Saturday, March 10
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
All Day
Texas A&M
at
General Hackler Championship
Photo by: Clyde Click
Men's Golf Aims for Third Straight Win at General Hackler Championship
Mar 09, 2018 | Men's Golf
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – After winning its second consecutive and program-record fifth tournament title of the season, the Texas A&M men's golf team returns the course this weekend at the 17th-annual General Hackler Championship.
"We are really looking forward to returning to Myrtle Beach this weekend," Texas A&M head coach J.T. Higgins said. "The Dunes is a terrific test of golf and the field is strong this year. We are looking to build on the success we have had so far this spring, take advantage of a great opportunity to compete and continue to improve each and every time we tee it up."
Erickson won the Aggies' third individual title of the season with a top finish at the Louisiana Classics. With the victory, the Whittier, Calif., native was named SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 28. Phillips, the reigning SEC Golfer of the Week before Erickson, sits one title short the Texas A&M career tournament victories record set by Anthony Rodriguez (1991-1995).
"We are really looking forward to returning to Myrtle Beach this weekend," Texas A&M head coach J.T. Higgins said. "The Dunes is a terrific test of golf and the field is strong this year. We are looking to build on the success we have had so far this spring, take advantage of a great opportunity to compete and continue to improve each and every time we tee it up."
TOURNAMENT / COURSE INFO
The General Hackler Championship tees off with 36 holes on Saturday followed by a concluding round on Sunday. The event takes place at the Dunes and Beach Golf Club, an ocean-front Robert Trent Jones designed course that will play at 72 par and 7,233 yards this week. The Aggies last participated in the event during the 2015-16 season finishing in sixth place.THE FIELD
Joining the No. 2 (Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings) Aggies among the 15-team field in the Palmetto State will be host Coastal Carolina along with East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Liberty, No. 12 LSU, No. 32 Kent State, No. 38 Kentucky, No. 31 North Carolina State, No. 23 North Florida, Princeton, No. 26 South Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech.TEXAS A&M LINEUP
The Aggies will send out the same lineup that won their fifth event team title of the season at the Louisiana Classics during their last action. The lineup in South Carolina will feature senior Andrew Paysse, junior Chandler Phillips, sophomores Josh Gliege and Dan Erickson as well as freshman Walker Lee. Additionally, sophomore Brandon Smith will compete as an individual.Erickson won the Aggies' third individual title of the season with a top finish at the Louisiana Classics. With the victory, the Whittier, Calif., native was named SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 28. Phillips, the reigning SEC Golfer of the Week before Erickson, sits one title short the Texas A&M career tournament victories record set by Anthony Rodriguez (1991-1995).
TEE TIMES / LIVE SCORING
The event begins teeing off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning with live scoring and results on golfstat.com and as well as live updates via twitter at @AggieMensGolf.
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