SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The San Diego State men's golf team fired a final round-low 7-under 281 Tuesday to win the Cowboy Classic for the third consecutive time on the par-72, 7,334-yard Whirlwind Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ranked 28th in the latest GolfStat computer ratings, the Aztecs (-7) edged Kansas (-6) by a stroke, while Missouri (-1), Long Beach State (+2) and host Wyoming (+2) rounded out the top five.
It was the second team title of the season for SDSU (also William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Sept. 23-24, 2022) and third straight Cowboy Classic victory overall.
Freshman Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) tied for fourth out of 116 golfers at 6-under 210 to pace San Diego State. Chokprajakchat, who tied for fourth with William Duquette of Kansas, opened with a 4-under 68 and a 1-over 73 on Monday before carding a 3-under 69 today. The fourth-place finish was his easily his best of the season (previous was a T-35), while the 210 matched a 54-hole low score. He bogeyed his second hole today on the par-4, 462-yard fourth hole, but sank four birdies the rest of the way for the 69. Only Long Beach State's Ian Gilligan (-13), LMU's Riley Lewis (-12) and Pacific's Petr Janik (-7) bested Chokprajakchat's -4.
Sophomore Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) tied for 12th at 1-under 215, progressively getting better with a 73, 72 and 70. In today's final round, Lague notched four birdies and two bogeys.
Freshman Dylan Oyama (Carlsbad, Calif./Pacific Ridge HS) and sophomore Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), meanwhile, were just a shot behind Lague in a tie for 16th at even-par 216. Oyama bounced back from a 72-74 yesterday with a 2-under 70 today. The highlight of the day for Oyama was an eagle on the par-5, 567-yard second, mixed in with four birdies and four bogeys.
Hastings shot three consecutive even-par 72s, including a three-birdie, three-bogey effort today.
Junior Skyler Ngo (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman HS) (91st, +16) and sophomore Jack Townsend (San Diego/Charter School of San Diego) (107th, +22) also competed for SDSU.
The Aztecs return to action at the Western Intercollegiate, April 10-12 at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, California.
Wyoming Cowboy Classic
Chandler, Ariz.
Day Two Results
Whirlwind Golf Club
Par 72, 7,334 yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 21 teams)
1. No. 28 San Diego State…285-291-281—857 (-7)
2. Kansas…272-294-292—858 (-6)
3. No. 50 Missouri…279-286-298—863 (-1)
T4. Long Beach State…287-292-287—866 (+2)
T4. Wyoming…286-287-293—866 (+2)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 116 players + SDSU)
1. Ian Gilligan (Long Beach State)…70-67-66—203 (-13)
2. Riley Lewis (LMU)…69-65-70—204 (-12)
3. Petr Janik (Pacific)…67-72-70—209 (-7)
T4. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…68-73-69—210 (-6)
T4. William Duquette (Kansas)…69-71-70—210 (-6)
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T12. Shea Lague (San Diego State)…73-72-70—215 (-1)
T16. Dylan Oyama (San Diego State)… 72-74-70—216 (E)
T16. Justin Hastings (San Diego State)…72-72-72—216 (E)
91. Skyler Ngo (San Diego State)… 80-77-75 – 232 (+16)
107. ^Jack Townsend (San Diego State)… 79-84-75 – 238 (+22)
^ competing as an individual
Aztecs Win Third Straight Wyoming Cowboy Classic
