Pirates Start Fall Season at Lagowitz Memorial

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will open the 2025 fall season with three rounds of golf at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial at Seven Oaks Golf Club, Sept. 6-7.

The annual event, now in its eighth year, is played in memory of Seton Hall assistant coach Ian Lagowitz's son, Alex, who passed away in 2016. Alex was a former member of the Colgate men's golf team, which hosts this tournament.

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: September 6-7, 2025

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 includes 12 other schools: Binghamton, Bucknell, Canisius, Cornell, Iona, Lehigh, Le Moyne, Niagara, Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's and St. Bonaventure. Fellow BIG EAST opponent, Villanova, is also in the field.

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

THE LINEUP:
Here's the season-opening lineup for the Pirates…

Will Hennessee, Sophomore
George Fricker, Graduate
David Lally, Senior
Eli Shah, Junior
Blake Goodnight, Freshman
Jace Hulett, Freshman

Individual: Jack Bosworth, Senior
Individual: Isaiah Williams, Junior
Individual: Luke Nolan, Sophomore

LAST TIME AT THE LAGOWITZ MEMORIAL:
David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) finished second among 100 individuals to lift the Pirates to a share of the Alex Lagowitz Memorial title last fall. 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.

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. 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.

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 36 continuous holes on Saturday, and one final round on Sunday. Both days will begin with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

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.