Xie Paces Pirates to Finish at Hal Williams Collegiate

Tuesday, February 14

Mobile, Ala. / RTJ Magnolia Grove Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

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Xie Paces Pirates to Finish at Hal Williams Collegiate

2/14/2023 8:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

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MOBILE, ALA. – Senior Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) fired a 1-under-par, 70, in Tuesday's final round to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a strong finish at the Hal Williams Collegiate.

Xie had four birdies and 11 pars in round three and completed the tournament as the top Pirate competitor. For the three-round event, he tied for 22^nd among 84 individual golfers with a 1-under-par, 73-69-70-212. Arkansas' Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira won the individual title at a remarkable 15-under-par.

It's Xie's seventh career sub-par tournament, which ties him for seventh-most in program history. Furthermore, adding two more sub-par rounds to his career total gives him 26, which ranks fourth-most in Pirate history.

As a team, The Hall shot a 4-over-par, 284, on Tuesday after completing the few remaining holes of the second round. The Pirates finished the second round with a 3-over-par, 287. For the tournament, Seton Hall placed 15^th in a highly-talented field with a 19-over-par, 296-287-288-871. Fifth-ranked Illinois won the team title at 36-under-par.

Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) finished his tournament only one stroke behind Xie. The junior shot a 1-over-par, 72, on Tuesday thanks to three birdies and 11 pars. For the tournament, Sun tied for 25^th place with an even-par, 72-69-72-213.

After back-to-back 75's, sophomore George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) turned in his top round of the spring, using three birdies and 12 pars to fuel an even-par, 71. For the three-round event, he tied for 68^th with an 8-over-par, 75-75-71-221.

Freshman David Lally (Wickow, Ireland) turned in a 4-over-par, 75, in Tuesday's round three. For the tournament, he was 12-over-par with a 76-74-75-225.

Rounding out the Pirates' lineup, sophomore Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) finished the spring's first tournament with a 23-over-par, 79-77-80-236.

Tournament Details:
2023 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE
Host: University of South Alabama
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Course: RTJ Magnolia Grove Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,168 yards
Dates: February 13-14, 2023

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THE COURSE:
The new Magnolia Grove features two renovated golf courses. Each championship course received extensive upgrades in recent years. Golfers will find more "player friendly" qualities without compromising the integrity of Robert Trent Jones' original design.

Magnolia Grove was recently named one of the "Top 50 Public Courses" by Golf World Magazine readers. The Crossings and Falls courses are also listed in Golf Digest's "Places to Play" as two of the nation's Great Value courses and as "America's Top 50 Affordable Courses." The topography at Magnolia Grove features creeks, marshland, and lakes with each of the 54 holes carved through indigenous hardwood and pine.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host South Alabama, the impressive field included 13 other teams including: Arkansas, Davidson, Illinois, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana, Memphis, Oral Roberts, Southern Miss, Texas State, Toledo, VCU, and Western Kentucky.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to tournament play when they play three rounds of golf at the Loyola Intercollegiate, Feb. 26-28 at Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz.

2023 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Illinois	273	273	270	816	-36
2	Arkansas	271	280	278	829	-23
3	Kansas State	282	279	278	839	-13
4	Southern Mississippi	284	280	280	844	-8
5	Oral Roberts	280	277	290	847	-5
6	VCU	284	277	288	849	-3
7	Kent State	284	281	289	854	+2
8	Davidson	290	280	285	855	+3
9	Texas State	285	288	283	856	+4
10	Memphis	283	281	293	857	+5
11	Western Kentucky	288	286	284	858	+6
12	South Alabama	291	276	294	861	+9
13	Louisiana	287	290	292	869	+17
14	Toledo	287	300	283	870	+18
15	SETON HALL	296	287	288	871	+19

2023 HAL WILLIAMS COLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T22	Wenliang Xie	73	69	70	212	-1
T25	Wanxi Sun	72	69	72	213	E
T68	George Fricker	75	75	71	221	+8
75	David Lally	76	74	75	225	+12
84	Angus O'Brien	79	77	80	236	+23