Men’s Golf Readies for TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate

Sunday, February 23

Puerto Rico

Rutgers University

TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate

Men’s Golf Readies for TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate

Feb 22 | Men's Golf

Live Scoring

Scarlet Knights compete Sunday through Tuesday in Puerto Rico

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's golf competes out of the country for its next event, as it participates in the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate from Sunday through Tuesday in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The 54-hole event, hosted by UNC-Greensboro, takes place at the Dorado Beach Resort and Club, a par-72, 7,112-yard course.

The Field (Rankings via Golfstat)
No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 21 Louisville, No. 44 Kansas, No. 68 UNC-Greensboro, No. 74 Michigan State, No. 77 Coastal Carolina, No. 78 Rutgers, No. 87 Indiana, No. 99 Kentucky, No. 108 Virginia Tech, No. 126 VCU, No. 131 Boston College, No. 132 Georgia State, No. 152 Kansas State, No. 198 Army

The Lineup
No. 1: Christopher Gotterup
No. 2: Tony Jiang
No. 3: Oliver Whatley
No. 4: Xavier Marcoux
No. 5: Brendan Hansen
Ind.: Jack Doherty

Last Time Out
The Scarlet Knights competed at the 2020 Big Ten Match Play Championships from Feb. 7-8 in Palm Coast, Florida. RU registered 3-3 ties against Maryland and Wisconsin and suffered a 3-2-1 loss to Indiana during the two-day event. Junior Oliver Whatley went 3-0 in his head-to-head matchups, with classmate Christopher Gotterup picking up wins over two Top 200 opponents.

Gotterup in the National Spotlight
Gotterup heads into the 2020 spring season as one of the top individuals in the country. The Little Silver, New Jersey, native is currently the top ranked golfer in the Big Ten and No. 21 in the country with a 70.08 adjusted scoring average. Gotterup was most recently named in the initial 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking and is the reigning MGA & NJSGA Amateur Player of the Year.

Gotterup closed out the 2019 fall season with three consecutive Top 5 finishes, including an individual title at the 2019 Fighting Irish Classic with a 14-under-par 199 (68-63-68). The junior was named Co-Ben Hogan National Golfer of the Month for October for his impressive stretch.

Next Time Out
Rutgers competes at the Colleton River Collegiate from March 2-3 in Bluffton, South Carolina.

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