Xie Leads Pirates' Strong Effort at Loyola Intercollegiate

Tuesday, February 22

Goodyear, Ariz. / Palm Valley Golf Course

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Seton Hall University

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Xie Leads Pirates' Strong Effort at Loyola Intercollegiate

2/22/2022 5:59:00 PM | Men's Golf

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The Hall shoots its second-lowest par-72 three-round tournament in history and places fourth in a monster field.

GOODYEAR, ARIZ. – Four Pirates finished under par for the tournament and in the top-20 and the Seton Hall men's golf team placed fourth in a strong field of 18 teams at the Loyola Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

Senior Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) had the low round of the day for the Pirates, using five birdies and 11 pars to shoot a 3-under-par, 69. For the three-round event, he tied for 16^th with a 3-under-par, 72-72-69-213. It's Ramachandran's fourth-career sub-par tournament, and today's third round was his 16^th career sub-par round.

As a team, The Hall put together its third-straight sub-par round, a 2-under-par, 286. The Pirates finished fourth with a 12-under-par, 283-283-286-852. Middle Tennessee State won the team title at 29-under-par. A pair of BIG EAST teams were also in the field. Creighton finished ninth at 2-over-par, while DePaul placed 11^th at 11-over-par.

Seton Hall's 852 is the second-lowest par-72, three-round score in program history. It's the 16^th sub-par tournament ever for the Pirates.

Junior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) was the top Pirate for the tournament. He used four birdies on Tuesday to power a 2-under-par, 70, in his final round. For the event, Xie tied for 10^th among 110 individual golfers with a 4-under-par, 70-72-70-212. It's Xie's third career top-10 finish and his third sub-par tournament.

Tied with Ramachandran for 16^th just one stroke behind Xie was graduate student Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England). He had an eagle on the par-5 No. 2 hole in route to a 2-over-par, 74, Tuesday. For the event, he was 3-under-par with a 69-70-74-213. It's Tait's sixth career sub-par tournament and his second this year.

Graduate student Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) had four birdies in round three on his way to a 1-over-par, 73. For the three-day event, he tied for 18^th place overall with a 2-under-par, 72-69-73-214. It's Acevedo's third career sub-par tournament and his second of the year.

Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) closed out his first tournament of the spring with a 3-over-par, 75. For the event, he finished 14-over-par with an 82-73-75-230.

Seton Hall sent two additional Pirates who competed as individuals this week. Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) put the finishing touches on a second-straight strong event this spring. He shot a 3-over-par, 75, on Tuesday and tied for 24^th overall with a 1-under-par, 66-74-75-215. It's O'Brien's first career sub-par tournament.

Sophomore Brody Hanley (Lantana, Texas) leaves Arizona following his best round of the tournament. He used four birdies and 10 pars to shoot an even-par, 72. For the tournament, he was 6-over-par with a 73-77-72-222.

Tournament Details:
LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Loyola University
Location: Goodyear, Ariz.
Course: Palm Valley Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,015 yards
Dates: February 20-22, 2022

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THE COURSE:
Designed by renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills, Palm Valley Golf Club's Palms Course is one of the most popular championship Phoenix Arizona golf courses. The excellent layout provides a stiff challenge for accomplished players, yet it is flexible enough for novices to enjoy. One asset that sets Palm Valley Golf Club apart from other Phoenix Arizona golf courses is its diversity in play. The Palms Course has been rated among Arizona's best public golf courses by The Phoenix Business Journal, and the 18th hole is routinely cited by avid players as one of the best par-5s in the state.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Loyola, the large field featured 16 other teams including: Air Force, Bucknell, Delaware, Drake, Gonzaga, Hartford, Holy Cross, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Missouri State, SIU-Edwardsville, South Dakota, Utah Valley and UT-Martin. The field also includes BIG EAST foes Creighton and DePaul.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament play on March 7-8 for three rounds of golf at the Ross Collegiate Classic at Mid Pines Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C.

2022 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Middle Tennessee	277	281	277	835	-29
2	Utah Valley	275	287	274	836	-28
3	Missouri State	282	296	272	850	-14
4	SETON HALL	283	283	286	852	-12
5	Delaware	280	289	284	853	-11
6	Drake	285	291	279	855	-9
7	Marshall	287	288	282	857	-7
8	Bucknell	283	297	283	863	-1
9	Creighton	295	290	281	866	+2
10	South Dakota	287	291	294	872	+8
11	DePaul	293	298	284	875	+11
12	Gonzaga	294	298	285	877	+13
13	UT-Martin	291	302	286	879	+15
14	Loyola (Md.)	295	296	289	880	+16
15	SIU Edwardsville	294	301	291	886	+22
16	Holy Cross	293	296	300	889	+25
17	Hartford	305	297	291	893	+29
18	Air Force	298	304	307	909	+45

2022 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T10	Wenliang Xie	70	72	70	212	-4
T16	Deven Ramachandran	72	72	69	213	-3
T16	Gregor Tait	69	70	74	213	-3
T18	Andres Acevedo	72	69	73	214	-2
T93	Wanxi Sun	82	73	75	230	+14
T24	Angus O'Brien (Ind.)	66	74	75	215	-1
T65	Brody Hanley (Ind.)	73	77	72	222	+6