Sunday, October 18
Wilmington, N.C. / Eagle Point Golf Club
9:05 a.m. (18 holes)
Florida Gators
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Williams Cup
Poulter, Gators take control in opening round of Williams Cup
Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Men's Golf
Florida (-6) leads by ten shots while Luke Poulter (-3) in the solo lead followed by Jack Turner (-2) in second.
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Luke Poulter and the No. 10 Florida men's golf team took control of the team and individual leads in the opening round of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point Golf Club on Sunday. Behind Poulter three Gators sit in the top-10.
All four counting scores were par or better today for UF producing a 282 (-6) and ten stroke advantage over No. 11 Notre Dame in second place.
Poulter recorded a bogey-free 3-under 69 to begin the fall finale. He made three straight birdies on holes 6-8, a par5 and pair of par4s. Poulter was the only player in the field to not make a bogey.
A stroke separates the next three in the lineup starting with Jack Turner in second place at 2-under. His under par round tied for the team-best sixth this fall. Turner made the turn bogey-free 3-under and closed with his fourth birdie of the round on the 18th.
Josh Bai is next up at 1-under in T3. The second-year Gator regrouped from a bogey-bogey start with a 3-under outing the next 16 holes. Behind Bai is Parker Sands in T9 who shot an even-par 72, the junior is tied for the tournament-high in birdies (5).
Also playing this week is Trevor Gutschewski (T39, +3) and Zack Swanwick (T53, +4), who is making his season debut.
Florida Scores
Team Leaderboard
All four counting scores were par or better today for UF producing a 282 (-6) and ten stroke advantage over No. 11 Notre Dame in second place.
Poulter recorded a bogey-free 3-under 69 to begin the fall finale. He made three straight birdies on holes 6-8, a par5 and pair of par4s. Poulter was the only player in the field to not make a bogey.
A stroke separates the next three in the lineup starting with Jack Turner in second place at 2-under. His under par round tied for the team-best sixth this fall. Turner made the turn bogey-free 3-under and closed with his fourth birdie of the round on the 18th.
Josh Bai is next up at 1-under in T3. The second-year Gator regrouped from a bogey-bogey start with a 3-under outing the next 16 holes. Behind Bai is Parker Sands in T9 who shot an even-par 72, the junior is tied for the tournament-high in birdies (5).
Also playing this week is Trevor Gutschewski (T39, +3) and Zack Swanwick (T53, +4), who is making his season debut.
Florida Scores
| Position | Player | Total | Total vs. Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Poulter | 69 | -3 |
| 2 | Jack Turner | 70 | -2 |
| T3 | Josh Bai | 71 | -1 |
| T9 | Parker Sands | 72 | E |
| T39 | Trevor Gutschewski | 75 | +3 |
| T53 | Zack Swanwick* | 76 | +4 |
Team Leaderboard
| Position | Team | Total | Total vs. Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 282 | -6 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 292 | +4 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 293 | +5 |
| T4 | UNLV | 294 | +6 |
| T4 | Vanderbilt | 294 | +6 |
| T6 | Augusta | 295 | +7 |
| T6 | Auburn | 295 | +7 |
| 8 | Utah | 296 | +8 |
| 9 | NC State | 297 | +9 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 298 | +10 |
| T11 | Oklahoma | 300 | +12 |
| T11 | Kentucky | 300 | +12 |
| 13 | Louisville | 302 | +14 |
| 14 | North Florida | 308 | +20 |
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