GALLOWAY, N.J. – It was a rainy weekend in at Galloway National for the Rutgers men’s golf team the Big Ten Championships.
In the first-ever New Jersey-hosted conference championships the Scarlet Knights finished in 10th place with a +33 score. It rained throughout the entirety of the three-day event and only Illinois was able to shoot under par as a team (-8) and finish in first place.
Day 1 ✅
The Knights fought hard in gritty conditions at Galloway National Golf Club 🌧️ 🌬️
Let’s keep battling 🪓 @BigTen Leaderboard ⬇️
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— Rutgers Mens Golf (@RUMensGolf) April 28, 2023
Weston Jones had the top finish for the Scarlet Knights leading the team tied for 23rd. Rhett Sellers finished tied for 31st, Noah Kumar was tied for 37th, Luke Wells was tied for 46th and Xavier Marcoux was tied for 57th.
Senior Captain @WellsLuke7 and Sophomore Weston Jones fired even par rounds to pace the Knights in Day 2 of the Big Ten Championships 🪓
We tee off beginning at 8:40am tomorrow off of the 10th tee 📍
Time to finish strong 🤝#JerseyJuice🥤 #GoRU⚔️ pic.twitter.com/wUoF6N4nB3
— Rutgers Mens Golf (@RUMensGolf) April 30, 2023
On Sunday for the final round of the Big Ten Championships there was a over two-hour delay in the morning that pushed tee times back to around 11:00 a.m.
Eagle for Rhett Sellers on his second hole of the day and the Knights are off and running on Day 2!
Follow the @BigTen championship action below 👇
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— Rutgers Mens Golf (@RUMensGolf) April 29, 2023
The highlight of day two on Saturday for RU was Wells and Jones leading the Scarlet Knights with even rounds as they battled through the harsh weather with great respective rounds. On day two Sellers had RU’s lone eagle in the tournament on the second hole to kickstart the day.
The event was a success for the state of New Jersey and hopes are that Galloway National will host another event for the conference in the near future.
Not the week we wanted but a huge thank you to Galloway National for putting on a first class event in tough conditions🤝
Grateful for all of the former players, family, alumni and supporters that came out to support the…
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