Xie Ties for Second; Pirates Fourth at The Big Texan

Tuesday, March 26

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Wenliang Xie tees off at the 2024 Loyola Intercollegiate

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Xie Ties for Second; Pirates Fourth at The Big Texan

3/26/2024 5:05:00 PM | Men's Golf

LIVE SCORING

The Hall shot a 285 to rocket up the leaderboard on Tuesday.

KERRVILLE, TEXAS – Graduate student Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) fired a 5-under-par, 67, to tie for second at The Big Texan and lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a fourth-place team finish on Tuesday.

Xie had only one blemish on Tuesday, a bogey on the 11^th hole, in route to completing one of the best single rounds in program history. With six birdies and 11 pars, he shot a 5-under-par, 67, to shoot to the top of the individual leader board. It's Xie's 11^th sub-par tournament, which ranks second-most in program history.

For the tournament, Xie shot a 7-under-par, 73-69-67-209, finishing only four strokes behind the individual champion, UTRGV's Javier Neira.

As a team, The Hall rocketed up the leaderboard after a 3-under-par, 285, on Tuesday. The Pirates finished fourth in the field of 15 teams with a 14-over-par, 292-301-285-878. Host UT Rio Grande Valley won the team title at 10-under-par.

Sophomore Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.) had three birdies and 12 pars on his way to an even-par, 72, on Tuesday. It's his second straight strong tournament effort as he finished the two-day event tied for 14th place with a 1-over-par, 70-75-72-217.

Freshman Isaiah Williams (Flemington, N.J.) carded a 4-over-par, 76, in Tuesday's final round. For the tournament, he tied for 53rd place with a 10-over-par, 72-78-76-226.

George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had a solid bounce-back round, shaving six strokes off his second-round score with a 1-over-par, 73. For the tournament, he was 13-over-par with a 77-79-73-229.

Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) had back-to-back eagles on the fourth and fifth holes, but faded late. Still, the freshman had his best round of the tournament with a 1-over-par, 73, on Tuesday. For the event, he was 15-over-par with a 77-81-73-231.

Despite playing as an individual, junior Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) had his best tournament as a Pirate. He had four birdies on Tuesday in route to an even-par, 72. For the two-day event, Kahanek tied for ninth with a 2-under-par, 69-73-72-214.

Tournament Details:
THE BIG TEXAN
Host: University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Course: Riverhill Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,137 yards
Dates: March 25-26, 2024

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THE COURSE
Riverhill's architect, Joe Finger, is a well-traveled Renaissance man who has dabbled in everything from corrugated plastics and dairy farming to college golf and course development. So it says something that he chose Riverhill Country Club as his home. Consistently rated as one of the top courses in all of Texas, Riverhill is a scenic layout with major elevation changes; undulating, elevated greens; lots of water and tough Hill Country brush that wreaks havoc on errant balls.

Leon Howard designed the course originally as a 9-hole layout back in 1952, but members eventually commissioned Byron Nelson and Ralph Plummer to improve the layout. Plummer became ill, opening the door for Finger's contributions. One of his most challenging holes is No. 11, a par 3 that sometimes plays around 200 yards from the tips. With the wind blowing and water on all along the right side, it's an intimidating tee shot when you're aiming at the tiny green.

Hole 4 is the most difficult rated hole, a 458-yard par 4. Another tough challenge is the long par 5 14th, which happens to be proceeded by another long par 5, creating a tough stretch of golf on the back side.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the field featured 13 other teams including: Abilene Christian, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Midland College, New Mexico JC, New Orleans, Ranger College, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State, Texas A&M Commerce, Weber State and Western Illinois.

THE FORMAT
Teams will played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to tournament action for three rounds of golf at the RedHawk Invitational, April 1-2, at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.

THE BIG TEXAN - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	UTRGV	285	292	277	854	-10
2	Abilene Christian	293	299	273	865	+1
3	Tarleton State	286	294	286	866	+2
4	SETON HALL	292	301	285	878	+14
T5	Midland CC	295	294	293	882	+18
T5	New Orleans	288	304	290	882	+18
T5	New Mexico JC	294	300	288	882	+18
T8	Incarnate Word	294	298	292	884	+20
T8	Weber State	291	294	299	884	+20
T8	Ranger College	301	300	283	884	+20
11	SE Louisiana	297	304	285	886	+22
12	Houston Christian	297	302	289	888	+24
13	Stephen F. Austin	298	304	290	892	+28
14	Western Illinois	315	305	303	923	+59
15	Texas A&M-Commerce	305	323	309	937	+73

THE BIG TEXAN - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T2	Wenliang Xie	73	69	67	209	-7
T14	Jack Bosworth	70	75	72	217	+1
T53	Isaiah Williams	72	78	76	226	+10
T63	George Fricker	77	79	73	229	+13
T68	Eli Shah	77	81	73	231	+15
T9	Patrick Kahanek (Ind.)	69	73	72	214	-2