General Hackler Championship
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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
2025
Scoring Averages
+1.48Tournament
73.73R1
73.78R2
72.93R3
Round Stats
3.17Birdies or Better
4.24Bogeys or Worse
3.18Par 3s
4.20Par 4s
4.69Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Valdes | -12 | 204 | 67 | 72 | 65 | +5.44 | 13.73 |
| 2 | Ethan Evans | -11 | 205 | 69 | 66 | 70 | +5.11 | 11.43 |
| T3 | Sebastian Moss | -8 | 208 | 70 | 70 | 68 | +4.11 | 10.14 |
| T3 | Max Bengtsson | -8 | 208 | 69 | 69 | 70 | +4.11 | 10.14 |
| T3 | Josiah Gilbert | -8 | 208 | 69 | 72 | 67 | +4.11 | 10.14 |
| T3 | Jackson Koivun | -8 | 208 | 71 | 69 | 68 | +4.11 | 10.14 |
| T7 | Kristian Bressum | -6 | 210 | 72 | 71 | 67 | +3.44 | 7.34 |
| T7 | Scotty Kennon | -6 | 210 | 72 | 67 | 71 | +3.44 | 7.34 |
| T9 | Brett Schell | -5 | 211 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +3.11 | 6.80 |
| T9 | Cayden Pope | -5 | 211 | 69 | 69 | 73 | +3.11 | 6.80 |
| T9 | Ryan Eshleman | -5 | 211 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +3.11 | 6.80 |
| T9 | Bryan Kim | -5 | 211 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +3.11 | 6.80 |
| T13 | Davis Ovard | -4 | 212 | 68 | 72 | 72 | +2.78 | 6.45 |
| T13 | Jakob Melin | -4 | 212 | 72 | 72 | 68 | +2.78 | 6.45 |
| T13 | Easton Johnson | -4 | 212 | 73 | 68 | 71 | +2.78 | 6.45 |
| T16 | Cooper Claycomb | -3 | 213 | 72 | 72 | 69 | +2.44 | 5.97 |
| T16 | Trent Mierl | -3 | 213 | 71 | 72 | 70 | +2.44 | 5.97 |
| T18 | Will Morlan | -2 | 214 | 73 | 71 | 70 | +2.11 | 5.74 |
| T18 | Zach Heffernan | -2 | 214 | 67 | 74 | 73 | +2.11 | 5.74 |
| T18 | Joey Lenane | -2 | 214 | 72 | 69 | 73 | +2.11 | 5.74 |
| T21 | Fred Roberts IV | -1 | 215 | 72 | 71 | 72 | +1.78 | 5.26 |
| T21 | Harris Barth | -1 | 215 | 70 | 75 | 70 | +1.78 | 5.26 |
| T23 | Danny Erickson | E | 216 | 72 | 73 | 71 | +1.44 | 5.13 |
| T23 | Liam Gobin | E | 216 | 73 | 74 | 69 | +1.44 | 5.13 |
| T23 | Jorge Hao | E | 216 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +1.44 | 5.13 |
| T23 | Miles Eubanks | E | 216 | 72 | 73 | 71 | +1.44 | 5.13 |
| T23 | Brady Smith | E | 216 | 74 | 73 | 69 | +1.44 | 5.13 |
| T28 | Isaiah Ibit | +1 | 217 | 68 | 77 | 72 | +1.11 | 4.86 |
| T28 | Justin Ross | +1 | 217 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +1.11 | 4.86 |
| T28 | Michael Vick | +1 | 217 | 76 | 69 | 72 | +1.11 | 4.86 |
| T28 | William Love | +1 | 217 | 70 | 77 | 70 | +1.11 | 4.86 |
| T28 | Oak Seelanagae | +1 | 217 | 73 | 71 | 73 | +1.11 | 4.86 |
| T33 | Bryce Reed | +2 | 218 | 76 | 74 | 68 | - | 4.47 |
| T33 | Joshua Pritchett | +2 | 218 | 76 | 69 | 73 | +0.78 | 4.47 |
| T33 | Carson Bacha | +2 | 218 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +0.78 | 4.47 |
| T33 | Jonas Appel | +2 | 218 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +0.78 | 4.47 |
| T33 | Drew Sykes | +2 | 218 | 73 | 67 | 78 | +0.78 | 4.47 |
| T38 | Kelly Chinn | +3 | 219 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +0.44 | 4.30 |
| T38 | Jordan Gilkison | +3 | 219 | 72 | 75 | 72 | +0.44 | 4.30 |
| T38 | Yannick Malik | +3 | 219 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +0.44 | 4.30 |
| T38 | Marshall Meisel | +3 | 219 | 72 | 74 | 73 | +0.44 | 4.30 |
| T42 | Nolan Haynes | +4 | 220 | 74 | 70 | 76 | +0.11 | 4.15 |
| T42 | Ben Ortwein | +4 | 220 | 74 | 74 | 72 | +0.11 | 4.15 |
