BLUFFTON, S.C. — Rutgers men’s golf made history in the third round today during the Colleton River Collegiate. They shot 272 (-16) today, tied for the best round in the event, propelling them from ninth to third in the final day.
The Scarlet Knights had their best round in school history. They set the record for best team round of 18 vs par, beating the previous record by three strokes. 272 strokes in round three is good for a second best tie in Rutgers history. The team 54 hole score of 841 is the seventh best event in school history.
“All six guys who traveled this week had some really great moments, especially the final day,” Coach Rob Shutte said. “We had a bunch of scorers in the red. Every time you looked up guys were making more birdies and keeping the rounds clean. Super proud of the guys. They knew to keep chopping and keep grinding. They didn’t give up. They were a little disappointed last night because they know they are a lot better than the first 36 holes overall. It was awesome to see them get rewarded for their talents. They put together a good day to move up to third. It shows the grit and toughness that we have so I’m really proud of them for that.”
Rutgers third place finish today is their best finish since the Grandover Collegiate in late October 2019. Chris Gotterup and Tony Jiang both tied for fifth in the event as they led Rutgers to a second place finish.
Weston Jones had one of his best rounds as a Scarlet Knight. He shot 209 (-7) with 14 birdies over the course of the event, the T13th lowest individual round in school history. His 6-under in round three pushed him up 25 places up to a 13th place tie.
“It was a good round,” Weston Jones said. “I hit it super well today. I hit it super well yesterday and just couldn’t hit any putts. I was hitting a lot of fairways and a lot of greens. I gave myself so many opportunities that I just had to hit a couple putts. Just strung it all along and had a nice little day. It was fun. I had my parents and a couple of friends, so there was a little gallery. It was a good day.”
Co-captain Xavier Marcoux also tied for 13th place. He tied the team lead with 14 birdies and added 35 pars.
“Today went about as smoothly as you can expect,” Marcoux said. “I went into the day a little frustrated with not making a lot of putts the day before. I birdied my…
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