Sun, Xie Drive Pirates to Second Place Finish at UConn - Seton Hall University Athletics
Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) and Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) each recorded top-10 finishes and lifted the Seton Hall men's golf team to a seco...
Sun places third; Xie seventh. The Hall notches their third straight top-2 finish to start the year.
HAMPDEN, MASS. – Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) and Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) each recorded top-10 finishes and lifted the Seton Hall men's golf team to a second-place finish at the UConn Invitational on Tuesday.
Sun turned in his top round of the tournament, unleashing four birdies and 11 pars for a 1-under-par, 71. It's Sun's fifth sub-par round in nine total rounds so far this season. The junior placed third among 78 individual golfers with a 1-over-par, 72-74-71-217. It's Sun's fifth career top-10 finish and third career top-5 effort.
Xie turned in his second-consecutive 1-under-par, 71, to close out the tournament. The senior had five birdies on Tuesday and raced up the individual leader board to finish seventh overall. For the tournament, Xie was 5-over-par with a 79-71-71-221. It's his ninth career top-10 finish. Additionally, Xie now has 24 career sub-par rounds to lead all active Pirates.
Rhode Island's Brandon Gillis ran away with the individual title at 8-under-par.
Collectively, the Pirates improved mightily for a second straight day. The Hall shaved eight strokes off its second-round score to finish with an even-par, 288, on Tuesday. The Pirates were able to pass host Connecticut and Rhode Island on the final day to finish in second place, just four strokes behind St. John's for the team crown. The Hall completed the tournament with a 25-over-par, 305-296-288-889.
It's Seton Hall's third-straight top-2 finish to begin the fall season.
George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) completed his third straight impressive tournament as a Pirate. The freshman had 13 pars on Tuesday to power a 3-over-par, 75. For the tournament, Fricker tied for 15th with an 8-over-par with a 76-73-75-224.
Sophomore Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) turned in by far his most-impressive round of the tournament on Tuesday. He had three birdies and 12 pars in route to an even-par, 72. For the three-day event, he tied for 27th with a 12-over-par, 78-78-72-228.
Freshman Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.) also had his best round, shaving off eight strokes from his round two score. He had two birdies and 13 pars on his way to a 2-over-par, 74, on Tuesday. For the event, was 20-over-par with an 80-82-74-236.
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
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THE COURSE:
From the elevated tee boxes to the lush fairways, our thoroughly reimagined 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 included 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 played five golfers and counted the four lowest scores per round.
UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament action on Oct. 10-11 for three rounds of golf at the Georgetown Intercollegiate. The tournament has moved to nearby Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City.
