Friday, February 7
Palm Coast, FL
8 AM
Rutgers University
at
Big Ten Match Play Championships
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Big Ten Match Play Day One Results
Feb 07 | Men's Golf
Scarlet Knights lose to Maryland on tiebreaker in opening round
PALM COAST, Fla. – Rutgers men's golf closed out the first day of the 2020 Big Ten Match Play Championships on Friday afternoon on the Ocean Course at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida. The sixth-seeded Scarlet Knights registered a 3-3 tie against No. 11 Maryland in the opening round, but the Terps advanced to the quarterfinals via total holes won.
Junior Christopher Gotterup (3&1) and Oliver Whatley (1UP) and sophomore Shayler Dance (2&1) all collected individual victories against UMD in the No. 1, 5 and 6 positions, respectively. RU will continue in the consolation bracket of the championships beginning Saturday morning at 8 a.m. ET.
Gotterup earned a commanding 3&1 victory over Peter Knade, who entered the championships ranked No. 99 overall in the country with a 70.52 adjusted scoring average. Gotterup is the highest-ranked individual in the Big Ten Conference at No. 28 overall in the country with a 70.06 adjusted scoring average during the fall as he continues to establish himself as one of the top golfers in the nation.
First Round Results: No. 11 Maryland 3, No. 6 Rutgers 3 (Maryland advances via tiebreaker)
No. 1: Christopher Gotterup 3&1 over Peter Knade
No. 2: Austin Barbin 4&2 over Tony Jiang
No. 3: Christian Park 5&3 over Xavier Marcoux
No. 4: Chris Lane 2UP over Brendan Hansen
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 1UP over Will Celiberti
No. 6: Shayler Dance 2&1 over Dhaivat Pandya
Next Time Out
The Scarlet Knights return to the links from Feb. 23-25 at the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico.
Junior Christopher Gotterup (3&1) and Oliver Whatley (1UP) and sophomore Shayler Dance (2&1) all collected individual victories against UMD in the No. 1, 5 and 6 positions, respectively. RU will continue in the consolation bracket of the championships beginning Saturday morning at 8 a.m. ET.
Gotterup earned a commanding 3&1 victory over Peter Knade, who entered the championships ranked No. 99 overall in the country with a 70.52 adjusted scoring average. Gotterup is the highest-ranked individual in the Big Ten Conference at No. 28 overall in the country with a 70.06 adjusted scoring average during the fall as he continues to establish himself as one of the top golfers in the nation.
First Round Results: No. 11 Maryland 3, No. 6 Rutgers 3 (Maryland advances via tiebreaker)
No. 1: Christopher Gotterup 3&1 over Peter Knade
No. 2: Austin Barbin 4&2 over Tony Jiang
No. 3: Christian Park 5&3 over Xavier Marcoux
No. 4: Chris Lane 2UP over Brendan Hansen
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 1UP over Will Celiberti
No. 6: Shayler Dance 2&1 over Dhaivat Pandya
Next Time Out
The Scarlet Knights return to the links from Feb. 23-25 at the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico.
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