Men’s Golf’s Marcoux Wins Co-Medalist in 1st Place Finish at Old Town Club Collegiate, Team Finishes 5th

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – Xavier Marcoux was left speechless on Tuesday.

After his first-ever individual first-place finish at the Old Town Club Collegiate at Wake Forest University, the senior captain hoisted the trophy on the 18^th hole representing RU’s first individual win since the PGA Tour’s Chris Gotterup’s finish at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic three seasons ago on Oct. 8, 2019.

“There are no words,” Marcoux said. “I really am kind of speechless. It’s just a great moment. I hope we can get a team-win soon because honestly that would mean more.”

Marcoux tied for first place with Will Morlan of Furman University with a -10 score through three rounds. Marcoux shot a clean 200 after shooting a 69 on Sunday, a 66 on Monday and a third round best of a 65.  

“It means a lot to me,” Marcoux said of his first-place finish. “It’s been a lot of work just with all the guys. We are all getting better and wearing that ‘R’ on our chest. I feel really good about where the programs going and to get it done means a lot. It’s not just for me, it’s for the University and for the state of New Jersey.”

Following the victory, Marcoux harped on how his eighth-place finish last week in Minnesota fueled this performance since he felt he should have finished stronger.

The senior recalled a moment with head men’s golf coach Rob Shutte on Tuesday that he used as motivation in the win. Shutte found him in the midst of his third round and reminded him that he had the ability to close this one out on top.

“We knew that I was real close to a breakout,” Marcoux said. “Coach Shutte kept telling me that I was really, really close. It almost happened in Minnesota. After he pulled me over it meant a lot because he’s been with me every step of the way since I have been at Rutgers.”

Marcoux said the biggest hole of the round for him was when he was able to avoid a bogey and par on the eighth hole.

“I hit a hazard and then I was able to get a bogey which kind of kept some momentum going,” Marcoux said. “From there I just regrouped and was able to play really well on the back-9 and win.”

The Scarlet Knights as a team had the best finish of the year as they wrapped up in fifth place. The…