Hoosiers Tied for Fifth After First Round of General Hackler Championship

Sunday, March 14

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Indiana University

General Hackler Championship

Hoosiers Tied for Fifth After First Round of General Hackler Championship

3/14/2021 5:09:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round 1 Results (PDF)

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Indiana men's golf ended the first round of the General Hackler Championship tied for fifth place after a strong performance on the back nine on Sunday at the Dune Golf & Beach Club. The Hoosiers are led by freshman Drew Salyers, who carded a 3-under-par 69 to sit in a tie for 11^th place.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
General Hackler Championship • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Par 72 • 7,233
Live Scoring via Golfstat
Team standing: T5th/ 15 Teams • 284 (-4)

CHIP-INS
• The teams began on split tees, going off No. 1 and No. 10. Indiana started on No. 1.

• Four of the five in the Indiana lineup shot better on the back nine.

• Freshman Drew Salyers turned in the second-best round of his young career, carding a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to end the day tied for 11^th place. He already owns the best round for anyone on the team this year as he shot a 68 in the final round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. Salyers collected three birdies and birdied or parred every hole but one. He was strongest on the back nine as he shot 2-under.

• Ethan Shepherd was also strongest on the back nine, as he shot 2-under to finish the round tied for 16^th. Shepherd had four total birdies on the day.

• Harry Reynolds is tied for 34^th place after carding an even-72. After shooting a 1-over-37, he improved by two strokes on the back nine. Reynolds had four birdies on Sunday.

• Senior Mitch Davis and freshman Clay Merchant are both tied for 47^th after carding a 1-over 73. Davis ran in to some trouble with a double bogey on No. 2, but recovered nicely with the aid of four birdies. Merchent was even at the turn, before carding a 1-over on the back nine.

BY THE NUMBERS

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	*Totals (to par)*
T11	Drew Salyers	69	69 (-3)
T16	Ethan Shepherd	70	70 (-2)
T34	Harry Reynolds	72	72 (E)
T47	Clay Merchent	73	73 (+1)
T47	Mitch Davis	73	73 (+1)