The ASU men's golf program had an efficient three days at the sixth annual Williams Cup presented by STITCH Golf, held at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., Sunday-Tuesday (Oct. 18-20) as it finished its fall season with a fourh-place finish with a 7-over 871 (293-293-285).
Oscar was solid again
Freshman Oscar Couilleau had another strong tournament, as he finished tied for third at 4-under 212 (71-70-71). His first semester has been efficient, as he also tied for sixth at the Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 18-19) with a 10-under 196 (62-68-66).
Tournament details
ASU was one of seven top-25 ranked teams in the field, which included No. 2 Auburn and No. 10 Florida, who took home team honors for the second straight season. The Gators are the defending champions, as the Tar Heels had won the title in each of the tournament's first four seasons. The event honors Carolina's Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Roy Williams and his wife, Wanda, for their support of collegiate athletics, including the men's golf program.
Williams Cup
Oct. 18-20, 2026
Eagle Point Golf Club
Pat 72/7,353 yards
Wilmington, N.C.
Teams (Clippd Top-25 Ranking)
Florida (10) 282-281-282=845/-19
Auburn (2) 295-286-281=862/-2
UNLV 294-289-287=870/+6
Arizona State (23) 293-293-871/+7
Vanderbilt (13) 294-291-291=876/+12
North Carolina (16) 298-292-287-877/+13
North Carolina State 297-290-292-879/+15
Oklahoma (18) 300-286-294=880/+16
Utah 296-299-285=880/+16
Augusta 295-285-304=884/+20
Louisville 302-296-287=885/+21
Kentucky 300-298-293=889/+25
Notre Dame (11) 292-298-301=891/+27
North Florida 308-295-293=896/+32
Medalist and Sun Devil finishes (
1. Josiah Gilbert, Auburn 71-69-68=208/-8
T3. Oscar Couilleau 71-70-71=212/-4
T22. Boston Bracken 76-71-70=219/+3
T41. Connor Williams 73-73-76=222/+6
T41. Nguyen Anh Minh 73-77-72=222/+6
T41. Fifa Laopakdee (I) 75-74-73=222/+6
T63. Bowen Mauss 77-78-72+227/+11
Prior to the Williams Cup
ASU had a strong outing at the Big 12 Match Play Championship, where it tied for first as bad weather cancelled the final match at The Country Club of Salt Lake. ASU topped both Iowa State and then Utah 4-1 to get things started early in the week, tied BYU at 2.5 and then topped Texas Tech 3-2 to finish the week. Peer Wernicke led the way with a 3-0 mark, while Connor Williams was 3-0-1 and Bowen Mauss 3-1, with Oscar Couilleau going 2-1.
Sunday first round recap
Oscar Couilleau shot 1-under 71 in the first round to pace the Sun Devils on Sunday, as he birdied three of his first seven holes and tied for third after 18 holes. ASU shot 5-over 293, third-best and 11 shots back of leader Florida.