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Tarleton State Men’s Golf finishes second tournament of season at William H. Tucker Invitational

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tarleton State Men's Golf completed its second tournament of the season at the William H. Tucker Invitational at the University of New Mexico Championship Course on Saturday. 

The Texans finished 13th as a team with a 54-hole score of 866. Long Beach State won the team title with an 841 54-hole score, edging host University of New Mexico by five strokes. 

Redshirt freshman Alvaro Pastor recorded his best finish as a Texan, shooting 1-under-par to tie for 27th place. Pastor combined for 11 birdies in 54 holes, collecting a 2-under-par first round and finishing the tournament off with an even par. 

Sophomore Luis Buech, a transfer from the University of New Mexico, also collected a 1-under-par score in his return to the UNM Championship Course. Buech was the first Texan this season to collect an eagle, doing so on a Par 5 in his opening hole in Friday's first round. He combined for 13 birdies and shot a 2-under-par first round to go with an even par in the second round. 

Sophomore Kellen Young led the Texans with two eagles in the tournament, both coming on a Par 5 on the No. 9 hole. Young matched his career-low 18-hole score with a 4-under-par 68 in the second round. He finished tied for 55th with a 54-hole score of 218. 

Junior Juan Ballester finished tied for 62nd after compiling a 219 54-hole score this weekend. Freshman Maximilian Bjornstrom rounded out the Texans' lineup, tying for 75th with a 54-hole score of 222. 

Tarleton State has nine days off from action before traveling to Colorado for the Mark Simpson Invitational Sept. 29-30. 

Team Results
1. Long Beach State, 284-280-277-841 (-23)
2. New Mexico, 276-282-288-846 (-18)
T3. Colorado, 289-271-287-847 (-17)
       USC, 279-282-286-847 (-17)
5. UTEP, 287-283-282-852 (-12)
6. Fresno State, 284-286-284-854 (-10)
7. Grand Canyon, 280-284-291-855 (-9)
8. Santa Clara, 287-277-292-856 (-8)
9. San Francisco, 285-286-287-858 (-6)
10. Oral Roberts, 291-278-291-860 (-4)
T11. North Texas, 292-285-288-865 (+1)
       Arkansas State, 291-282-292-865 (+1)
13. Tarleton State, 286-284-296-866 (+2)
14. Stetson, 290-286-293-869 (+5)
15. Eastern Michigan, 295-286-290-871 (+7)
16. Colorado State, 292-284-296-872 (+8)
17. Rice, 288-287-299-874 (+10)
18. New Mexico State, 295-291-289-875 (+11)

Individual Results 
T27. Luis Buech, 70-72-73-215 (-1) 
T27. Alvaro Pastor, 70-73-72-215 (-1) 
T55. Kellen Young, 73-68-77-218 (+2) 
T62. Juan Ballester, 73-72-74-219 (+3) 
T75. Maximilian Bjornstrom, 73-72-77 (+6) 
 
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Players Mentioned

Juan Ballester

Juan Ballester

Junior
Alvaro Pastor

Alvaro Pastor

Redshirt Freshman
Kellen Young

Kellen Young

Sophomore
Luis Buech

Luis Buech

Sophomore
Maximilian Bjornstrom

Maximilian Bjornstrom

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Juan Ballester

Juan Ballester

Junior
Alvaro Pastor

Alvaro Pastor

Redshirt Freshman
Kellen Young

Kellen Young

Sophomore
Luis Buech

Luis Buech

Sophomore
Maximilian Bjornstrom

Maximilian Bjornstrom

Freshman