Men’s Golf: Massie’s strong opening round leads UVA at Hackler Championship

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Posted on Sunday, Mar. 13, 2022, 9:41 pm

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UVA senior Jimmie Massie shared the first-round lead at the General Hackler Championship taking place at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Sunday. Due to a morning frost, the opening round was delayed until a 10 a.m. start and the event’s second round was not completed Sunday due to darkness.

Massie shot 5-under 67 during the opening round to share the tournament lead after 18 holes with South Carolina’s Ryan Hall. Massie’s performance matched his best single-round score against par during his UVA career.

Virginia was in fifth place after the opening round at 1-over 289 but dropped back to ninth place when play was suspended. UVA did not finish the front nine of its second round due to darkness.

Midway through his second round, Massie had fallen back to 33rd place at 2-over par for the tournament.

UVA’s other first-round scores included a 70 by Pietro Bovari, a 75 by Sam Jung, a 77 by George Duangmanee and an 80 by Chris Fosdick. Bovari was in eighth place, Jung in 47th, Duangmanee in 66th and Fosdick was 79th after the first 18 holes.

The second round will be completed Monday morning followed by the tournament’s final 18 holes. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

General Hackler Championship

The Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Aiken, S.C.
Par 72, 7,233 yards
First-Round Results

Team Results

  1. Auburn              281
  2. South Carolina      282
  3. East Tennessee St.  284
  4. Oklahoma State      287
  5. Virginia            289
  6. NC State            291
  7. Liberty             292
  8. East Carolina       294
  9. North Florida       296
  10. Kent State          300
  11. Coastal Carolina    300
  12. Penn State          300
  13. UCF                 300
  14. UNC Greensboro      301
  15. Louisville          302

Individual Leaders

  1. Ryan Hall, South Carolina  67
  2. Jimmie Massie, Virginia    67
  3. J.M. Butler, Auburn        68
  4. Algot Kleen, East Tenn St. 68

Virginia Results

  1. Jimmie Massie     67
  2. Pietro Bovari     70
  3. Sam Jung          75
  4. George Duangmanee 77
  5. Chris Fosdick     80