PISCATAWAY, N.J. – For the first time in Big Ten Conference history, the Men’s Golf Championships will be held in New Jersey in 2023.
Galloway National will host the Championships, which begin this Friday, April 28th through Sunday, April 30th. It is free to attend and spectators are encouraged to come out and support the Rutgers men’s golf program. The Scarlet Knights will look to make thier push for the postseason as they compete against their conference foes starting with a tee time of 9:40 a.m on Friday morning.
“It’s certianly exciting and obviously we live in a very rich state of golf here in New Jersey,” head coach Rob Shutte said. “To be competing in the Big Ten Conference for a number of years now and to welcome everyone to our state which is filled with golf history is exciting.”
“I think they are going to do an awesome job of setting it up at Galloway,” Shuute added. “I expect us to prepare really well and compete really hard. That’s kind of been our focus. Golf is a hard game and I expect our guys to go in as prepared as anyone on this golf course. If we do those things we are going to have a lot of success. I know we can play with anybody if we prepare and compete hard.”
Coach Shutte is very famility with the course being connected with the club for a number of years.
“It’s fun to be able to come in and have a chance for the postseason if we play well,” Shutte said. “It’s a play-in situation for us and we get to drive down and play golf by the beach. I hope we can get as many Rutgers folks out there and support our guys. It’s been fun to see the support for our program continue to rise higher and higher and this week presents another opportunity to tee it up.”
Senior captain Xavier Marcoux is excited to show off some off the New Jerseygrit down in Galloway. The weather forecast is expecting rain for all three days of the tournament, but the upperclassman is ready for the challenge.
“This is such a great opportunity to Rutgers golf,” Marcoux said. “I want to be as prepared as anyone. It’s really exciting to have our home support out there because we’re always traveling. We’re all really prepared and we are emphasizing being ready for the grind. The weather is going to be a challenge and we have to be ready for whatever Mother Nature is going to throw out at us. We are going to embrace the…
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