Noah Goodwin
Fortinet Cup points list: 3
Best result: Won (Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open, GolfBC Championship)
Goodwin started his professional golf career with a lot of hype. After all, he’s one of five golfers to win AJGA Junior Rolex Player of the Year twice in a row and has represented his country on several occasions, including at the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup and the Junior Presidents Cup 2017.
The SMU and PGA TOUR University standout got off to a slow start in Canada, missing three of the first four cups to start his season – at the Royal Beach Victoria Open, ATB Classic and Osprey Valley Open.
“[Missing the cut at the Osprey Valley Open] came at the perfect time for me mentally,” Goodwin said of his slow start from the PGA TOUR Canada. “My dad and I took a few days after and completely changed our minds about golf, and we had a great time. It reminded me how easy it is to get fixated on the negative parts of the game and made me realize that every day I play golf is always a really good day.
The second half of the season turned out to be much better for Goodwin as he became one of only two players to have two wins in 2022 – a wire-to-wire win at the Sotheby’s International Ontario Open. Realty Canada and the GolfBC Championship in Kelowna, BC. His third-place finish on the Fortinet Cup points list also earned him a return trip to Canada next summer for the PGA TOUR’s RBC Canadian Open.
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