Seton Hall pulls shocker at Daniel Island Intercollegiate
11/1/2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Daniel Island Collegiate, Daniel Island Club
Pirates go wire-to-wire to claim first tournament title since 2017
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.
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.𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡!! 🏆🏆🏆
— Seton Hall Men's Golf (@SHUMGolf) November 1, 2021
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
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 | , Netherlands | 400 | 69-69-74=212 | |
| T2 | , Italy | 300 | 70-67-76=213 | |
| T2 | , Denmark | 300 | 71-70-72=213 | |
| T2 | , China | 300 | 71-71-71=213 | |
| T2 | , South Africa | 300 | 72-70-71=213 |
About the Daniel Island Collegiate
54-hole men's college tournament hosted by Charleston Southern University. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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