Men’s Golf Fifth after First Day of Chatham Hills Collegiate

Sunday, October 14

Westfield, IN

Rutgers University

Chatham Hills Intercollegiate

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)

Men’s Golf Fifth after First Day of Chatham Hills Collegiate

Oct 14 | Men's Golf

Day One Team Results Day One Player Leaderboard Stat Leaders Live Stats

Jiang tied for ninth after five-under-par 67 in round two

WESTFIELD, Ind. – Junior Tony Jiang carded a five-under-par 67 in the second round as Rutgers men's golf sits in fifth after the first day of the Chatham Hills Collegiate on Sunday in Westfield, Indiana. The Scarlet Knights are currently two-under-par (287-287=574) with one round to play at the Club at Chatham Hills.

Jiang is tied for ninth in the field heading into tomorrow's third round. Jiang led RU with 11 birdies in his two rounds, tied for second overall. Rookie Shayler Dance, who fired off a four-under-par 68 in the opening round, co-leads the field with two eagles.

5	Rutgers	287	287	574
T9	Tony Jiang	74 (+2)	67 (-5)	141 (-3)
T12	Oliver Whatley	72 (E)	70 (-2)	142 (-2)
T25	Shayler Dance	68 (-4)	76 (+4)	144 (E)
T49	Christopher Gotterup	75 (+3)	74 (+2)	149 (+5)
T53	Putt Sridama	73 (+1)	79 (+7)	152 (+8)

Round 2
Jiang produced one of his best 18-hole performances of the fall season, as he used seven birdies in the second round to finish with a five-under-par 67. Jiang birdied holes one, five, six, eight, nine, 13 and 18 and added nine pars during his impressive outing, as he moved up 31 spots on the leaderboard.

Sophomore Oliver Whatley also shined in the second round with a two-under-par 70, as he carded birdies on holes six, 11 and 12 to go along with 14 pars. Whatley moved up 11 positions and is now tied for 12^th.

Round 1
It was all Dance in the opening round, as the rookie finished with a four-under-par 68. The Dallas native collected two eagles on holes 13 and 17, both par-5 holes, and also added birdies on holes four and five. Whatley finished the first round at even par with two birdies and 14 pars.

Up Next
Rutgers will tee off tomorrow morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. off of hole one.

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