Tournament: SMU Bishop Invitational
Date: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025
Location: DuPont, Wash.
Course: The Home Course (par-72)
CSUSM's Place: 6th out of 16 Teams (867, +3)
Team Winner: Simon Fraser & Western Washington (844, -20)
Top Cougar: T3. Aiden Canada (208, -8)
Individual Medalist: Simon Fraser's Ben Crinella (206, -10)

Course Report:
The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team wrapped up the SMU Bishop Invitational in sixth place with a team score of 3-over 867 after three rounds played at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington. The Cougars were led by Aiden Canada, who finished tied for third individually with a score of 8-under 208.

FIRST TEE

• Aiden Canada carded rounds of 69-72-67 for a total of 8-under 208, tying for third overall. He recorded 14 birdies across the tournament, including six in the final round.
• Kai Miyata finished tied for 28th with a 2-over par 218 (73-76-69), highlighted by a strong final round featuring five birdies.
• Nick Mouser tied for 42nd at 5-over par 221 (74-74-73), collecting eight birdies over three rounds.
• Gavin McCormick placed 48th with a 7-over par 223 (76-73-74), including an eagle on hole 6 in round two.
• Julian Gay tied for 57th at 11-over par 227 (73-78-76), contributing steady play with five birdies.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
T1. Simon Fraser 284-278-282 – 844 (-20); T1. Western Washington 285-281-278 – 844 (-20); 3. UBC Okanagan 286-279-284 – 849 (-15); 3. Westminster 281-286-282 – 849 (-15); 5. Hawaii Hilo 294-282-274 – 850 (-14); 6. Cal State San Marcos 292-292-283 – 867 (+3); 7. Chico 295-288-285 – 868 (+4); 8. Hawaii Pacific 295-281-298 – 874 (+10); T9. Dominican (CA) 291-297-287 – 875 (+11); T9. Saint Martin's 290-287-298 – 875 (+11); 11. Vanguard 300-300-285 – 885 (+21); 12. Northwest Nazarene 302-302-289 – 893 (+29); 13. Jessup 309-290-295 – 894 (+30); 14. Individuals 299-307-294 – 900 (+36); 15. Saint Martin's (B) 303-316-305 – 924 (+60); 16. South Puget Sound CC 320-319-320 – 959 (+95)

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Ben Crinella (Simon Fraser) 69-68-69 – 206 (-10); 2. Ryan Vest (Western Washington) 69-67-71 – 207 (-9); T3. Max Corcoran (UBC Okanagan) 69-70-69 – 208 (-8); T3. Aiden Canada (CSUSM) 69-72-67 – 208 (-8); T5. Brendan O'Brien (Westminster) 70-67-72 – 209 (-7); T5. Hayden Howell (Hawaii Hilo) 71-66-72 – 209 (-7); 7. Kasey Gaff (UBC Okanagan) 70-70-71 – 211 (-5); T8. Nick Ennis (Chico) 73-66-73 – 212 (-4); T8. Conrad Brown (Simon Fraser) 71-71-70 – 212 (-4); T8. Nic Jensen (Western Washington) 70-75-67 – 212 (-4); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T28. Kai Miyata 76-73-69 – 218 (+2); T42. Nick Mouser 74-74-73 – 221 (+5); 48. Gavin McCormick 76-73-74 – 223 (+7); T57. Julian Gay 73-78-76 – 227 (+11) 

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Simon Fraser and Western Washington shared the team title at 844 (-20).
• Ben Crinella of Simon Fraser earned medalist honors with a 206 (-10).
• Aiden Canada led CSUSM with 14 birdies, tied for second-most in the field.
• Nick Mouser recorded an eagle on hole 16 during round two.
• Kai Miyata posted five birdies in his final round.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will head to Boulder City, Nevada, for the National Preview on Oct. 6-7 at Boulder Creek Golf Club.