The North Carolina men's golf team had an impressive showing at the V1 Sports General Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C. which finished on Tuesday, with the Tar Heels finishing fourth out of a field of 15 teams with a combined score of 4-over-par.
What happened?
The Tar Heels looked to repeat their success after winning the 2020 General Hackler last March — the team's last tournament of 2020.
On the first day, UNC came out of the gates hot, finishing with a combined 11-under-par 277 to end the day at second place behind Louisville. Six Tar Heels finished the round under par, including first-years Austin Greaser and Peter Fountain. Greaser shot a 5-under-par 67 to end the day tied for fourth alongside sophomore Ryan Burnett, who competed as an individual entry.
Fountain, meanwhile, closed day one at a 3-under-par 69, making him part of a five-way tie for 11th.
Day two saw the Tar Heels mostly maintain their solid play but slip in the rankings, ending the day in third place behind N.C. State and North Florida. Greaser and Fountain both shot even scores of 72 to put them in sixth place and a three-way tie for ninth place, respectively. Senior Austin Hitt shot a two-over-par 74 to finish the day tied for 17th, also alongside Burnett, who slid down the leaderboards after shooting a five-over-par 77.
UNC continued to play well on the final day, but couldn't stop themselves from falling to fourth by tournament's end. Greaser had his worst round of the competition — 2-over-par 74 — but still managed to finish tied for fifth. Hitt climbed up the leaderboard to finish tied for 11th alongside Fountain, who also shot his worst round of the tournament with a 3-over-par 75.
Who stood out?
For most of the competition, the first-year tandem of Greaser and Fountain led the way for the Tar Heels. Though Greaser finished the tournament eight strokes behind of victor Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida, he was still able to crack top-five placement.
