Pirates Ready for Nemacolin Invitational, Monday

FARMINGTON, PA. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to the course for three rounds of golf at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational, Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, at Mystic Rock Golf Course.

Tournament Details:
NEMACOLIN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Host: West Virginia University
Location: Farmington, Pa.
Course: Mystic Rock Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,526 yards
Dates: September 30 – October 1, 2024

THE COURSE:
Mystic Rock, the dream of Nemacolin's founder, Joseph A. Hardy III, brought to life by prominent designer Pete Dye, is one of the country's finest golf courses. Perched atop the Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains, the 7,526-yard Mystic Rock spans acres of the scenic Laurel Highlands, offering players championship-level golf in a spectacular setting.

Nemacolin and Golf Architect Tim Liddy partnered with Pete Dye — before Dye's passing — with designs for an impressive and extensive bunker renovation to Mystic Rock, which was completed in 2021. The transformation to upgrade the bunkers, playing surfaces, and tee boxes solidifies Mystic Rock as one of the premier mountain courses in the country.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host West Virginia, the field includes 12 other schools: Bucknell, Campbell, Central Michigan, Delaware, George Mason, George Washington, Mount St. Mary's, Penn State, Richmond, Robert Morris, Towson and William & Mary.

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

THE LINEUP:
Here's the lineup for the Pirates…

George Fricker, Senior
Eli Shah, Sophomore
Patrick Kahanek, Junior
Will Hennessee, Freshman
Isaiah Williams, Sophomore

LAST TIME OUT:
Senior Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) shot a 1-under-par, 71, in round three to pace the Seton Hall men's golf team to an 11th place finish at the Golfweek Fall Challenge on Sept. 10.

As a team, The Hall carded its best round of the tournament on in round three, an even-par, 288, which shaved 16 strokes off its second-round score. The effort allowed them to hop Loyola (Chicago) and finish in 11th place. For the tournament, the Pirates shot a 20-over-par, 292-304-288-884. Arkansas State won the team title going away at 35-under-par.

Senior George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) had five birdies and eight pars in round three on his way to an even-par, 72. Fricker was the top Seton Hall performer for the weekend, tying for 13th place among 85 individual golfers with a 3-under-par, 68-73-72-213.

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play two continuous rounds on Monday beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The Pirates will be paired with golfers George Washington for rounds one and two, starting on holes six through eight. A final round will also begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.