Tuesday, February 14
Dade City, Fla.
All Day
Seton Hall University
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Notre Dame
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Pirates Finish Second at Yestingsmeier Match Play
2/14/2017 2:09:00 PM | Men's Golf
DADE CITY, FLA. – Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines) won his third consecutive match, but the Seton Hall men's golf team fell to Notre Dame in the championship round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event at Lake Jovita Country Club on Tuesday.
The Pirates fell to the Fighting Irish, 3-2-1, with Go and Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) registering the victories for Seton Hall. Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia) halved with his competitor. For the two-day event, The Hall placed second among eight teams.
Go is the lone Pirate to win all three of his matches during this event, and is now 5-0 all-time at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play. Today, he led for the vast majority of the first half of the round before falling before dropping holes 2 and 3 to trail Notre Dame's Blake Barens. The senior rebounded however, to win holes 4 and 5 to retake the lead for good.
Yeom was even with Notre Dame's Miguel Delgado through the first 11 holes, but won took the lead by winning the fifth hole and never looked back in route to a two-hole victory. Yeom won two of his three matches over this two-day event.
After dropping his first two matches, Yip turned in a strong effort in today's championship round. The junior played Notre Dame's John Felitto to an even draw after 18 holes.
Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland), Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) and Kevin O'Brien (Wexford, Pa.) all dropped their matches against their Notre Dame opponents. After winning his prior two matches at the event, Chalk fell to Hunter Ostrom, 4&2. Nagai lost to Ben Albin, 4&3, while O'Brien was edged by Davis Lamb, 1UP. O'Brien also won his prior two matches and narrowly missed halving this one as Lamb won the final hole to earn the victory.
Tournament Details:
EARL YESTINGSMEIER MATCH PLAY
Host: Ball State University
Location: Dade City, Florida
Course: Lake Jovita Country Club (South Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,153 yards
Dates: February 13-14, 2017
Championship Results:
NOTRE DAME DEFEATS SETON HALL, 3-2-1
SETON HALL DEFEATS MIAMI (OHIO), 3-3 (tie-breaker, 12-6)
SETON HALL DEFEATS TOLEDO, 5-1
The Lake Jovita 220-acre South course, was designed by US Open Champion Tom Lehman and golf course architect Kurt Sandness. The strategy behind this course was simple: to take full advantage of the uniquely hilly terrain and create a golf course that is professional tour quality in every sense.
In fact, the Par 5-11th hole features a 94-foot drop from tee to green – the largest natural elevation change of any course in the state of Florida. The generous fairways, velvet like greens, and immaculate course conditions provide players of all skill levels with an enjoyable and challenging day of golf.
The Format:
The two-day event consisted of 54 holes of match play competition. Teams were seeded 1 through 8 based upon Golfstat rankings and then placed into a bracket. All teams were guaranteed three matches with losing teams from the first and second rounds continuing to compete in a consolation bracket. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Lineup order for each team is based upon individual player GolfWeek rankings, with the top-rated player in the No. 1 position and so on.
The Field:
Top-seeded Eastern Michigan faced #8 Miami (Ohio) in round one, while #4 Seton Hall took on #5 Toledo. The winners faced each other in round two, also on Monday. On the other side of the bracket #2 Notre Dame faced #7 DePaul, while #3 Ball State played #6 Ohio University.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action in less than two weeks when it plays three rounds of golf at the Loyola Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz., Feb. 25-27.
The Pirates fell to the Fighting Irish, 3-2-1, with Go and Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) registering the victories for Seton Hall. Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia) halved with his competitor. For the two-day event, The Hall placed second among eight teams.
Go is the lone Pirate to win all three of his matches during this event, and is now 5-0 all-time at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play. Today, he led for the vast majority of the first half of the round before falling before dropping holes 2 and 3 to trail Notre Dame's Blake Barens. The senior rebounded however, to win holes 4 and 5 to retake the lead for good.
