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St. HELENA ISLAND, SC \u2013 North Carolina A&T sophomore Ignacio Zapata<\/a> finished in the top five of the 2026 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s Golf Championship after the final round on Tuesday at the par-72, 6,764-yard Dataw Island Club.<\/p>\n Zapata shot 68-72-70 for a 6-under 210, tying for fourth place with four others. This was the best Aggie conference finish since Diego Gonzalez’s second-place finish at the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Championship (MEAC). Zapata was eight strokes behind UNC Wilmington’s James Rico.<\/p>\n Rico clinched the 2026 CAA individual title with a 14-under 202, closing with a 6-under 66 in the final round. He finished five shots ahead of William & Mary’s Talon Dingledine, who shot 9-under 207. UNCW’s John Logan climbed 13 spots from Round 2 to finish third at 209.<\/p>\n UNCW won the 2026 CAA title, shooting a 38-under 826 over three rounds. A&T finished seventh at 9-over 873 after rounds of 288, 292, and 293. Elon was second with an 843, and College of Charleston placed third at 847.<\/p>\n Zapata had a terrific front nine on Tuesday. He opened the round with a birdie on the par-4, 309-yard first before earning another birdie on the par-5, 489-yard third. He stayed at 2-under for the round until he reached the par-4, 356-yard eighth. He double bogeyed the hole before getting back on track quickly to birdie the par-4, 430-yard ninth.<\/p>\n Therefore, he made the turn at 1-under and moved to 2-under with a birdie on the par-3, 183-yard 12th. Zapata birdied another par-3, the 187-yard 16th. His 2026 championship ended with a par and a bogey to shoot 35 on the back nine. Sophomore Javier Morgado<\/a> also shot 2-under on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Morgado finished 22nd, moving up six spots from Monday. He shot 75-72-70 for a 1-over 217. Morgado started with a birdie on No. 3, then made a two on the par-3 fifth. A birdie on the par-5 seventh moved him to 3-under. After bogeying No. 9, he made four straight pars.<\/p>\n After bogeying No. 14, he parred three of his last four holes. The one hole he did not par came on No. 16, where he posted a birdie. Freshman Emilio Hernandez<\/a> almost made the top 25. He finished 26th with a 3-over 68-74-77\u2014219. Graduate Drew Walker<\/a> also competed all three rounds, shooting a 13-over 77-74-78\u2014229.<\/p>\n The Aggies’ season continues. They will travel to West Palm Beach, Fla., for the PGA Works Collegiate Championship, May 4-7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Men’s Golf | 4\/28\/2026 7:44:00 PM
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