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CANYON, TEXAS \u2013\u00a0The West Texas A&M Buffaloes concluded their 2026 campaign on Wednesday as they finished ninth on the team leaderboard after stroke play at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships at Boulder Creek Golf Club (Par 72 \u2013 7,595 Yards) in Boulder City, Nevada.
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\nThe Buffs finished just one place outside of advancing to match play with rounds of 278, 302 and 277 for a team total of 857 (-7) as they tied for second in par-three scoring (3.03) while registering four eagles, 61 birdies and 143 pars during the opening three rounds.
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\nLuis Palomo<\/a> concluded his collegiate career with a 71 (-1) on Wednesday to finish tied for 28th\u00a0overall with a 213 (-3) as the Barcelona, Spain product had three birdies along with an eagle on the 533-yard par five fifth hole during round three.
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\nFlorida Southern tallied round of 280, 278 and 271 for a team total of 829 (-35) to hold the top overall seed entering quarterfinal match play. Missouri-St. Louis (-27), Wingate (-25), Lee (-18), Georgia Southwestern (-17), Columbus State (-16), Cal State San Bernardino (-10) and Colorado Christian (-9) are still alive in hopes of claiming a National Championship on Friday.
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\nOctavio Laurent of USC Beaufort shot rounds of 70, 66 and 63 for a 199 (-17) to win the NCAA Division II National Title by four-strokes over Colorado Christian’s Lance Christensen Jr. (-13, 203).
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\nT28 \u2013 Luis Palomo<\/a> \u2013 66-76-71 – 213 (-3)
\nT35 \u2013 David Vega Gerstel<\/a> \u2013 66-78-70 – 214 (-2)
\nT41 \u2013 Victor Estas<\/a> \u2013 72-72-71 – 215 (-1)
\nT71 \u2013 Santiago Caride<\/a> \u2013 78-76-67 – 221 (+5)
\nT76 \u2013 Jack Lankford<\/a> \u2013 74-79-69 – 222 (+6)
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