AMARILLO, TEXAS – A trio of even par rounds from Seth Campbell, Gage Burnham and Jackson Naeger led to a final round 289 and tie for 12^th place finish for UT Tyler men's golf at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite.
 
UT Tyler tied with Lone Star Conference foe St. Mary's in 12^th place and bettered conference opponents UAFS, Texas A&M International and Lubbock Christian in their second event of the 2023-24 season. Campbell, one of three Patriots to finish the third and final round at Amarillo Country Club at even-par, landed in a tie for 18^th spot on the individual leaderboard following rounds of 74-71-71 in the event.
 
DBU claimed the team crown with a one-under par total team score of 851 (276-290-285). Sangha Park of UT Permian Basin won the individual crown in a play-off against Colorado School of Mines' Lukas Taggart following rounds of 63-70-71 to finish nine-under par for the event.
 
Cambell and Naeger each made three birdies and three bogeys for their even-par rounds of 71, while Burnham went for two birdies and a pair of bogeys for his 71. Burnham finished in a tie for 27^th place with rounds of 76-71-71 for a 218 total and Naeger in a tie for 49^th place with rounds of 75-76-71 for a 222 total.
 
Junior Carson Wray provided the fourth counting score of the day for the Patriots with a final round 76 to finish In a tie for 55^th place at 224 (73-75-76).
 
Senior Alex Kopenhaver rounded out the scoring for UT Tyler with a final round 80 to post a 229 (75-74-80) for the event.
 
UT Tyler will be back in action on Oct. 16-17 at The Hrncair in Lawton, Okla.