Rutgers Camden Golf Team Preparing For Season With Fundraiser
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The Rutgers Camden men’s golf team held a fundraising event at Villari’s Lakeside Restaurant in Sicklerville, New Jersey on January 29th, raising $1,500 for the program. The money raised at the event will be used for equipment and travel costs, including overnight stays for two-day tournaments.
As students and staff at Rutgers are making their way through the first half of the 2026 spring semester, the men’s golf team is beginning to prepare for its spring season. Coach Bob Cardea, the longest-tenured coach currently at Rutgers Camden, posted flyers for the team’s January 29th fundraiser, primarily inviting former players and family members of current players.
Andrew Slattery, who earned all-conference honors in the Fall 2025 season, was happy with the result and turnout of the event, noting, “It was a success because we raised about $1,500 and had a good outcome of people.”
When asked further about how the team is preparing for competitive play, Slattery noted that the team is using indoor golf simulators. This choice of indoor simulators isn’t to avoid challenging weather; it’s primarily because most local golf courses and driving ranges are closed for play due to the heavy snowfall the area recently received. Many local facilities are closed, such as Slattery’s home course, Pennsauken Country Club, the team’s home course, Rancocas Golf Club, and the local Camden County Golf Academy driving range.
Slattery talked further about how he practices through the poor weather, “It’s tough with the snow to get out and play on the course, but I’ve been hitting the [simulator] to stay loose and make sure I’m hitting the ball how I want to.” Many local golf facilities in Camden County offer indoor simulators, such as his home course, which he described as an ideal way to keep training regardless of the weather and continue their offseason preparation when outdoor practice is limited.
He also shared his thoughts on the outlook of the team’s potential for success, noting that he is confident because every player from the fall roster is returning for the spring season, a first during his time at Rutgers:
“I am confident in our ability to be good and potentially win conferences because we have everyone coming back from the fall semester, and we had a solid team,” he noted. “We all have the ability to play really well, but we all just have to go out and actually do it.” His confidence comes from the team’s first place finish in the fall season at the RU-Camden Scarlet Raptor Fall Invitational.
The Scarlet Raptors’ offseason preparation will be put to the test on March 22nd, as they start off their season at the two-day Dickinson Spring Invitational at Carlisle Barracks Golf Club. The next home tournament the team will host is the RU-Camden Scarlet Raptor Spring Invitational on April 13th. These tournaments offer the team more experience together, which they hope will allow them to perform well at the United East tournament on April 24th and 25th to secure placements for a national tournament slot.
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