GOODYEAR, ARIZONA – UT Tyler men's golf posted their second straight round of 284 as a team to finish in solo eighth place at the Palm Valley Classic at Palm Valley Golf Club.
 
The Patriots were led by a trio of under par rounds from Braden Bergman, Preston Chabaud and Jacob Holloway as they shot 70, 70, and 71, respectively. Bergman's round was spurred by a three under par 33 on the front nine, leading to a two under par effort for his round. Chabaud made five birdies on the day, including a one under par effort on both the front and back nine. Holloway made three birdies and just two bogeys, closing with a one under round that included a 35 on the front nine.
 
The scoring was rounded out by Blake Harwell, who shot a one over par 73 with one birdie and two bogeys to go with 15 pars.
 
Preston DeSerrano wrapped up his week with a 74 that featured three birdies and 12 pars.
 
Luke Emerson closed his final round as an individual with a one under par 71 that featured three birdies and two bogeys to go with 13 pars in a steady effort.
 
Harwell for the week finished as the highest Patriot on the leaderboard, closing out the week six under par and tied for 16^th. Behind him was Chabaud in a tie for 28^th.
 
UT Tyler now sets their sights on the Lone Star Conference Championships to be played April 20-22 at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club.