Gotterup Cards Top-5 Finish at Quail Valley Intercollegiate

Monday, October 21

Vero Beach, FL

Rutgers University

Quail Valley Collegiate

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)

Gotterup Cards Top-5 Finish at Quail Valley Intercollegiate

Oct 21 | Men's Golf

Final Results

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Junior Christopher Gotterup finished tied for fifth to highlight action for Rutgers men's golf at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate on Monday in Vero Beach, Florida. Gotterup carded an 11-under-par 205 (65-71-69) for his second consecutive top-five individual result after he captured the 2019 Fighting Irish Classic on Oct. 8.

As a team, the Scarlet Knights finished ninth with a 14-under-par 850 (281-287-282) during the three-round tournament. Notre Dame captured the team title with an 821 (277-270-274), followed by South Florida (822: 268-281-273) and Memphis (824: 277-276-271). Notre Dame's Palmer Jackson won the individual title with a 16-under-par 200 (67-66-67).

"There were lots of birdies to be had out there, but we just didn't make enough," said head coach Rob Shutte. "It was a tight leaderboard throughout the tournament and we had a great bounce back with our final round. We've competed in some deep fields this fall, so the margin for error is small, but there was a lot to build off of.

Gotterup finished the tournament with 16 birdies and an eagle, as he carded a three-under-par 69 in the final round. The CBA product managed five birdies and an eagle on hole No. 3 to close out another impressive outing. Gotterup fired off a seven-under-par 65 in the opening round and followed with a one-under-par 71 in the second on Sunday.

The reigning Big Ten Golfer of the Week, Gotterup is coming off his first career individual collegiate title when he claimed the Fighting Irish Classic on Oct. 8 in South Bend. Gotterup is currently the No. 42 in the country, according to GolfStat.

"Chris will be the first to tell you that he is a little disappointed because of the hot start he had on Sunday," Shutte said. "For him to finish just a couple strokes behind the tournament's winner despite leaving some shots out there really show just how talented he is."

Rookie Brendan Hansen produced the best result of his freshman fall campaign with a five-under-par 211 (71-73-67) to finished tied for 28^th. Hansen carded a five-under-par 67, which included six birdies during his final 18 holes of play.

Senior Tony Jiang also finished under par with his two-under-par 214 (72-72-70) to tie for 43^rd. Freshman Xavier Marcoux (220: 73-71-76) and sophomore Jack Doherty (226: 73-76-77) rounded out the team scorecard tied for 61^st and 73^rd, respectively, while junior Putt Sridama finished tied for 53^rd (218: 73-73-73) competing as an individual.

RU closes out the fall season from Oct. 27-28 at the Grandover Collegiate in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Final Results

Player (Finish)	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
Christopher Gotterup (T5)	65	71	69	205 (-11)
Brendan Hansen (T28)	71	73	67	211 (-5)
Tony Jiang (T46)	72	72	70	214 (-2)
Putt Sridama (T53)*	73	72	73	218 (+2)
Xavier Marcoux (T61)	73	71	76	220 (+4)
Jack Doherty (T73)	73	76	77	226 (+10)
Rutgers (9)	281	287	282	850 (-14)

*competed as an individual

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