O'Brien, Tait Lift Pirates to Second Place at Princeton

Sunday, April 10

Princeton, N.J. / Springdale Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

Third Round

O'Brien, Tait Lift Pirates to Second Place at Princeton

4/10/2022 4:19:00 PM | Men's Golf

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Freshman Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) fired a 1-under-par, 70, in Sunday's final round to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a second-place finish at the Princeton Invitational.

O'Brien had a bogey on his second hole, but was par or better on every hole for the rest of the round. In all, he had two birdies and 15 pars in route to his 1-under-par, 70. For the tournament, he tied for eighth place among 78 individual golfers with an even-par, 75-68-70-213. Princeton's William Huang won the individual title by six strokes with a remarkable 10-under-par.

It's O'Brien's fourth top-10 finish of the year and his second in the Pirates' last three tournaments.

As a team, the Pirates shot a 2-over-par, 284, during Sunday's final round. For the tournament, The Hall was even-par with a 286-280-286-852. They finished seven strokes behind the team champion. One other BIG EAST school was also in the field. Georgetown finished in an eighth-place tie, 22 strokes behind The Hall.

It's the fourth time this season that the Pirates have shot even-par or better for a tournament.

One of the players that tied with O'Brien for eighth place overall is teammate Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England). Tait had three birdies and 13 pars to fuel an even-par, 71, on Sunday. For the tournament, he was even-par with a 69-73-71-213.

Tait's two sub-par rounds are No. 23 and No. 24 of his impressive career and move him into fourth place all-time at Seton Hall. Furthermore, this tournament was the eighth top-10 finish of his career and the third this year.

Graduate student Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) shot a had three birdies and 11 pars in route to a 1-over-par, 72, in round three. He finished the tournament tied for 16^th place with a 1-over-par, 73-69-72-214.

Junior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) shot a 7-over-par, 78, on Sunday. For the three-round event, he tied for 41^st place with an 8-over-par, 73-70-78-221.

Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) had three birdies and 10 pars in round three in route to a 2-over-par, 73. The senior finished with an 11-over-par, 71-80-73-224, for the tournament.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,456 yards
Dates: April 9-10, 2022

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THE COURSE
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and two teams from host Princeton, the field featured teams from Brown (club), Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Howard, Penn, Rider, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Yale. BIG EAST opponent Georgetown is also in the field.

FORMAT
The teams played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament action on April 16-17 for three rounds of golf at the Rutherford Intercollegiate, hosted by Penn State in State College, Pa.

2022 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Princeton "A"	283	277	285	845	-7
2	Princeton "B"	276	283	287	846	-6
3	SETON HALL	286	280	286	852	E
4	Temple	289	282	282	853	+1
5	Columbia	285	288	284	857	+5
6	Yale	295	281	284	860	+8
7	Dartmouth	289	289	289	867	+15
T8	Rider	290	294	290	874	+22
T8	Georgetown	290	291	293	874	+22
T10	Howard	287	298	296	881	+29
T10	Saint Joseph's	296	283	302	881	+29
12	Cornell	294	291	297	882	+30
13	Harvard	292	290	301	883	+31
14	Pennsylvania	302	286	296	884	+32
15	Brown	309	300	318	927	+34

2022 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T8	Angus O'Brien	75	68	70	213	E
T8	Gregor Tait	69	73	71	213	E
T16	Andres Acevedo	73	69	72	214	+1
T41	Wenliang Xie	73	70	78	221	+8
T54	Deven Ramachandran	71	80	73	224	+11