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Men’s Golf Opens Spring at Big Ten Match Play Championship
Feb 04 | Men's Golf
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's golf begins its 2021 spring season on Friday and Saturday at the 2021 Big Ten Match Play Championship in Palm Coast, Florida. The No. 6 seed Scarlet Knights will face No. 11 seed Wisconsin in the opening round Friday morning for an 8 a.m. ET shotgun start at the Hammock Beach Resort.
Twelve teams have been drawn into a single-elimination bracket, with the seeds determined using the Nov. 11, 2020, final fall Golfstat rankings. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. The winner between Rutgers and Wisconsin will face No. 3 seed Purdue Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. Live scoring for the event can be found on Golfstat.
Friday's Schedule
Opening Round: No. 6 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Wisconsin – 8 a.m. ET
Quarterfinals: 1 p.m. ET
Saturday's Schedule
Semifinals: 8 a.m. ET
Final: 1 p.m. ET
The Lineup
Sr. No. 19 Christopher Gotterup
Sr. Oliver Whatley
So. Brendan Hansen
So. Xavier Marcoux
So. Luke Wells
Fr. Rhett Sellers
Last Year's Big Ten Match Play Championship Results
Whatley went 3-0 in his head-to-head matchups during the two-day tournament, while Gotterup picked up wins over two Top 200 opponents. Marcoux also registered a 2&1 win against Indiana last year.
First Round: Rutgers 3, Maryland 3 (Maryland advanced via tiebreaker)
Consolation Round: Indiana defeats Rutgers, 3-2-1
Consolation Round: Rutgers 3, Wisconsin 3
Up Next
Rutgers competes at the 2021 Kiawah Invitational from Feb. 14-15 in Kiawah, South Carolina.
Twelve teams have been drawn into a single-elimination bracket, with the seeds determined using the Nov. 11, 2020, final fall Golfstat rankings. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. The winner between Rutgers and Wisconsin will face No. 3 seed Purdue Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. Live scoring for the event can be found on Golfstat.
Friday's Schedule
Opening Round: No. 6 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Wisconsin – 8 a.m. ET
Quarterfinals: 1 p.m. ET
Saturday's Schedule
Semifinals: 8 a.m. ET
Final: 1 p.m. ET
The Lineup
Sr. No. 19 Christopher Gotterup
Sr. Oliver Whatley
So. Brendan Hansen
So. Xavier Marcoux
So. Luke Wells
Fr. Rhett Sellers
Last Year's Big Ten Match Play Championship Results
Whatley went 3-0 in his head-to-head matchups during the two-day tournament, while Gotterup picked up wins over two Top 200 opponents. Marcoux also registered a 2&1 win against Indiana last year.
First Round: Rutgers 3, Maryland 3 (Maryland advanced via tiebreaker)
Consolation Round: Indiana defeats Rutgers, 3-2-1
Consolation Round: Rutgers 3, Wisconsin 3
Up Next
Rutgers competes at the 2021 Kiawah Invitational from Feb. 14-15 in Kiawah, South Carolina.
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