Pirates Set for Hartford Hawks Invitational This Week

SOUTH KENT, CONN. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action starting Monday with three rounds of golf at the 2021 Hartford Hawks Invitational at Bull's Bridge Golf Club, September 20-21.

Tournament Details:
2021 HARTFORD HAWKS INVITATIONAL
Host: University of Hartford
Location: South Kent, Conn.
Course: Bull's Bridge Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,992 yards
Dates: September 20-21, 2021

The Course:
Nestled in northwestern Connecticut's scenic Litchfield County, Bull's Bridge Golf Club offers a truly unique golf experience. The Berkshire foothills provide an impressive panorama with spectacular views prominent throughout the property. The 18-hole, championship golf course was opened in 2004, and it has quickly commanded the attention of the golf community. Designed by Tom Fazio, one of America's greatest living golf architects, the par-72 layout exemplifies his trademark design versatility. With four sets of tees, two hybrid course layouts and yardages ranging from 5,300 to 7,000 yards, the course simultaneously appeals to and challenges players of all skill levels. While Travel + Leisure Golf rated it one of America's Best New Private Courses in 2004, the course already exhibits a maturity and presentation level well beyond its years.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Hartford, the field includes 18 other schools: Bryant, Canisius, Central Florida, Connecticut, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Hofstra, LIU, Manhattan, Mount St. Mary's, Rider, Sacred Heart, Saint Peter's, Towson and Wagner.

The Format:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

The Seton Hall Lineup:
Seton Hall will send eight golfers to the Hartford Hawks Invitational. Here's the lineup..

Andres Acevedo, Graduate Student
Deven Ramachandran, Senior
Gregor Tait, Graduate Student
Wenliang Xie, Junior
Angus O'Brien, Freshman

Individual – Alex Sun, Sophomore
Individual – Brody Hanley, Sophomore
Individual – Hunter Ramee, Senior

Last Time at Bull's Bridge:
In only his second collegiate tournament, Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) claimed the individual title of the Hartford Hawks Invitational the last time The Hall played the event… in 2019. Xie's efforts helped lift the Pirates to a third-place team finish.

Xie entered the day tied with Rider's Jake Sollon for the individual lead, but was able to jump ahead by virtue of a 3-under-par, 69, on Tuesday. Xie won the event by one stroke over Fairleigh Dickinson's Melan Dhaubhadel with a 10-under-par, 70-67-69-206. Collectively, The Hall finished the event as one of only four teams to shoot under par for the tournament with a 3-under-par, 290-285-286-861.

Schedule:
The field will play two continuous rounds on Monday with a shotgun start beginning at 8:00 a.m. A final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday with also an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start.

Results:
Live scoring will be NOT be available during the tournament. Complete results of each day's events will be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.