ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Sophomore Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) is currently 1-under-par after two rounds of “The Goat,” hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy and has paced the Seton Hall men’s golf team to a second-place standing entering Sunday’s final round.
Hennessee used five birdies to fuel a 2-under-par, 69, in round one, and followed it up with a 1-over-par, 72, in round two. After 36 holes, he’s tied for fourth among 83 individual golfers with a 1-under-par, 69-72-141. He trails Navy’s Jack Tarzy by four strokes with 18 holes remaining.
As a team, The Hall is just one stroke off the lead entering Sunday’s final round. The Pirates shot an even-par, 284, in the morning and were six strokes worse in the afternoon. For the tournament, Seton Hall is 6-over-par with a 284-290-574. They trail Loyola (Md.) by just one stroke. Connecticut is currently in third place four strokes behind the Pirates, while Georgetown is in seventh place, 16 strokes behind The Hall.
Senior David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) had an equally impressive first round, with five birdies and 11 pars for a 2-under-par, 69, but finished one stroke worse than Hennessee in round two with a 2-over-par, 73. He’s currently tied for sixth place overall with an even-par, 69-73-142.
Senior Jack Bosworth (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) was consistent throughout Saturday, firing a pair of 2-over-par, 73’s. The highlight of his day was an eagle on the par-4, No. 12 hole. Bosworth is currently tied for 16th place with a 4-over-par, 73-73-146.
George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) shot a 5-over-par, 76, in round one, but used four birdies to fuel a 1-over-par, 72, in round two. The graduate student is currently tied for 31st place with a 76-72-148.
Freshman Blake Goodnight (Dallas, Texas) rounded out the Pirates’ lineup on Saturday. The Seton Hall newcomer shot a 2-over-par, 73, in the morning, and followed it with a 7-over-par, 78, in the afternoon. For the tournament, he’s 9-over-par with a 73-78-151.
Tournament Details:
THE GOAT
Host: U.S. Naval Academy
Location: Annapolis, Md.
Course: Naval Academy Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 7,025 yards
Dates: September 20-21, 2025
THE COURSE:
The Naval Academy Golf Club is a private, university golf course owned by the Naval Academy. It is operated by the Naval Academy Golf Association (NAGA), which is affiliated with the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA). The golf course serves as the home course for the Brigade of Midshipmen and all of the faculty and staff at the Naval Academy. Active duty and retired military personnel, as well as civilians also have access to the course.
The Naval Academy golf course was realized in 1938, when the U.S. Navy purchased the surrounding land on Greenbury Point in order to expand their radio communications facility. The acquired land included the 18-hole golf course developed in 1928 by the Greenbury Point Yacht and Country Club, but had become abandoned during the Great Depression. Over the next two years, the Navy restored nine of the eighteen original holes and in 1940, the Naval Academy Golf Club opened for play. In 1942, William Flynn was contracted to design and develop a course composed around the existing nine holes. After two years, Flynn’s redesigned Naval Academy course debuted in 1944. The finished course included eleven holes south of Greenbury Point Road and seven holes north of the main road, and incorporated the rolling terrain of inlets and surrounding tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay, along with views of the Bay Bridge in the distance.
Further expansion of the radio facility eliminated two of the holes south of the road and two holes, the present numbers 13 and 14 were added. This completed the layout that exists today with the front nine south of the road and the back nine north of the road. Flynn’s design emphasized his strategy of “preferred line of play” in which the golfer is encouraged to place his shot with thought for advantage on the subsequent shot.
THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Navy, the field includes 14 other schools: Binghamton, Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia, George Mason, George Washington, Harvard, Howard, Lafayette, Le Moyne, Loyola Maryland and William & Mary. Fellow BIG EAST opponents, Connecticut and Georgetown, are also in the field.
THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.
THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 36 continuous holes on Saturday, and one final round on Sunday. On Saturday, there will be a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Sunday’s final round will have a shotgun at 8:00 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.
2025 “THE GOAT” – Team Scores
Pos.
Player
R1
R2
R3
TOTAL
PAR
1
Loyola (Md.)
289
284
573
+5
2
SETON HALL
284
290
574
+6
T3
Connecticut
290
288
578
+10
T3
Navy
287
291
578
+10
5
George Washington
292
289
581
+13
6
Harvard
301
284
585
+17
7
Georgetown
296
294
590
+22
8
William & Mary
296
295
591
+23
9
Howard
304
288
592
+24
T10
Binghamton
300
296
596
+28
T10
George Mason
297
299
596
+28
12
Lafayette
307
296
603
+35
13
Bucknell
313
292
605
+37
14
Colgate
307
304
611
+43
15
Columbia
305
307
612
+44
16
Le Moyne
318
307
625
+57