| T42 | Edvin Backstrom | +4 | 220 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +0.11 | 4.15 |
| T42 | Ike Joy | +4 | 220 | 71 | 77 | 72 | +0.11 | 4.15 |
| T46 | Jackson Hymer | +5 | 221 | 72 | 76 | 73 | -0.22 | 4.03 |
| T46 | Waymon Thomas | +5 | 221 | 73 | 77 | 71 | -0.22 | 4.03 |
| T48 | Clark Akers | +6 | 222 | 73 | 74 | 75 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T48 | Aaron Leach | +6 | 222 | 75 | 75 | 72 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T48 | Mattias Varjun | +6 | 222 | 77 | 77 | 68 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T48 | Michael Lugiano | +6 | 222 | 70 | 74 | 78 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T48 | Loran Appel | +6 | 222 | 74 | 76 | 72 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T48 | Josh Ryan | +6 | 222 | 75 | 73 | 74 | -0.56 | 3.97 |
| T54 | Brock Snyder | +7 | 223 | 77 | 73 | 73 | -0.89 | 3.76 |
| T54 | Jason Duff | +7 | 223 | 73 | 74 | 76 | -0.89 | 3.76 |
| T54 | Ramiro Acevedo | +7 | 223 | 77 | 75 | 71 | -0.89 | 3.76 |
| T57 | Hunter Stetson | +8 | 224 | 72 | 77 | 75 | -1.22 | 3.70 |
| T57 | Tom Haberer | +8 | 224 | 79 | 73 | 72 | -1.22 | 3.70 |
| T57 | Shlok Jain | +8 | 224 | 74 | 74 | 76 | -1.22 | 3.70 |
| T57 | Max Brud | +8 | 224 | 70 | 76 | 78 | -1.22 | 3.70 |
| T57 | Nevill Ruiter | +8 | 224 | 71 | 76 | 77 | -1.22 | 3.70 |
| T57 | Trey Diehl | +8 | 224 | 73 | 75 | 76 | - | 3.70 |
| T63 | Ben Carberry | +9 | 225 | 75 | 74 | 76 | -1.56 | 3.56 |
| T63 | Nick Mathews | +9 | 225 | 79 | 75 | 71 | -1.56 | 3.56 |
| T63 | Trace McDonald | +9 | 225 | 76 | 77 | 72 | -1.56 | 3.56 |
| T66 | Jack Tickle | +10 | 226 | 78 | 75 | 73 | -1.89 | 3.50 |
| T66 | Kyle Haas | +10 | 226 | 77 | 73 | 76 | -1.89 | 3.50 |
| T66 | Luke Sample | +10 | 226 | 77 | 79 | 70 | -1.89 | 3.50 |
| T69 | Clark Xander Goboy | +11 | 227 | 76 | 74 | 77 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Drew Wrightson | +11 | 227 | 79 | 73 | 75 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Owen Kim | +11 | 227 | 79 | 73 | 75 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Virgilio Paz | +11 | 227 | 71 | 81 | 75 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Trevor Mierl | +11 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Tully Super | +11 | 227 | 76 | 75 | 76 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Tim Bertenbreiter | +11 | 227 | 78 | 76 | 73 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Filippo Serra | +11 | 227 | 78 | 75 | 74 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T69 | Andrew Gregory | +11 | 227 | 74 | 82 | 71 | -2.22 | 3.42 |
| T78 | Trey Crenshaw | +12 | 228 | 76 | 78 | 74 | -2.56 | 3.22 |
| T78 | Pascal Gunther | +12 | 228 | 75 | 78 | 75 | -2.56 | 3.22 |
| T78 | Gavin Tiernan | +12 | 228 | 74 | 74 | 80 | -2.56 | 3.22 |
| T78 | Coleman Ferguson | +12 | 228 | 73 | 75 | 80 | -2.56 | 3.22 |
| T82 | Jack Lee | +13 | 229 | 79 | 77 | 73 | - | 1.68 |
| T82 | Jonathan Kim | +13 | 229 | 76 | 77 | 76 | -2.89 | 1.68 |
| T82 | Grady Newton | +13 | 229 | 77 | 77 | 75 | -2.89 | 1.68 |
| T82 | Veikka Viskari | +13 | 229 | 77 | 72 | 80 | -2.89 | 1.68 |
| 86 | Patrick Keeling | +14 | 230 | 83 | 72 | 75 | -3.22 | 1.18 |
| T87 | Luke Libbey | +17 | 233 | 77 | 76 | 80 | -4.22 | 1.08 |
| T87 | Adam Vermut | +17 | 233 | 78 | 79 | 76 | -4.22 | 1.08 |
| 89 | Zach Frazer | +21 | 237 | 78 | 79 | 80 | -5.56 | 0.88 |
| 90 | Jay Smith | +30 | 246 | 85 | 77 | 84 | -8.56 | 0.78 |