AMARILLO, Texas -- Senior Robert Garcia fired a team-low 69 in the final round to help Midwestern State to a fourth-place showing in the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational Tuesday at the Amarillo Country Club.

Garcia was one of four Mustangs to card par-or-better rounds during tournament which helped MSU place fourth on the team leaderboard with scores of 292, 283, and 288 for an 11-over total of 863.

Garcia recorded three consecutive birdies on Holes 8-10 and added another on the fifth hole on the way to a 2-under 69. The Lewisville, Texas, native, who carded a pair of 75s on Monday, moved into a tie for 31st with a 6-over 219.

Sophomore Seth Bearden (73-68-74) was the team's top finisher, tying for 13th with a 2-over 215, while senior J.T. Boyd (74-70-73) tied for 22nd with a 4-over 217.

Junior Gatlin Goad (72-76-72) and senior Keaton Dickens (73-70-77) tied for 37th with 7-over totals of 222.

Senior Ethan Dean (73-73-76) and redshirt-freshman Hank Germany (77-78-79) tied for 49th and 83rd, respectively, while competing as individuals only.

Dallas Baptist (276-290-285) claimed the team title with a 1-under total of 851, winning by three strokes over host West Texas A&M (289-283-282).

UT Permian Basin senior Sangha Park (63-70-71) won individual medalist honors after surviving Colorado School of Mines' Lukas Taggart (68-68-68) in a one-hole playoffs. Park and Taggart tied through 54 holes with 9-under totals of 204.

Midwestern State competes next in the The Hrnciar on Oct. 16-17 at The Territory Golf Club in Duncan, Oklahoma.
 

Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational

Team Leaderboard

Pos	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Dallas Baptist	-1	276	290	285	851
2	West Texas A&M	+2	289	283	282	854
3	Colorado School of Mines	+9	288	288	285	861
4	Midwestern State	+11	292	283	288	863
5	Western New Mexico	+12	290	291	283	864
6	UT Permian Basin	+13	283	287	295	865
7	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	+14	293	286	287	866
8	Cameron (Okla.)	+15	283	294	290	867
9	Colorado Mesa	+16	289	291	288	868
10	Colorado Christian	+21	289	289	295	873
11	West Texas A&M "B"	+22	290	291	293	874
12	UT Tyler	+25	297	291	289	877
	St. Mary's (Texas)	+25	296	294	287	877
14	Arkansas-Fort Smith	+41	293	310	290	893
15	Texas A&M International	+49	303	295	303	901
16	Lubbock Christian	+58	301	301	308	910
	Regis (Colo.)	+58	294	311	305	910

  

Individual Leaderboard

Pos	Player	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Lukas Taggart	Colorado School of Mines	-9	68	68	68	204
	Sangha Park	UT Permian Basin	-9	63	70	71	204
3	Rudy Sautron	Cameron	-6	69	70	68	207
4	Sam Jenkins	Dallas Baptist	-5	69	75	64	208
5	Wyatt Provence	West Texas A&M	-3	72	68	70	210
6	Max Lange	Colorado School of Mines	-2	70	70	71	211
7	Luis Palomo	West Texas A&M	E	68	77	68	213
	Adam Niles	Western New Mexico	E	72	72	69	213
9	Cole Beyer	Colorado Mesa	+1	72	71	71	214
	Jose De La Concepcion	West Texas A&M	+1	71	72	71	214
	Brannan Cox	Dallas Baptist	+1	68	74	72	214
	Will Tate	UT Permian Basin	+1	72	68	74	214

 

Midwestern State Scorecard

4	Midwestern State	+11	292	283	288	863
Place	Player	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
T13	Seth Bearden (3)	+2	73	68	74	215
T22	J.T. Boyd (5)	+4	74	70	73	217
T31	Robert Garcia (4)	+6	75	75	69	219
T37	Gatlin Goad (1)	+7	72	76	72	220
T37	Keaton Dickens (2)	+7	73	70	77	220
T49	Ethan Dean (I)	+9	73	73	76	222
T83	Hank Germany (I)	+21	77	78	79	234