Pirates Win Lagowitz Memorial; Lally Places Second

Sunday, September 1

Hamilton, N.Y. / Seven Oaks Golf Club

All Day

Seton Hall University

Third Round

The Seton Hall men's golf team poses with the trophy after winning the Alex Lagowitz Memorial on Sept. 1.

9/1/2024 4:56:00 PM | Men's Golf

LIVE SCORING

The Hall wins its third team title in its last four tournaments as David Lally shoots a career-best 4-under-par.

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) finished second among 100 individuals to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a share of the Alex Lagowitz Memorial title on Sunday.

Lally collected his second-straight sub-par round to pace the Pirates on Sunday. The junior used three birdies to fuel a 1-under-par, 71, in round two. For the tournament, Lally tied for second at 5-under-par with a 68-71-139. He finished only one stroke behind the individual champion, Villanova's Ryan Pamer.

It's Lally's first career sub-par tournament and second career top-5 finish. His 5-under-par finish is a career-low.

As a team, The Hall shaved nine strokes off its first-round score and recorded the best second round of the field, a 6-under-par, 282. The Pirates, who entered the day tied for third, hopped Yale and finished in a tie with Navy for the team title. There was no playoff and the teams were declared co-champions. For the tournament, The Hall was 3-under-par with a 291-282-573.

It's the second time in three years that The Hall has won the team title at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial. It's also Seton Hall's third team victory in its last four tournaments.

Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) had a remarkable effort on Sunday with a 4-under-par, 68, to vault up the individual leader board. The senior shaved nine strokes off his first-round score and finishes in a tie for 12^th place overall with a 1-over-par, 77-68-145. His remarkable round was fueled by five birdies and a hole-in-one on the par-3, No. 2 hole.

Sophomore Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) had five birdies on Sunday in route to a 1-under-par, 71. For the tournament, Shah tied for 19^th place with a career-low 2-over-par, 75-71-146.

George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had two birdies and 14 pars in round two on his way to an even-par, 72. For the two-day event, he tied for 23^rd place with a 3-over-par, 75-72-147.

Senior Joshua Lee (Lantana, Texas) shot a 3-over-par, 75, on Sunday. For the tournament, he tied for 36^th place with a 5-over-par, 74-75-149.

Sophomore Isaiah Williams (Flemington, N.J.) shot a 6-over-par, 78, in round two. For the event, he was 8-over-par with a 74-78-152.

The Hall also brought four additional golfers to Hamilton, N.Y. to compete as individuals.

Senior Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) had his best tournament since his freshman year. He had six birdies on Sunday in route to a 3-under-par, 69. For the tournament, O'Brien placed eighth with a 1-under-par, 74-69-143. It's his fourth career sub-par tournament and his sixth top-10 finish.

Junior Jack Bosworth (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) carded a 3-over-par, 75, on Sunday. For the event, he tied for 23^rd place with a 3-over-par, 72-75-147. Freshman Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) shaved off one stroke from yesterday to finish with a 1-over-par, 73. He completes his first career tournament also at 3-over-par with a 74-73-147.

Freshman Luke Nolan (Austin, Texas) also completed his first collegiate tournament with a 20-over-par, 80-84-164.

Tournament Details:
ALEX LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL
Host: Colgate University
Location: Hamilton, N.Y.
Course: Seven Oaks Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,125 yards
Dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2024

TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS
Team Leaders	Player Leaders	Statistical Leaders	Twitter

THE COURSE:
Named for the ancestral home of the Colgate family, Seven Oaks Golf Club is nestled on the Colgate University Campus at the upper end of the Chenango Valley, in Hamilton, New York. In 1934, a young architect by the name of Robert Trent Jones was brought to Hamilton to begin work on designing the course as one of his first projects. Unfortunately, due to the great depression and WWII, the course and his plans were continuously postponed.

Jones was called back many times throughout the following years to redesign the course before a final version was accepted and it was not until 1956 that ground was broken on the first nine holes, officially opening on July 4th, 1958. Construction for the remainder of the course soon began and on September 4th, 1965 the last nine holes were opened for play.

Seven Oaks is characteristic of all Jones' courses, which include strategic deployment of water, along with extensive tee areas and large, expansive greens.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Colgate, the field included 13 other schools: Binghamton, Bucknell, Canisius, Cornell, Iona, Lehigh, Le Moyne, Navy, Niagara, Pennsylvania, St. Bonaventure, and Yale. Fellow BIG EAST opponent, Villanova, is also in the field.

THE FORMAT:
Teams played six golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to tournament action next weekend when it plays three rounds of golf at the GolfWeek Fall Challenge in Pawley's Island, S.C.

2024 ALEX LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
T1	SETON HALL	291	282	573	-3
T1	Navy	289	284	573	-3
3	Yale	289	290	579	+3
4	Villanova	292	289	581	+5
5	Colgate	291	296	587	+11
T6	Pennsylvania	294	294	588	+12
T6	Bucknell	298	290	588	+12
8	St. Bonaventure	295	298	593	+17
T9	Canisius	297	297	594	+18
T9	Binghamton	303	291	594	+18
T11	Lehigh	302	298	600	+24
T11	Le Moyne	295	305	600	+24
13	Iona	304	296	604	+28
14	Cornell	308	313	621	+45
15	Niagara	316	300	---	---

2024 ALEX LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
T2	David Lally	68	71	139	-5
T12	Patrick Kahanek	77	68	145	+1
T19	Eli Shah	75	71	146	+2
T23	George Fricker	75	72	147	+3
T36	Joshua Lee	74	75	149	+5
T58	Isaiah Williams	74	78	152	+8
8	Angus O'Brien (Ind.)	74	69	143	-1
T23	Jack Bosworth (Ind.)	72	75	147	+3
T23	Will Hennessee (Ind.)	74	73	147	+3
T93	Luke Nolan (Ind.)	80	84	164	+20