one, Bosworth shot an 8-over-par, 80.
Tournament Details:
UCONN INVITATIONAL
Host: University of Connecticut
Location: Hampden, Mass.
Course: The GreatHorse
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,093 yards
Dates: October 2-4, 2022
TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS | ||||
THE COURSE:
From the elevated tee boxes to the lush fairways, our thoroughly re-imagined and redesigned world-class course traverses breathtaking terrain. Brian Silva's par-72 layout incorporates natural wetlands, mountainous views and over 207 bunkers. The real championship tees offer golfers over 7,600 yards of pristine golf action.
THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host UConn, the field includes 12 other schools: Bryant, Fairleigh Dickinson, Hartford, Iona, Lafayette, Long Island, Rider, Siena, Saint Joseph's and Rhode Island. St. John's and Xavier are also in the field making the BIG EAST's presence in this tournament four schools.
THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 18 holes over three days, Sunday through Tuesday.
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.
