Coastal Carolina University's men's golf program will host the nationally-renowned General Jim Hackler Championship, Sun.-Mon., March 14-15 at the TPC of Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. This is the eighth straight year that TPC of Myrtle Beach has hosted the event.
This year's field is one of the best in the program's history, as 10 of the 12 teams played in last year's NCAA Regionals, with two advancing to the NCAA Championship (Duke and Wake Forest). It also features the last six team champions of the tournament, including Pepperdine (2004), Coastal Carolina (2005), East Tennessee State (2006), Lamar (2007) and Wake Forest (2008 and 2009).
Seven of the 12 teams are currently ranked in the top 50 and all 12 in the top 100, according to GolfStat and Golfweek, with the top being Augusta State, which is ranked ninth in GolfStat and sixth by Golfweek. Among the individuals are 19 players ranked in Golfweek's Top 150 college golfers currently, including Wake Forest's Brendan Gielow at No. 10 and defending medalist and 2009 NCAA individual champion Matt Hill of NC State at No. 55.
