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Canadian Collegiate
Espenshade in 3rd Overall, RU in 6th at Canadian Collegiate Through 2nd Round
Sep 14 | Men's Golf
MacTier, Ontario ā Bennett Espenshade carded a 2-under-par 70 in Monday's second round of the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, moving the Rutgers junior to 6-under 138 through 36 holes and into third place as the tournament heads to its final round at Oviinbyrd Golf Club.
Espenshade sits one shot behind co-leaders Johnnie Clark and Wyatt Provence of New Mexico, who are tied at -7, and one shot ahead of Notre Dame's Rocco Salvitti in fourth at -5.
As a team, Rutgers carded a +10 in round two to sit at +15 through 36 holes, sixth in the 13-team field. New Mexico leads the team standings at -15, followed by Notre Dame (-9), Mississippi State (E), Santa Clara (+2) and Missouri (+10).
Rounding out the Rutgers lineup through two rounds:
- Bennett Espenshade ā 3rd, -6 (-4, -2)
- Daniel Martinez Regal (individual) ā T26, +5 (-2, +7)
- Argyle Downes ā T31, +6 (+1, +5)
- Carlo Melgrati ā T38, +7 (+3, +4)
- TJ Thompson ā T41, +8 (+5, +3)
- Lucas Politano ā T59, +12 (+7, +5)
Espenshade and the Scarlet Knights will look to close strong when the final round is played Tuesday at Oviinbyrd Golf Club.