Yeom was even with Notre Dame's Miguel Delgado through the first 11 holes, but won took the lead by winning the fifth hole and never looked back in route to a two-hole victory. Yeom won two of his three matches over this two-day event.
After dropping his first two matches, Yip turned in a strong effort in today's championship round. The junior played Notre Dame's John Felitto to an even draw after 18 holes.
Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland), Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) and Kevin O'Brien (Wexford, Pa.) all dropped their matches against their Notre Dame opponents. After winning his prior two matches at the event, Chalk fell to Hunter Ostrom, 4&2. Nagai lost to Ben Albin, 4&3, while O'Brien was edged by Davis Lamb, 1UP. O'Brien also won his prior two matches and narrowly missed halving this one as Lamb won the final hole to earn the victory.
Tournament Details:
EARL YESTINGSMEIER MATCH PLAY
Host: Ball State University
Location: Dade City, Florida
Course: Lake Jovita Country Club (South Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,153 yards
Dates: February 13-14, 2017
Championship Results:
NOTRE DAME DEFEATS SETON HALL, 3-2-1
- Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Blake Barens (ND) – 2UP
- Ben Albin (ND) defeated Gen Nagai (Hall) – 4&3
- Chris Yeom (Hall) defeats Miguel Delgado (ND) – 2UP
- Hunter Ostrom (ND) defeated Alex Chalk (Hall) – 4&2
- Linus Yip (Hall) halved with John Felitto (ND)
- Davis Lamb (ND) defeated Kevin O'Brien (Hall) – 1UP
SETON HALL DEFEATS MIAMI (OHIO), 3-3 (tie-breaker, 12-6)
- Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Patrick Flavin (Miami) – 4&3
- Brian Ohr (Miami) defeated Gen Nagai (Hall) – 1UP
- Greg Conrad (Miami) defeated Chris Yeom (Hall) – 2UP
- Alex Chalk (Hall) defeated Callahan Elzey (Miami) – 3&2
- Cam Solomon (Miami) defeated Linus Yip (Hall) – 3&2
- Kevin O'Brien (Hall) defeated J.D. Fletcher (Miami) – 5&3
SETON HALL DEFEATS TOLEDO, 5-1
- Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Stephen Watts (Toledo) – 5&4
- Gen Nagai (Hall) defeated Thomas Thurloway (Toledo) – 1UP
- Chris Yeom (Hall) defeated Colin Joseph (Toledo) – 1UP
- Alex Chalk (Hall) defeated Spencer Shoemaker (Toledo) – 3&2
- Joe Bryce (Toledo) defeated Linus Yip (Hall) – 1UP
- Kevin O'Brien (Hall) defeated Grant Godfey (Toledo) – 4&2
The Lake Jovita 220-acre South course, was designed by US Open Champion Tom Lehman and golf course architect Kurt Sandness. The strategy behind this course was simple: to take full advantage of the uniquely hilly terrain and create a golf course that is professional tour quality in every sense.
In fact, the Par 5-11th hole features a 94-foot drop from tee to green – the largest natural elevation change of any course in the state of Florida. The generous fairways, velvet like greens, and immaculate course conditions provide players of all skill levels with an enjoyable and challenging day of golf.
The Format:
The two-day event consisted of 54 holes of match play competition. Teams were seeded 1 through 8 based upon Golfstat rankings and then placed into a bracket. All teams were guaranteed three matches with losing teams from the first and second rounds continuing to compete in a consolation bracket. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Lineup order for each team is based upon individual player GolfWeek rankings, with the top-rated player in the No. 1 position and so on.
The Field:
Top-seeded Eastern Michigan faced #8 Miami (Ohio) in round one, while #4 Seton Hall took on #5 Toledo. The winners faced each other in round two, also on Monday. On the other side of the bracket #2 Notre Dame faced #7 DePaul, while #3 Ball State played #6 Ohio University.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action in less than two weeks when it plays three rounds of golf at the Loyola Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz., Feb. 25-27.
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