Pirates Rally to Win The Big Texan

Tuesday, March 22

Kerrville, Texas / Comanche Trace

All Day

Seton Hall University

Third Round

3/22/2022 10:16:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Angus O'Brien ties for second among 65 individuals and lifts The Hall to its second straight team title.

KERRVILLE, TEXAS – Graduate student Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) fired a 2-under-par, 70, on Tuesday to lead the Seton Hall men's golf team to a come-from-behind team victory at the The Big Texan.

The Pirates entered the final round tied with two other teams for third place, four strokes off the lead, but shot an 11-over-par, 299, in round three, by far the best round of the top-5. Seton Hall vaulted up the leader board to win the event by four strokes over second-place New Orleans. For the tournament, The Hall fired a 12-over-par, 290-287-299-876.

The Hall has now recorded team titles in back-to-back tournaments and has claimed a total of three during the 2021-22 year.

Tait used three birdies and 14 pars on Tuesday to shave off seven strokes from his second-round score. He recorded a 2-under-par, 70, for The Hall's top round of the day. It's Tait's eighth sub-par round of the year and the 22^nd of his career, which moves him into a tie for fourth-most in Pirate history. For the event, Tait placed 11^th with a 4-over-par, 73-77-70-220.

Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) was the top Pirate finisher for the tournament. The freshman used 14 pars to fuel a 2-over-par, 74, on Tuesday. For the tournament, O'Brien tied for second place among 65 individual golfers with a 2-under-par, 70-70-74-214. He finished just two strokes behind the individual champion, Northern Colorado's TJ Shehee.

It's O'Brien's third top-10 finish of his young career and his second sub-par tournament.

Junior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) shot a 6-over-par, 78, in round three. For the two-day event, he tied for 17^th place with a 6-over-par, 74-70-78-222.

Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) shot a 5-over-par, 77, on Tuesday. For the tournament, he tied for 22^nd with an 8-over-par, 76-71-77-224.

Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) rounded out the Pirates' lineup. He shot a 19-over-par, 73-76-86-235 for the tournament.

Tournament Details:
THE BIG TEXAN
Host: University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Course: Comanche Trace (Hills and Valley Courses)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,059 yards
Dates: March 21-22, 2021

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THE COURSE
Tom Kite, along with Roy Bechtol and Randy Russell, designed the first 18, The Valley and The Hills, utilizing the exquisite Hill Country terrain, which is blessed with majestic oaks. Lakes and streams were also incorporated along with the best bent grass greens in the state. Jay and Carter Morrish designed a series of streams and lakes that meander around the third 9, The Creeks, which opened in July of 2008.Comanche Trace is somewhat unique because they are not dense with trees, but they have marquis trees throughout. The fairways are generous and playable with striking bunkers and outstanding views on each green.

Comanche Trace offers beautiful golf holes, natural contouring and pristine conditions. The greens are a blend of Bent Grass, Crenshaw and L93 bent grass, which, combined with remarkable drainage and dry air, have no need for fans. Comanche Trace course conditions are renowned among golfers as the best in the state and some of the best in the nation.

All three nines begin from the high point of the 15-acre Practice Facility, located at the Honor House. The Practice Facility includes a short-game area at the lower end with two, large tee boxes, practice green, fairway type bunker, greenside bunker, and five target greens inside of 120 yards. It is a pristine setting with long-range views and beautiful, old live oak trees for shading around the practice area.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the field features 11 other teams including: Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lehigh, Midland College, New Orleans, Northern Colorado, Odessa College, Stephen F. Austin, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas Southern and UT-Arlington.

FORMAT / TEE TIMES:
The field will play two rounds on Monday and one round on Tuesday. Monday's play will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., while Tuesday's final round will have a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available via Golgfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

THE 2022 BIG TEXAN - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	SETON HALL	290	287	299	876	+12
2	New Orleans	288	285	307	880	+16
3	Southeastern Louisiana	288	286	310	884	+20
4	Midland CC	292	285	310	887	+23
5	UT-Rio Grande Valley	303	288	298	889	+25
6	Incarnate Word	295	289	307	891	+27
7	Houston Baptist	296	285	313	894	+30
8	Northern Colorado	297	280	319	896	+32
9	Stephen F. Austin	293	296	308	897	+33
10	Odessa College	304	292	304	900	+36
11	Texas Southern	305	293	321	919	+55
12	UT Arlington	304	309	313	926	+62
13	Lehigh	324	302	319	945	+81

THE 2022 BIG TEXAN - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Angus O'Brien	70	70	74	214	-2
11	Gregor Tait	73	77	70	220	+4
T17	Wenliang Xie	74	70	78	222	+6
T22	Andres Acevedo	76	71	77	224	+8
T51	Wanxi Sun	73	76	86	235	+19