The Princeton Invitational was not on the original schedule. It was added as a make up for the Quail Valley Collegiate which was cancelled due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Milton in the Vero Beach, Fla area last October. With this weekend's weather forecast, it may be difficult to get 3 or possibly 2 rounds in. It might just be the combination of the Knights and Tigers the weather gods don't like as the only time they met this year was at the weather shortened Johnny-O in March. In that 2 Round event Princeton finished 9th, 2 strokes ahead of RU in 10th.
This week's venue, Springdale GC, dates back to the 1890's. It is a 6,428yd Par 71. In the 1920's famed course architect William Flynn (Shinnecock, Merion, Cherry Hills, Philadelphia) took on a complete remodel. The yardage is a lot shorter than the courses Rutgers usually plays. The last 3 courses were Johnny-O - 6,933yds, Hootie - 7,282yds, and Haskins - 7,086yds. I understand Springdale makes up what it may not have in length with some rough and difficult greens. Anyone who's played it might want to add a comment.
#83 Princeton and #125 Rutgers are the only teams of 14 entered ranked in the top half of D1. Other teams include #168 Seton Hall, #184 Georgetown, #198 Penn, Harvard, Yale, and Temple. At #143, Princeton's Riccardo Fantinelli is the highest ranked Player. Noah Kumar, at #255, is RU's highest ranked. He has two 2nd place finishes this season, 1 each in the Fall and Spring. Brother of PGA Tour's Max Greyserman plays for Princeton and will be in their lineup.
Team lineup is one of a couple not yet posted. Figuring Rutgers will send out the 5 who have played the most in Noah Kumar, Weston Jones, Bennett Espenshade, Argyle Downes and Derek Gutierrez. Also don't know if RU will bring anyone to play as an individual.
This week's venue, Springdale GC, dates back to the 1890's. It is a 6,428yd Par 71. In the 1920's famed course architect William Flynn (Shinnecock, Merion, Cherry Hills, Philadelphia) took on a complete remodel. The yardage is a lot shorter than the courses Rutgers usually plays. The last 3 courses were Johnny-O - 6,933yds, Hootie - 7,282yds, and Haskins - 7,086yds. I understand Springdale makes up what it may not have in length with some rough and difficult greens. Anyone who's played it might want to add a comment.
#83 Princeton and #125 Rutgers are the only teams of 14 entered ranked in the top half of D1. Other teams include #168 Seton Hall, #184 Georgetown, #198 Penn, Harvard, Yale, and Temple. At #143, Princeton's Riccardo Fantinelli is the highest ranked Player. Noah Kumar, at #255, is RU's highest ranked. He has two 2nd place finishes this season, 1 each in the Fall and Spring. Brother of PGA Tour's Max Greyserman plays for Princeton and will be in their lineup.
Team lineup is one of a couple not yet posted. Figuring Rutgers will send out the 5 who have played the most in Noah Kumar, Weston Jones, Bennett Espenshade, Argyle Downes and Derek Gutierrez. Also don't know if RU will bring anyone to play as an individual.
