General Hackler Championship
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Myrtle Beach, SC LocationCoastal Carolina UniversityOrganizer
CollegiateEvent Type
Description
The General Hackler Championship, also known as the General James Hackler Championship, is an NCAA Division I men's collegiate golf tournament held annually at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The event typically spans three days with 54 holes of stroke play, starting on a Sunday and concluding on a Tuesday. The course is a par-72 layout stretching 7,233 yards, known for its challenging design by Robert Trent Jones Sr. The tournament features a strong field of NCAA Division I teams, with around 15 to 20 teams participating. Each team fields five players per round, with the top four scores counting toward the team total. The General Hackler Championship is named after Major General James F. Hackler Jr., a pioneer of the Grand Strand's golf industry and longtime supporter of Coastal Carolina University, which hosts the tournament.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16 - 18, 2025 | The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, SC | Brendan Valdes (-12) | -12 | 46.92 | See Results |
| Mar 18 - 20, 2024 | The Dunes Golf and Beach Club | Max Kennedy (-8) | -8 | 42.31 | See Results |
Results
2024
Scoring Averages
+2.27Tournament
74.36R1
74.84R2
73.60R3
Round Stats
3.04Birdies or Better
4.63Bogeys or Worse
3.21Par 3s
4.25Par 4s
4.74Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kennedy | -8 | 208 | 68 | 71 | 69 | +4.90 | 13.10 |
| 2 | John Houk | -7 | 209 | 67 | 74 | 68 | +4.57 | 10.81 |
| T3 | Cooper Claycomb | -6 | 210 | 70 | 71 | 69 | +4.24 | 8.61 |
| T3 | Ben Partridge | -6 | 210 | 70 | 70 | 70 | +4.24 | 8.61 |
| T3 | Clark Akers | -6 | 210 | 69 | 68 | 73 | +4.24 | 8.61 |
| T6 | Seth Taylor | -4 | 212 | 73 | 67 | 72 | +3.57 | 6.79 |
| T6 | Zach Reuland | -4 | 212 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +3.57 | 6.79 |
| T8 | Harris Barth | -1 | 215 | 71 | 76 | 68 | +2.57 | 6.26 |
| T8 | Trey Crenshaw | -1 | 215 | 74 | 71 | 70 | +2.57 | 6.26 |
| T8 | Mats Ege | -1 | 215 | 68 | 76 | 71 | +2.57 | 6.26 |
| T8 | Walker Isley | -1 | 215 | 67 | 77 | 71 | +2.57 | 6.26 |
| T12 | Chris Vandette | E | 216 | 76 | 71 | 69 | +2.24 | 5.75 |
| T12 | Josh Ryan | E | 216 | 73 | 72 | 71 | +2.24 | 5.75 |
| T12 | Magnus Lomholt | E | 216 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +2.24 | 5.75 |
| T15 | Loran Appel | +1 | 217 | 73 | 73 | 71 | +1.90 | 5.29 |
| T15 | Harry Brown | +1 | 217 | 76 | 71 | 70 | +1.90 | 5.29 |
| T17 | Matthew Dodd-Berry | +2 | 218 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +1.57 | 5.12 |
| T17 | Kieron Van Wyk | +2 | 218 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +1.57 | 5.12 |
| T17 | Jason Duff | +2 | 218 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +1.57 | 5.12 |
| T20 | Robbie Higgins | +3 | 219 | 75 | 72 | 72 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Samuel Espinosa-Trueba | +3 | 219 | 72 | 70 | 77 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Paul Conroy | +3 | 219 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Algot Kleen | +3 | 219 | 74 | 72 | 73 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Trace McDonald | +3 | 219 | 74 | 76 | 69 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Davis Lee | +3 | 219 | 74 | 76 | 69 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Ross Funderburke | +3 | 219 | 74 | 73 | 72 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T20 | Ike Joy | +3 | 219 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +1.24 | 4.91 |
| T28 | Bryce Reed | +4 | 220 | 77 | 72 | 71 | - | - |
| T28 | Jordan Gilkison | +4 | 220 | 74 | 70 | 76 | +0.90 | 4.37 |
