Men’s Golf Earns 9th-Place Finish at Tenn. Intercollegiate

Jonesborough, TN— The Rutgers men’s golf team wrapped up their participation in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate this past weekend, securing a tie for ninth-place.  This marked the team’s fourth consecutive tournament with a top-10 finish.  
 
Eight of the fifteen teams in the field this past week are ranked in Golfstat’s top 100.  Rutgers would go into the tournament ranked as the 72^nd best team in the country.  
 
The team shot a nine-over, 871 (291-290-290) over the three-day tournament hosted by East Tennessee State. 
 
Graduate student Luke Wells led the way, finishing in a tie for 21th at 216 (73-70-73). His best round of the weekend was on round two in which he picked up four birdies.  
 
Rhett Sellers secured his second top-30 finish of the season. The senior would end the event in a tie for 27th place finishing one over with a score of 217 (75-69-73). Throughout the event, Sellers would make six birdies.
 
Xavier Marcoux would shoot three-over with a final score of 219 (70-77-72) and finish in a tie for 36th place.  
 
Weston Jones placed in a tie for 59th place with a final score six-over par, 222 (75-75-72). On Tuesday, he delivered his best performance, sinking four birdies in the final round.  
 
In his first start of the season for the Scarlet Knights, sophomore Logan Paczewski shot a 13-over par, 229 (73-76-80).  Paczewski demonstrated great poise as he would sink nine birdies over his first tournament. 
 
Rutgers accumulated a total of 44 birdies over the three-day event. Luke Wells notably tied for 5th place in individual birdies with 12.  
 
Tournament host, East Tennessee State won the event shooting -27, 837 (283-280-274) over three days.  
 
Mats Ege would win the individual tournament with a score of -16, 200 (62-70-68).
 
The Scarlet Knights will now head to Vero Beach, Florida for the Quail Valley Collegiate hosted by Michigan State on October 15-16.  
 

𝐵𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝑜𝒻 𝒯𝑒𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓅:

Luke Wells led the team with a T-21 finish (Even par total)

🛡️: Xavier Marcoux paced the Knights in round 1 with a score of 70(-2).

🛡️: Luke Wells fired a 2nd round 70(-2).

🛡️: Rhett Sellers posted a bogey free 69(-3) in round 2. pic.twitter.com/urKoZhEzqq

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