BURNABY, B.C. – Led by individual medalist Aidan Goodfellow, Simon Fraser overtook Western Washington and Victoria on the final day of the Bishop Men's Invitational in DuPont, Washington, to win the NCAA men's golf tournament by two strokes. 

The Red Leafs finished with a two-round score of 7-under-par 569 at The Home Course. It is the seventh-best 36-hole team score in the school's NCAA era.

The team opened the Saint Martin's-hosted event on Friday with a 1-under 287. That score put SFU in third place in the standings heading into today's final round, which the Red Leafs completed in 282 strokes (6-under). Western Washington (286-285–571) was second and Victoria (286-292–578) was third.

"A fantastic start to the season for the guys," remarked SFU head coach Matthew Steinbach. "They played their hearts out today and battled hard the entire way. Our maturity and experience showed when it mattered the most, in closing out the event down the stretch. We managed our energy and emotions extremely well these last two days and if we continue this level of commitment and execution, we're in store for a great season." 

A senior from Parksville, B.C., Goodfellow won his first career tournament at the university level, firing a 36-hole total of 6-under 138. He birdied the 18th hole to win by a single shot over GNAC rivals Ryan Ho (Western Washington) and Dawson Strobel (Montana State Billings). It was one of his 10 birdies at the event.

Goodfellow's 138 is tied for the 10th-best 36 hole score in SFU's NCAA history. His 6-under is tied for the seventh-best two-round total vs. par in the program's NCAA era.

"I'm so proud of Aidan," said Steinbach. "He knew he needed to birdie the final hole for both the team and individual win and he clutched up and pulled it off. Coming off shoulder surgery last year, after injuring it in 2021, this is the first competitive tournament Aidan has played for SFU fully healthy since March 2020. We've all seen the hard work he's invested to get healthy and I'm happy he was rewarded today."
 

SFU got strong play throughout the lineup this weekend in DuPont. Bailey Bjornson, the reigning Great Northwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year from Surrey, B.C., tied for fifth at 3-under 141 (70-71). He carded seven birdies over the course of two days.

Michael Crisologo was 13th at even-par 144. The junior from Richmond, B.C., had eight birdies over 36 holes, and closed with a round of 1-under 71 today after starting with a 73.

Kyle Mayner (Kelowna, B.C.) finished 23rd in the individual competition at 3-over 147. He carded an impressive 2-under 70 Saturday, a seven-stroke improvement on his opening 77. The sophomore recorded a half-dozen birdies. Senior Jordan Bean (Canmore, Alta.) tied for 47th. He posted three birdies en route to a 9-over 153 (76-77).

SFU's next event will be the Western Washington Invitational, Monday and Tuesday at Loomis Trail Golf in Blaine.

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