| T28 | Jakob Melin | +4 | 220 | 74 | 71 | 75 | +0.90 | 4.37 |
| T31 | Remi Chartier | +5 | 221 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +0.57 | 4.13 |
| T31 | Archie Smith | +5 | 221 | 71 | 78 | 72 | +0.57 | 4.13 |
| T31 | Matteo Cristoni | +5 | 221 | 80 | 70 | 71 | +0.57 | 4.13 |
| T31 | Easton Johnson | +5 | 221 | 73 | 75 | 73 | +0.57 | 4.13 |
| T35 | Jack Lee | +6 | 222 | 72 | 70 | 80 | - | - |
| T35 | Clay Pendergrass | +6 | 222 | 75 | 75 | 72 | +0.24 | 3.98 |
| T35 | Sebastian Moss | +6 | 222 | 75 | 73 | 74 | +0.24 | 3.98 |
| T35 | Jackson Rothwell | +6 | 222 | 75 | 75 | 72 | +0.24 | 3.98 |
| T35 | Walker Crosby | +6 | 222 | 74 | 72 | 76 | +0.24 | 3.98 |
| T35 | Will Morlan | +6 | 222 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +0.24 | 3.98 |
| T41 | Garrett Cooper | +7 | 223 | 76 | 72 | 75 | -0.10 | 3.77 |
| T41 | Gray Mitchum | +7 | 223 | 75 | 74 | 74 | -0.10 | 3.77 |
| T41 | Rhett South | +7 | 223 | 73 | 79 | 71 | -0.10 | 3.77 |
| T41 | Austin Barbin | +7 | 223 | 73 | 74 | 76 | -0.10 | 3.77 |
| T41 | Jenson Forrester | +7 | 223 | 73 | 71 | 79 | -0.10 | 3.77 |
| T46 | Dalton Chuba | +8 | 224 | 76 | 77 | 71 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| T46 | Layne Lambert | +8 | 224 | 74 | 75 | 75 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| T46 | Andrew Riley | +8 | 224 | 77 | 76 | 71 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| T46 | Waymon Thomas | +8 | 224 | 73 | 75 | 76 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| T46 | Chase Carroll | +8 | 224 | 73 | 73 | 78 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| T51 | Filippo Serra | +9 | 225 | 70 | 79 | 76 | -0.76 | 3.42 |
| T51 | Patrick Sparks | +9 | 225 | 70 | 78 | 77 | -0.76 | 3.42 |
| T51 | Max Dupree | +9 | 225 | 76 | 76 | 73 | -0.76 | 3.42 |
| T54 | Joshua Pritchett | +10 | 226 | 77 | 74 | 75 | -1.10 | 3.34 |
| T54 | James Newton | +10 | 226 | 74 | 77 | 75 | -1.10 | 3.34 |
| T54 | Owen Kim | +10 | 226 | 75 | 78 | 73 | -1.10 | 3.34 |
| T54 | Brett Reid | +10 | 226 | 72 | 82 | 72 | -1.10 | 3.34 |
| T54 | Sander Akeren | +10 | 226 | 78 | 76 | 72 | -1.10 | 3.34 |
| T54 | Trey Diehl | +10 | 226 | 85 | 67 | 74 | - | - |
| T60 | Edvin Backstrom | +11 | 227 | 76 | 80 | 71 | -1.43 | 3.20 |
| T60 | Braedon Wear | +11 | 227 | 74 | 78 | 75 | -1.43 | 3.20 |
| T62 | Ivan Ninkovic | +12 | 228 | 72 | 83 | 73 | -1.76 | 3.14 |
| T62 | Daniel Heister | +12 | 228 | 78 | 78 | 72 | -1.76 | 3.14 |
| T64 | Magnus Pedersen | +13 | 229 | 76 | 74 | 79 | -2.10 | 3.10 |
| T64 | Josh McNulty | +13 | 229 | 80 | 74 | 75 | -2.10 | 3.10 |
| T64 | Connor Bennink | +13 | 229 | 78 | 73 | 78 | -2.10 | 3.10 |
| T67 | Ludvig Eriksson | +14 | 230 | 81 | 75 | 74 | - | - |
| T67 | Isaac Simmons | +14 | 230 | 78 | 75 | 77 | -2.43 | 3.02 |
| T67 | Patrick Keeling | +14 | 230 | 75 | 77 | 78 | -2.43 | 3.02 |
| T70 | Pascal Gunther | +15 | 231 | 76 | 78 | 77 | -2.76 | 2.94 |
| T70 | Griffin Tarver | +15 | 231 | 74 | 79 | 78 | -2.76 | 2.94 |
| T70 | Pablo Hernandez | +15 | 231 | 74 | 83 | 74 | -2.76 | 2.94 |
| 73 | Renato Naula | +16 | 232 | 81 | 77 | 74 | -3.10 | 1.60 |
| T74 | Svante Palmgren | +17 | 233 | 76 | 81 | 76 | -3.43 | 1.40 |
| T74 | Ryan O'Neil | +17 | 233 | 76 | 77 | 80 | -3.43 | 1.40 |
| T74 | Ben Carroll | +17 | 233 | 78 | 81 | 74 | -3.43 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Tim Bertenbreiter | +18 | 234 | 78 | 83 | 73 | -3.76 | 1.10 |
| 78 | Kiefer Bulau | +19 | 235 | 81 | 78 | 76 | -4.10 | 0.90 |
| 79 | Josh Lendach | +23 | 239 | 77 | 80 | 82 | -5.43 | 0.80 |
| 80 | Alex North | +28 | 244 | 82 | 78 | 84 | -7.10 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Dewi John | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |