CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes shot a six-under 278 on Tuesday during the final round of the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational (Par 71 – 6,937 Yards) at Amarillo Country Club with WT finishing sixth on the team leaderboard.
 
David Vega Gerstel had four birdies on Tuesday as the sophomore shot an even-par 71 on his way to a total of 207 (-6) as he finished tied for sixth overall. Carlos Fernández Mortera and Victor Estas combined for 11 birdies during the final round as they shot identical marks of 67 (-4) to tie for 20^th overall.
 
Hutchinson Community College used rounds of 279, 272 and 278 for a team total of 829 (-23) to win the team championship as they outlasted the Oklahoma Christian Eagles (-20). Braden Stokes of UT Tyler shot a -10 (203) to claim the individual championship by one stroke over Lubbock Christian's Leyton Hiebert (204). OC's Christian Yanovitch set a new ACC course record on Tuesday with a 61 (-10).
 
The Buffs return to the course in February as they begin the championship segment of their campaign.
 
Buffs on the Leaderboard
T6 – David Vega Gerstel – 67-69-71 – 207 (-6)
T20 – Carlos Fernández Mortera – 74-71-67 – 212 (-1)
T20 – Victor Estas – 74-71-67 – 212 (-1)
T32 – Callum McLean – 71-73-72 – 216 (+3)
T58 – Huey Black – 76-73-73 – 222 (+9)
T75 – Isidoro Castaño – 75-77-76 – 228 (+15)
T78 – Álvaro Trujillano – 81-73-75 – 229 (+16)
T86 – Kolby Stork – 75-78-82 – 235 (+22)