Men's Golf Ties for Seventh at Colleton River Collegiate

Tuesday, March 5

Bluffton, SC

Rutgers University

Colleton River Collegiate

Photo by: Greg Fiume

Men's Golf Ties for Seventh at Colleton River Collegiate

Mar 05 | Men's Golf

Team Results Individual Leaderboard Stats

BLUFFTON, S.C. – Battling cold and raining conditions in the final round, Rutgers men's golf tied for seventh with an 881 (296-288-297) total at the Colleton River Collegiate, played on the Pete Dye Course in Bluffton, South Carolina. Sophomore Christopher Gotterup paced the Scarlet Knights, carding a 218 (74-70-74) to finish tied for 15th in the 84-player field.

Host Michigan State captured the team title with an 852 (282-281-289), six strokes ahead of second place Iowa State (292-275-291=858). MSU's Donnie Trosper claimed the individual title with a 206 (69-67-70) total. RU tied with No. 52 Georgia Southern and finished ahead of Big Ten Conference foe Wisconsin (288-301-294=883), Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, Miami Ohio, Bowling Green and Oakland at the tournament.

"The guys feel pretty mixed about their performances over the past two days," said head coach Rob Shutte. "We had some good rounds that slipped away and we battled some rough conditions in rounds one and three. We were right there in the middle of the pack, and we know we can do better as we move forward in the spring."

Gotterup finished the tournament with a team-high 10 birdies - including six in the second round on Monday - and was tied for fifth in the entire field in par five scoring with a 4.67 average. The CBA product was also plus two in par four scoring with a 4.07 average.

Junior Tony Jiang moved up four positions during the final round to tie for 20th with a 219 (73-73-73), the seventh top-20 finish of his career. The third-round performance was the best for a Scarlet Knight during Tuesday action, as Jiang led the program in par three scoring with a 3.08 average.

Sophomore Oliver Whatley, sophomore Bobby Weise and freshman Shayler Dance comprised the rest of the team scorecard. Whatley tied for 32nd with a 222 (76-71-75), Weise tied for 47th with a 225 (73-74-78) and Dance was 78th with a 238 (85-78-75).

Sophomore Putt Sridama, who competed as an individual, tied for 66th with a 231 (79-76-76).

Rutgers returns to the links from March 9-10 for the Desert Mountain Invitational, hosted by Michigan in Phoenix.

Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
T/15 Christopher Gotterup	74	70	74	218
T/20 Tony Jiang	73	73	73	219
T/32 Oliver Whatley	76	71	75	222
T/47 Bobby Weise	73	74	78	225
78 Shayler Dance	85	78	75	238
T/66 Putt Sridama*	79	76	76	231
T/7 Rutgers	296	288	297	881

* individual

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