CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes registered an eight-stroke improvement in their team score on Tuesday during the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships at the PGA National Resort (Par 72 – 7,074 Yards) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
 
The Buffs registered 14 birdies along with a pair of eagles during the second round. WT sits tied for fifth in par-five scoring with a 4.67 average as they are tied for second in the field with three eagles during the first two rounds.
 
Santiago Caride and Victor Estas are tied for 38^th on the individual leaderboard with a score of +3 (147). Luis Palomo and Jose Rozas enter the final round of stroke play tied for 77^th (+9, 153).
 
Missouri S&T fired a -8 (280) on Tuesday to hold a three-stroke lead over West Florida and St. Mary's (-4, 572) entering Wednesday's round. Colton Swartz of Florida Southern and Hunter Smith of North Georgia are tied atop of the individual leaderboard (-6, 138).
 
The top eight teams following Wednesday's final stroke play round will advance to medal-match play beginning on Thursday morning. The Buffs will be paired with Oklahoma Christian and Cal State San Bernardino with traditional tee times beginning at 8:20 a.m. CT
 
Buffs on the Leaderboard
T38 – Santiago Caride – 73-74  - 147 (+3)
T38 – Victor Estas – 74-73 - 147 (+3)
T77 – Jose Rozas – 79-74 - 153 (+9)
T77 – Luis Palomo – 79-74 - 153 (+9)
T86 – Stetson Provence – 77-78 - 155 (+11)