Saturday, February 8
Palm Coast, FL
8 AM
Rutgers University
at
Big Ten Match Play Championships
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men’s Golf Closes 2020 Big Ten Match Play Championship
Feb 08 | Men's Golf
PALM COAST, Fla. – Rutgers men's golf finished play at the 2020 Big Ten Match Play Championship on Saturday in Palm Coast, Florida. The Scarlet Knights tied Wisconsin, 3-3, and dropped a head-to-head matchup with Indiana during the second day of action on the Ocean Course at the Hammock Beach Resort.
Oliver Whatley went 3-0 in his head-to-head matchups during the two-day tournament, with junior Christopher Gotterup picking up wins over two Top 200 opponents. Senior Tony Jiang, sophomore Shayler Dance and rookie Xavier Marcoux record a win a piece over the weekend.
After defeating Maryland's Peter Knade – ranked No. 99 in the country according to GolfStat – on Friday, Gotterup added another impressive individual victory to his resume against No. 198 Sam Anderson of Wisconsin. Gotterup worked a 6&5 decision over Anderson, who entered the weekend with a 71.77 adjusted scoring average.
Whatley also impressed over the weekend, as he closed out play with a 3&2 win over Wisconsin's Pete Kuhl. Whatley produced a 4&2 victory over Indiana's Drew Giachhetto on Saturday morning and added a 1UP win against Will Celiberti of Maryland on Friday.
Next Time Out
The Scarlet Knights return to the links from Feb. 23-25 at the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico.
Day 2 Results
Second Round: Indiana defeats Rutgers, 3-2-1
No. 1: Mitch Davis 5&4 over Christopher Gotterup
No. 2: Ethan Shepard 1UP over Tony Jiang
No. 3: Xavier Marcoux 2&1 over Brock Ochsenreiter
No. 4: Brendan Hansen All Square with Jack Sparrow
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 4&2 over Drew Giacchetto
No. 6: Evan Gaesser 4&3 over Jack Doherty
Third Round: Rutgers 3, Wisconsin 3
No. 1: Christopher Gotterup 6&5 over Sam Anderson
No. 2: Tony Jiang 5&4 over Griffin Barela
No. 3: Nick Robinson 2&1 over Xavier Marcoux
No. 4: Coalter Smith 5&3 over Brendan Hansen
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 3&2 over Pete Kuhl
No. 6: Sebastian Iqbal 7&6 over Shayler Dance
Day One Results
Opening Round: Rutgers 3, Maryland 3
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
Oliver Whatley went 3-0 in his head-to-head matchups during the two-day tournament, with junior Christopher Gotterup picking up wins over two Top 200 opponents. Senior Tony Jiang, sophomore Shayler Dance and rookie Xavier Marcoux record a win a piece over the weekend.
After defeating Maryland's Peter Knade – ranked No. 99 in the country according to GolfStat – on Friday, Gotterup added another impressive individual victory to his resume against No. 198 Sam Anderson of Wisconsin. Gotterup worked a 6&5 decision over Anderson, who entered the weekend with a 71.77 adjusted scoring average.
Whatley also impressed over the weekend, as he closed out play with a 3&2 win over Wisconsin's Pete Kuhl. Whatley produced a 4&2 victory over Indiana's Drew Giachhetto on Saturday morning and added a 1UP win against Will Celiberti of Maryland on Friday.
Next Time Out
The Scarlet Knights return to the links from Feb. 23-25 at the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico.
Day 2 Results
Second Round: Indiana defeats Rutgers, 3-2-1
No. 1: Mitch Davis 5&4 over Christopher Gotterup
No. 2: Ethan Shepard 1UP over Tony Jiang
No. 3: Xavier Marcoux 2&1 over Brock Ochsenreiter
No. 4: Brendan Hansen All Square with Jack Sparrow
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 4&2 over Drew Giacchetto
No. 6: Evan Gaesser 4&3 over Jack Doherty
Third Round: Rutgers 3, Wisconsin 3
No. 1: Christopher Gotterup 6&5 over Sam Anderson
No. 2: Tony Jiang 5&4 over Griffin Barela
No. 3: Nick Robinson 2&1 over Xavier Marcoux
No. 4: Coalter Smith 5&3 over Brendan Hansen
No. 5: Oliver Whatley 3&2 over Pete Kuhl
No. 6: Sebastian Iqbal 7&6 over Shayler Dance
Day One Results
Opening Round: Rutgers 3, Maryland 3
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
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