NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Andrew Bilson and Ty Ford both finished among the individual top 10 to lead Fairfield University Men's Golf to third place at the Wykagyl Collegiate in New Rochelle. Tadgh Burke added a 13th place finish in the Stags' 2026 fall finale.
 
The Stags' third-place finish put them ahead of a ledger that included Metro foes Siena, Manhattan, and Rider in addition to regional foes Fordham, Monmouth, and New Haven. Division II St. Thomas Aquinas won the event by one stroke over host Iona. The Gaels shot an 883 to clip Fairfield by seven shots for second place.
 
Individually, Bilson tied for seventh place in the 60-golfer field with a 220 (+4). Ford was one shot behind him to share ninth place, fueled by a second-round 69 –the best by a Stag at the 54-hole tournament.
 
Burke turned in a 223 to claim a piece of 13th place, and Will Carlin was also in the top half of the individual field with a 227 to tie for 23rd. Ben Madden and Jack Carew each carded a 231.
 
Iona's Paddy Blinderman and Maxx Gibbs of St. Thomas Aquinas topped the leaderboard with each man finishing with an even-par 216. Blinderman was the tournament's medalist via a birdie on the 18th hole to break the tie.
 
Fairfield Men's Golf returns to action in the spring 2027 semester. The schedule will be announced when it is finalized in the coming weeks.