LOXLEY, Ala. – After an impressive start during the first two rounds, Rutgers men's golf closed out the fall at the Steelwood Collegiate on Sunday in Loxley, Alabama. Junior captain
Luke Wells tied for 16th and finished under par to pace the Scarlet Knights at the Steelwood Country Club.
Four Scarlet Knights - Wells, junior
Xavier Marcoux, sophomore
Rhett Sellers and freshman
Weston Jones - combined for eight rounds of even or under-par scorecards on across three rounds of play.
Rutgers - who was tied for third after play on Saturday - finished ninth in the 14-team field with its five-over-par 869 (280-285-304). No. 49 Missouri captured the team title with its 17-under-par 847 (280-279-288), followed by Kentucky (-15) and Memphis (-13). Mississippi State's Ford Clegg earn individual laurels with his 11-under-par 205 (67-67-71).
Wells produced a one-under-par 71 in the final round with birdies on holes seven, 10 and 14, as he finished with a three-under-par 213 (70-72-71).
Sellers tied for 32nd with his one-over-par 217 (69-73-75), followed by Jones, who tied for 37th with his three-over-par 219 (69-72-78). As high as seventh in the field after play on Saturday, Marcoux tied for 40th with his four-over-par 220 (72-68-80). Senior
Jack Doherty rounded out the team scorecard in 77th.
Final Results - Steelwood Collegiate
| Place |
Player |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Total |
| T16 |
Luke Wells (1) |
70 (-2) |
72 (E) |
71 (-1) |
213 (-3) |
| T32 |
Rhett Sellers (3) |
69 (-3) |
73 (+1) |
75 (+3) |
217 (+1) |
| T37 |
Weston Jones (4) |
69 (-3) |
72 (E) |
78 (+6) |
219 (+3) |
| T40 |
Xavier Marcoux (2) |
72 (E) |
68 (-4) |
80 (+8) |
220 (+4) |
| 77 |
Jack Doherty (5) |
79 (+7) |
76 (+4) |
83 (+11) |
238 (+22) |
| 9 |
Rutgers |
280 (-8) |
285 (-3) |
304 (+16) |
869 (+5) |