BAHIA PRINCIPE, Mexico – The UT Tyler men's golf program jumped up one spot in the final standings as they closed out the 2026 DII Shootout at PGA Riviera Maya. The Patriots secured the second place finish after shooting +9 (297) in Tuesday's final round.
The Patriots completed the 54-hole tournament at 26 over par with rounds of 303, 290 and 297. UT Tyler finished just 2 shots behind the tournament winner UT Permian Basin.
Blake Harwell tied for first place on the individual side finishing the tournament -3 (213). Harwell entered play Tuesday morning with a four-stroke lead, following his tournament-best 68 in the second round. The sophomore closed out play with a score of one under par (71). He was able to shake off a slow start, after 2 bogeys on the front nine, he added three birdies to keep his place at the top of the leaderboard.
Preston Chabaud moved up one spot to tie for ninth on the leaderboard after shooting three over par (75) in the final round, giving the Patriots a second top 10 finisher.
Corbin Murray climbed three spots with a +2 (74) that included two birdies. He finished tied for 11th at 10 over par (226).
Preston DeSerrano ended his time in Mexico shooting two over par in the final round for a score of 74. DeSerrano finished the week in the top 10 for number of pars.
Braden Bergman (+19) opened the tournament with an 82, improving by four strokes with a 78 in Monday's second round before finishing with a 75 in the third and final round Tuesday morning.
UT Tyler led the field in average score on par 4's and tied for the top spot in total birdies with 40. Individually,
Blake Harwell finished with the best average on par 4's and joined Chabaud in the top five for average score for par 3's. Bergman added his name with Harwell to the top 3 golfers in the tournament with overall birdies.
The Patriots have a short break before they take part in the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational at Amarillo Country Club on Oct. 12
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