Pirates to Play the UConn Invitational Starting Sunday

HAMPDEN, MASS. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to tournament play with three rounds of golf at the UConn Invitational at The GreatHorse, October 2-4.

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

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 LINEUP:
Here's the lineup the Pirates will be sending to Massachusetts…

George Fricker, Freshman
Wanxi Sun, Junior
Wenliang Xie, Senior
Angus O'Brien, Sophomore
Jack Bosworth, Freshman

LAST TIME OUT:
Junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) fired a 3-under-par, 69, on Sunday to lift the Pirates to a second-place finish at the Dartmouth Invitational. Sun had a dazzling final round, using six birdies and 10 pars to race up the individual leaderboard. Sun finished the two-day event tied for sixth with a 1-over-par, 76-69-145. It's his fourth career top-10 finish and his second straight to begin the fall season.

Sun, however, wasn't the top Pirate for the tournament. That honor belongs to sophomore George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) who wrapped up his second tournament as a Pirate with a 2-under-par, 70, on Sunday. Fricker had five birdies and 10 pars in round three. For the tournament, he tied for second among 61 individual golfers with a 3-under-par, 71-70-141.

As a team, The Hall shaved 18 strokes off its first-round score to finish with a 1-under-par, 287, on Sunday. Despite the stout performance, Siena was able to hold off the Pirates for the team title. The Hall finished the two-day event with a 16-over-par, 305-287-592.

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.