AMARILLO, Texas - The UT Tyler men's golf program closed out play at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite on Tuesday with an eighth-place team finish and a dominant performance from Freshman Braden Stokes, who took home the individual title.

The Patriots ended the tournament strong ending with their best round -2 (282), as they finish eighth overall with a three round total of +6 (858).

Stokes led the way from the opening round finishing his tournament strong with a score of three under par (68) to secure the individual championship at -10 (203) overall. His three straight rounds of under par helped him hold off a final day comeback by Lubbock Christian's Leyton Hiebert as the Patriots first year player took the win by one shot.

Behind Stokes, UT Tyler saw three different players finish tied for 48^th with overall scores of +6 (219). Cash Andrus ended his tourney with a solid score of -2 (69), while Corbin Murray finished his final round with a score of +3 (74). Braden Bergman competed as an individual and round out the trio with a 3rd round score of +4 (75).

Preston Chabaud closed his tournament shooting two over par (73), finishing tied for 56th overall with a score of +8 (221) (+8). Blake Harwell made an 8 spot jump with his final round, shooting just +1 (72) to finish tied for 58th.

As a team UT Tyler finished 4th overall in average score for Par 4's and total birdies (54). On the individual side, Stokes tied for the top spot in average score for Par 4's while leading the field in total birdie, making 17 of them.

Up next for the Patriots is the NCAA South Central / West Regional Preview, October 26th at Dominion Country Club down in San Antonio.