Seton Hall pulls shocker at Daniel Island Intercollegiate

November 1, 2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Courtesy of Seton Hall Athletics

Pirates go wire-to-wire to claim first tournament title since 2017

The Seton Hall Pirates came, saw and conquered a talented field at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate which wrapped up Monday at the Ralston Creek Course in Charleston, SC.

Seton Hall's 6-under par score of 858 gained Clay White's team their first tournament title since the 2017 Princeton Invitational and it came against a field that included three teams ranked in the top-50 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin including No. 21 Virginia, No. 48 Florida State and No. 50 South Carolina.

The Pirates 6-under total of 858 earned Seton Hall a four-stroke victory over South Carolina while the College of Charleston (864), Florida State (864) and Virginia (870) rounded out the top-five.

𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡!! 🏆🏆🏆

The Pirates down a huge, talented field of 20 teams to win the Daniel Island Intercollegiate by four strokes!!

Wenliang Xie ties for second at 3-under-par, while Andres Acevedo ties for 10th at even-par.#HALLin ⛳🏴‍☠️⛳ pic.twitter.com/26sbMcP4bC
— Seton Hall Men's Golf (@SHUMGolf) November 1, 2021

Seton Hall's Wenliang Xie finished in a four-way tie for second place behind College of Charleston freshman Nevill Ruiter, who won the event with a 4-under score of 212. The junior from Zhaoqing, China had had four birdies and 11 pars on Monday en route to his third consecutive 1-under-par round of 71 to finish at 3-under 213 for the 54-hole event.

Andres Acevedo also finished in the top-10, tying for tenth at even-par 216.

Prior to its win at the Daniel Intercollegiate, Seton Hall had second-place showings at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial and Hartford Hawks Invitational in September to go along with an eighth-place showing at Georgetown Intercollegiate last month. The Pirates finished third in last year's BIG EAST Championships at Streamsong Resort.

Results: Daniel Island Collegiate

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Nevill Ruiter	, Netherlands	400	69-69-74=212
T2	Pietro Bovari	, Italy	300	70-67-76=213
T2	Frederik Kjettrup	, Denmark	300	71-70-72=213
T2	Wenliang Xie	, China	300	71-71-71=213
T2	Kieron van Wyk	, South Africa	300	72-70-71=213

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About the Daniel Island Collegiate

Seton Hall pulls shocker at Daniel Island Intercollegiate

54-hole men's college tournament hosted by Charleston Southern University. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.