Ozaki, Dukes Take Fourth at CAA Championships

Friday, April 21

Salisbury CC | Midlothian, Va.

James Madison University

CAA Championship

4/23/2017 12:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

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MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Sophomore Shota Ozaki tied for fourth individually to lead James Madison to a fourth-place finish at the 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Golf Championships, hosted at the par-72, 7,035-yard Salisbury Country Club.

As a team, the Dukes shot 8-over 296 in their final round, after inclement weather forced the suspension of the final nine holes from Saturday until Sunday. JMU took home fourth, finishing at 4-under 860, just four strokes back of third-place Towson at the nine-team tournament.

Ozaki posted a pair of birdies on Sunday morning to finish his two-day final round at 2-over 74, closing his tournament at 5-under 211. The performance marked his first top-five finish of the season.

Junior Matt Cowgill continued his strong weekend, firing a final round of even-par 72 to join Ozaki in the top 10 in sole possession of eighth place. Cowgill bounced back from an opening-round 75 to close his tournament at 2-under 214, just a stroke behind seventh place and good for his first top-10 finish this year.

Senior Ryan Cole tied for 13th at his final CAA Championship, carding a final-day 74 to finish at even-par 216, while junior Jack Floydd finished tied for 23rd at 3-over 219 (75-68-76). Senior Poom Pattaropong closed with a round of 4-over 76 to tie for 36th at 228 (76-76-76).

College of Charleston captured the team title, using a final-day 4-under 284 to finish 23-under for the championship. The Cougars' Parker Derby birdied each of the final two holes to finish his weekend at 8-under 208 and capture medalist honors by one stroke over UNCW's Reese McFarlane.

QUOTING COACH FORBES
"The guys fought today, but we just had too big a mountain to climb this morning. We had to take some risks to try and run down the leaders, but they played well after the weather delay."

NCAA SELECTION
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Selection Show is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 4. The show will be broadcast live on NCAA.com.