ORLANDO, FLA. - Senior Troy Spencer (High Point, N.C.) fired a 1-over-par, 73, in round two of the 2012 BIG EAST Championship to pace the Seton Hall men's golf team to a seventh place standing after day two at Reunion Resort.
Spencer's performance was the best of the day for the Pirates. The senior leader shaved four strokes off his first round score and is currently tied for 28th overall with a 6-over-par, 77-73-150.
Collectively, the Pirates shot a 12-over-par, 300, and currently stand in seventh place among the 12 BIG EAST schools. Seton Hall was five shots worse in round two and enters Tuesday's final round at 19-over-par, with a 295-300-595. Notre Dame has separated itself from the pack and is the only school under par for the tournament. Notre Dame leads the field at 6-under-par, while Louisville is second at 1-over-par.
Seton Hall is only four strokes behind Connecticut and Georgetown, which are tied for fifth place.
Hosted by USF, the 33rd annual championship will be held on the Resort's Watson Course. Highlighted by fast, firm and wide rolling fairways, a variety of strategically placed bunkers and large greens, the 7,257 yard, par 72 Watson Course, a Signature Design by Tom Watson, is as much about strategy as it is about length.
2012 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM LEADER BOARD
|
Name |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Score |
Current |
|
Notre Dame |
284 |
286 |
|
570 |
-6 |
First |
|
Louisville |
285 |
292 |
|
577 |
+1 |
Second |
|
St. John's |
294 |
290 |
|
584 |
+8 |
Third |
|
Villanova |
293 |
292 |
|
585 |
+9 |
Fourth |
|
Georgetown |
294 |
297 |
|
591 |
+15 |
T-Fifth |
|
Connecticut |
295 |
296 |
|
591 |
+15 |
T-Fifth |
|
SETON HALL |
295 |
300 |
|
595 |
+19 |
Seventh |
|
Marquette |
299 |
301 |
|
600 |
+24 |
Eighth |
|
USF |
297 |
308 |
|
605 |
+29 |
T-Ninth |
|
DePaul |
303 |
302 |
|
605 |
+29 |
T-Ninth |
|
Rutgers |
312 |
306 |
|
618 |
+42 |
T-11th |
|
Cincinnati |
313 |
305 |
|
618 |
+42 |
T-11th |
Junior Brandon Park (Weston, Fla.) and sophomore Gary Dunne (Wicklow, Ireland) share the team lead after two rounds. Park shot a 4-over-par, 76, in round two, an increase of six strokes from his dazzling first round, 70. Dunne was cruising through his second round and was under par until carding an "8" on the par-5 17th hole. The Irishman still finished with a strong 2-over-par round. Both are just 2-over-par and tied for 11th among 60 individual golfers.
Senior John Dawson Neufeld (Calgary, Canada) was even on the front nine, but was 6-over-par on the back nine. Through two rounds, he is tied for 44th place at 10-over-par with a 76-78-154.
Freshman Derrick Kim (New City, N.Y.) shaved seven strokes off a difficult first round and carded a 5-over-par, 77, in round two. Currently, he has a 17-over-par, 84-77-161, through the first two rounds.
2012 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
SETON HALL SCORE CARD
|
Name |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Score |
Current |
|
70 |
76 |
|
146 |
+2 |
T-11th |
|
|
72 |
74 |
|
146 |
+2 |
T-11th |
|
|
77 |
73 |
|
150 |
+6 |
T-28th |
|
|
76 |
78 |
|
154 |
+10 |
T-44th |
|
|
84 |
77 |
|
161 |
+17 |
T-52nd |
The 2012 BIG EAST Championship is being played in three rounds over three days, Sunday through Tuesday. Seton Hall will tee off Tuesday's third and final round with competitors from Marquette and DePaul. Derrick Kim will get things started for Seton Hall when he tees off at 8:50 a.m.
Complete recaps will be available following each round on www.SHUpirates.com and www. Bigeast.org.
