Merchent Earns Third-Straight Top-10 Finish at General Hackler Championship

Tuesday, March 16

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Indiana University

General Hackler Championship

Merchent Earns Third-Straight Top-10 Finish at General Hackler Championship

3/16/2021 7:35:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Indiana men's golf saw freshman Clay Merchent earn his third top-10 finish in as many events as he ended the General Hackler Championship tied for 8^th. As a team, the Hoosiers moved up three spots on the final day to finish in seventh 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: 7/ 15 Teams • 876 (+12)

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

• After moving up 23 spots in between the first and second rounds, Merchent moved up 16 spots on the final day after carding a 2-under-par 70. He picked up six birdies on Tuesday, including four on the front nine and finished the event with a 1-under 215. With three top-10 finishes on the year, it is already the most for a Hoosiers since Jake Brown had four in 2017-18.

• Fellow freshman Drew Salyers earned a top-20 finish as he is tied for 19^th. He turned in a 73 in the final round with a pair of birdies.

• Senior Ethan Shepherd finished tied for 32^nd and shot a 76 Tuesday. He was strongest on the front nine, where he shot 1-over.

• Senior Mitch Davis made one of the biggest jumps of the week as he moved up 33 spots to finish tied for 39^th. He improved six strokes from Monday to card a 1-under-par 71 with a trio of birdies.

• Junior Harry Reynolds finished tied for 58^th and carded a 78 on Tuesday.

BY THE NUMBERS

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	R2	R3	*Totals (to par)*
T8	Clay Merchent	73	72	70	215 (-1)
T19	Drew Salyers	69	77	73	219 (+3)
T32	Ethan Shepherd	70	76	76	222 (+6)
T39	Mitch Davis	73	79	71	223 (+7)
T58	Harry Reynolds	72	77	78	227 (+11)