For a second straight year, Seton Hall will play three rounds in the NCAA Championships Regional event.
Ali Kruse
May 6, 2015
TEE TIMES - Round One
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PHOTO GALLERY - Practice Round
REGIONAL CENTRAL
RALEIGH, N.C. - The BIG EAST Champion Seton Hall women's golf team will compete in the Raleigh Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, May 7-9.
The Raleigh Regional will be played at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina and will be hosted by North Carolina State University. A par-72 course measuring 6,381 yards, Lonnie Poole has unique features that set it apart from other courses in the region. It represents the evolution in golf course architecture towards sustainability; a golf course that fits into and protects the natural environment. As with Bethpage Black, Bandon Dunes, Whistling Straits, and Pine Valley, it leans heavily on traditional Scottish designs while accommodating the natural landscape.
The Arnold Palmer Design group used features in the existing landscape as the primary cues for their design. Located on 250 acres inside the city of Raleigh, the golf course routing is dictated by large elevation changes. It meanders around large buffer areas that were left in place to protect streams and wetlands that are in the Neuse River watershed. The buffers provide protected habitat for wildlife and native plant species. Erik Larsen and Brandon Johnson, both graduates of the NC State College of Design, were the lead architects. One of the most distinct trademarks of a golf course is the bunker design. The bunkers have irregular shapes and jagged edges, Geometric shapes are rarely seen in natural landscapes. Islands and peninsulas with fine fescues intersect and blend with the roughs. Shots landing in sand will provide easier recovery than in the thick fescue, which often will requires a drop and an extra stroke.
The Raleigh Regional is a 54-hole event played over three days beginning Thursday. On Wednesday, the teams will play a practice round.
In Thursday's first round, the Pirates will tee off from hole #10. Junior Karlie Zabrosky (Erie, Pa.) will tee off first at 9:09 a.m. Megan Tenhundfeld (Loveland, Ohio) will tee off at 9:18 a.m. Cassie Pantelas (Canton, Ohio) will tee off at 9:27 a.m. Erin McClure (Tucson, Ariz.) will tee off at 9:36 a.m., and finally, Ali Kruse (Overland Park, Kan.) will tee off at 9:45 a.m. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Wichita State and Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round.
"After having the pressure of playing in a championship tournament as the favorite, it's nice to come here with more plausible goals," said head coach Sara Doell. "We want to have a lot of fun and stay true to who we are this week. Our team has adopted the motto "Beat the Odds" this week and we plan on working hard and making the Seton Hall faithful proud."
For the first time in 13 years the regional format has changed. Instead of three regions representing 24 teams and the top eight in each region moving on to nationals, there are four regions with 18 teams each and the top six will move on.
Seton Hall is the #16 seed in the 18-team field. South Carolina is the top seed, followed by LSU and Mississippi State. Behind the Pirates are #17 Wichita State and #18 Fairleigh Dickinson.
Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies apply. The South Bend Region will be played at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. The University of Notre Dame will host. The San Antonio Region will be played at Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. The University of Texas - San Antonio will serve as the host institution. The St. George Region will be played at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah. Brigham Young University will serve as host.
The championships finals will be held May 22-27 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida and will be hosted by the University of South Florida.
Seton Hall won entrance into the prestigious championship event by winning the BIG EAST Conference championship last week for a second year in a row. The Pirates slipped past Georgetown by one stroke to claim its second title.
McClure shot a career-best 2-under-par, 70, in the final round. After going 36 holes without a single birdie, the senior recorded five birdies during round three alone. McClure's big finish put her at 8-over-par for the tournament with a 77-77-70-224, good for tournament runner-up. She finished just one stroke behind Georgetown's Jacquelyn Eleey, who took home the individual title at 7-over-par.
For the tournament, Seton Hall shot a 50-over-par, 311-299-304-914. Georgetown was 51-over-par and Xavier finished at 57-over-par. All three teams had been separated by just one stroke following both rounds one and two.
Kruse and Tenhundfeld also notched top-10 finishes, with Kruse tying for fourth place at 12-over par and Tenhundfeld tying for seventh at 14-over par.
Last year, Seton Hall was the #23 seed in the 24-team East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. The Pirates finished with a 48-over-par, 302-301-309-912, to place 21st.
Daily recaps, interviews with all five competitors as well as head coach Sara Doell, and photo galleries will be available at "REGIONAL CENTRAL" at SHUpirates.com. Golfstat.com is providing live stats throughout the three-day event. Follow the Seton Hall women's golf team all week on twitter at @SHU_WGolf for up-to-the-minute information.
http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/050615aaa.html
Ali Kruse
May 6, 2015
TEE TIMES - Round One
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REGIONAL CENTRAL
RALEIGH, N.C. - The BIG EAST Champion Seton Hall women's golf team will compete in the Raleigh Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, May 7-9.
The Raleigh Regional will be played at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina and will be hosted by North Carolina State University. A par-72 course measuring 6,381 yards, Lonnie Poole has unique features that set it apart from other courses in the region. It represents the evolution in golf course architecture towards sustainability; a golf course that fits into and protects the natural environment. As with Bethpage Black, Bandon Dunes, Whistling Straits, and Pine Valley, it leans heavily on traditional Scottish designs while accommodating the natural landscape.
The Arnold Palmer Design group used features in the existing landscape as the primary cues for their design. Located on 250 acres inside the city of Raleigh, the golf course routing is dictated by large elevation changes. It meanders around large buffer areas that were left in place to protect streams and wetlands that are in the Neuse River watershed. The buffers provide protected habitat for wildlife and native plant species. Erik Larsen and Brandon Johnson, both graduates of the NC State College of Design, were the lead architects. One of the most distinct trademarks of a golf course is the bunker design. The bunkers have irregular shapes and jagged edges, Geometric shapes are rarely seen in natural landscapes. Islands and peninsulas with fine fescues intersect and blend with the roughs. Shots landing in sand will provide easier recovery than in the thick fescue, which often will requires a drop and an extra stroke.
The Raleigh Regional is a 54-hole event played over three days beginning Thursday. On Wednesday, the teams will play a practice round.
In Thursday's first round, the Pirates will tee off from hole #10. Junior Karlie Zabrosky (Erie, Pa.) will tee off first at 9:09 a.m. Megan Tenhundfeld (Loveland, Ohio) will tee off at 9:18 a.m. Cassie Pantelas (Canton, Ohio) will tee off at 9:27 a.m. Erin McClure (Tucson, Ariz.) will tee off at 9:36 a.m., and finally, Ali Kruse (Overland Park, Kan.) will tee off at 9:45 a.m. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Wichita State and Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round.
"After having the pressure of playing in a championship tournament as the favorite, it's nice to come here with more plausible goals," said head coach Sara Doell. "We want to have a lot of fun and stay true to who we are this week. Our team has adopted the motto "Beat the Odds" this week and we plan on working hard and making the Seton Hall faithful proud."
For the first time in 13 years the regional format has changed. Instead of three regions representing 24 teams and the top eight in each region moving on to nationals, there are four regions with 18 teams each and the top six will move on.
Seton Hall is the #16 seed in the 18-team field. South Carolina is the top seed, followed by LSU and Mississippi State. Behind the Pirates are #17 Wichita State and #18 Fairleigh Dickinson.
Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies apply. The South Bend Region will be played at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. The University of Notre Dame will host. The San Antonio Region will be played at Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. The University of Texas - San Antonio will serve as the host institution. The St. George Region will be played at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah. Brigham Young University will serve as host.
The championships finals will be held May 22-27 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida and will be hosted by the University of South Florida.
Seton Hall won entrance into the prestigious championship event by winning the BIG EAST Conference championship last week for a second year in a row. The Pirates slipped past Georgetown by one stroke to claim its second title.
McClure shot a career-best 2-under-par, 70, in the final round. After going 36 holes without a single birdie, the senior recorded five birdies during round three alone. McClure's big finish put her at 8-over-par for the tournament with a 77-77-70-224, good for tournament runner-up. She finished just one stroke behind Georgetown's Jacquelyn Eleey, who took home the individual title at 7-over-par.
For the tournament, Seton Hall shot a 50-over-par, 311-299-304-914. Georgetown was 51-over-par and Xavier finished at 57-over-par. All three teams had been separated by just one stroke following both rounds one and two.
Kruse and Tenhundfeld also notched top-10 finishes, with Kruse tying for fourth place at 12-over par and Tenhundfeld tying for seventh at 14-over par.
Last year, Seton Hall was the #23 seed in the 24-team East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. The Pirates finished with a 48-over-par, 302-301-309-912, to place 21st.
Daily recaps, interviews with all five competitors as well as head coach Sara Doell, and photo galleries will be available at "REGIONAL CENTRAL" at SHUpirates.com. Golfstat.com is providing live stats throughout the three-day event. Follow the Seton Hall women's golf team all week on twitter at @SHU_WGolf for up-to-the-minute information.
http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/050615aaa.html
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