Bertagnole's 66 Is Low Round At Williams Cup

Tuesday, October 20

Wilmington, N.C. (Eagle Point Golf Club)

All Day

North Carolina

The Williams Cup presented by STITCH Golf Day Three

Photo by: Andy Mead

October 20, 2026 | Men's Golf

Williams Cup Rd 3 Results

By: Steve Kirschner

The Florida Gators set the tournament record by shooting 19-under-par 847 to defend their title in the 2026 Williams Cup presented by STITCH Golf at Eagle Point Golf.

Auburn's Josiah Gilbert shot 7 under par over the final 36 holes to win the individual title by one stroke over the Gators' Jack Turner. Gilbert carded rounds of 71-69-68 for an 8-under 208 total.

Carolina's Carson Bertagnole shot the low round of the three-day tournament, closing with five consecutive birdies today to shoot 6-under 66. It equaled the low round in the last five years of the Williams Cup, an annual tournament featuring many of top teams in the country hostred by the Tar Heels to honor Roy and Wanda Williams.

The Tar Heels shot their best round of the tournament today, posting a 1-under 287, one of seven teams in the field to finish under par on Tuesday.

Florida (-19) and Auburn (-2) were the only teams in red figures after 54 holes. UNLV placed third (+6), Arizona State was fourth (+7), Vanderbilt was fifth (+12), UNC was sixth at 13 over and NC State was seventh at plus-15.

The five Gators in the starting lineup all finished in the top 17 in the individual standings. Turner was second, Luke Poulter (-4) tied for third, Parker Sands (even) tied for 12^th, Josh Bai (+1) tied for 15^th and Trevor Gutschewski (+2) tied for 17^th.

Bertagnole (73-74-66) led the Tar Heels with a fifth-place finish at 3-under 213. Niall Sheils Donegan was 1 under today and tied for 12^th at even par.

Preston Hage and Misha Golod, playing as individual entries, shot 68 and 70, respectively for Carolina in the final round.

The Williams Cup was the Tar Heels' final team event of the fall semester.