Lally, Goodnight Lead Pirates to Fourth at Princeton

Sunday, April 12

Princeton, N.J. / Springdale Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

Third Round

Lally, Goodnight Lead Pirates to Fourth at Princeton

4/12/2026 4:53:00 PM | Men's Golf

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior David Lally (Wickow, Ireland) fired a 2-under-par, 69, on Sunday to lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Princeton Invitational.

Lally had three birdies and 14 pars in route to the top Seton Hall round on Sunday. It's his 24^th career sub-par round, which ranks seventh-most in program history. For the tournament, Lally tied for 10^th place among 75 individual golfers with a 2-over-par, 76-70-69-215. It's also his sixth career top-10 finish.

As a team, Seton Hall had two dramatically different results on the front nine versus the back nine. The Pirates started on the back nine in round three, and were collectively 9-under-par and rocketed up the team leader board. On the front nine, however, The Hall was 10-over-par. For the round, Seton Hall shot a 1-over-par, 285. For the tournament, the Pirates placed fourth with a 21-over-par, 304-284-285-873.

Harvard was the lone team to shoot under par for the tournament and won the team title at 3-under-par, six strokes ahead of Georgetown.

Blake Goodnight (Dallas, Texas) got off to a remarkable start in round three. After bogeying his first two holes, the freshman birdied six of his next seven. Unfortunately, he was 4-over-par on the front nine, but still finished with a solid even-par, 71. For the tournament, he tied for 14^th place overall, only one stroke behind Lally with a 3-over-par, 77-68-71-216.

Freshman Jace Hulett (Boerne, Texas) turned in his best round of the tournament on Sunday. He was 3-under-par on his first nine holes, and 3-over-par on his second nine for an even-par, 71. For the tournament, Hulett tied for 27^th place with a 7-over-par, 74-75-71-220.

Graduate student George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) and sophomore Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) finished the tournament tied for 48^th place at 13-over-par with a 226. Fricker tallied a second-straight 3-over-par, 74, in round three. He finished the tournament with a 78-74-74-226. Hennessee shot a 6-over-par, 77, on Sunday, and carded a 77-72-77-226 for the weekend.

Competing as an individual, junior Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) turned in his second-consecutive 1-over-par, 72, thank to three birdies and 12 pars. For the two-day event, he was 9-over-par with a 78-72-72-222.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,456 yards
Dates: April 11-12, 2026

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THE COURSE
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field featured teams from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Rider, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Yale. BIG EAST opponent Georgetown is also in the field.

THE FORMAT
The teams played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to the course for the marquee event on the calendar, the BIG EAST Championship, May 2-4 at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club in Hardeeville, S.C.

2026 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Harvard	287	285	277	849	-3
2	Georgetown	280	292	283	855	+3
3	Princeton	289	283	285	857	+5
4	SETON HALL	304	284	285	873	+21
5	Pennsylvania	291	299	284	874	+22
6	Saint Joseph's	300	291	284	875	+23
7	Yale	297	294	286	877	+25
8	Columbia	301	294	289	884	+32
9	Dartmouth	306	285	294	885	+33
10	Temple	300	298	306	904	+52
11	Rider	309	301	296	906	+54
12	Cornell	305	293	310	908	+56
13	Princeton (B)	311	306	298	915	+63

2026 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T10	David Lally	76	70	69	215	+2
T14	Blake Goodnight	77	68	71	216	+3
T27	Jace Hulett	74	75	71	220	+7
T48	Will Hennessee	77	72	77	226	+13
T48	George Fricker	78	74	74	226	+13
T32	Eli Shah (Ind.)	78	72	72	222	+9