RICHMOND, Ind. - Earl Williams tied for medalist honors at 6-under-par, leading Bethel Men's Golf to a fifth-place finish at the 2026 IU East Fall Invitational. Williams carded rounds of 2-under and 4-under to finish at -6, deadlocking with Indiana University East's Braden Tedder atop the individual leaderboard. Tedder would win in a play off to grab the medal finish.
Bethel opened the tournament at +8 as a team on the first day, with Williams already setting the tone at 2-under to sit near the top of the individual field. Wouters was right behind him after an opening 2-over round, while Siguier stood at 2-over and McLaughlin at 6-over. Paul Couston's opening 11-over rounded out Bethel's scores.
The Pilots trimmed six shots off their team total in the second round, playing to a 2-over 36-hole finish of +10. Williams was the catalyst, going out in 4-under to climb into a share of medalist honors at -6 for the tournament. Wouters matched that momentum with a 2-under closing round to finish even par for the event, while Siguier and McLaughlin each played their final round within a few shots of par.
Top Team Scores
IU East: 559-275-284
MVNU: 581-289-292
IU Southeast: 582-293-289
Rio Grande: 585-289-296
Bethel: 586-296-290
Bethel Scores
Earl Williams: 70-68-138
Amaury Wouters: 74-70-144
Victor Siguier: 74-75-149
Myles McLaughlin: 78-77-155
Paul Couston: 83-79-162
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The Pilots host the Pretty Lake Intercollegiate on September 14th and 15th at Pretty Lake Golf Course in Plymouth, Ind.
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