Franks Named to SEC Community Service Team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior All-American Nathan Franks was named to the SEC Community Service Team the league office announced on Friday with the release of their annual SEC Men’s Golf Awards.

Franks, a four-year starter for the Gamecocks, led the team in community service hours this year. He’s volunteered his time for a number of local initiatives, primarily helping sort donations at the Harvest Hope Food Bank, whose mission is to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in South Carolina. The non-profit organization rescues nutritious food from stores throughout the state and distributes it to food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens.

Franks has been active in Cocky’s All Sports Camp as well as a Thanksgiving donation drive for the Gamecock Pantry. Additionally, he helped with Move-in USC for new freshmen students on campus.

On the course, his 70.67 score average ranks second on the team behind only redshirt junior Frankie Harris. His 18 rounds of par or better lead the team and his five top-20 finishes in 10 starts are tied with Harris for the team lead. Franks enters postseason play next week with a 71.58 career scoring average, which sits third-lowest in school history behind only former All-Americans Ryan Hall (70.66) and Scott Stevens (71.57).

The Roebuck, S.C. native is making his PGA TOUR debut this week as an amateur at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic. He shot 67 (-4) in the opening round yesterday and is on pace to make the cut, which currently sits at 1-under heading into the late afternoon wave of tee times.

The No. 20 Gamecocks begin play as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Bremerton Regional on Monday. Teams will play 54-holes of stroke play over the course of three days with the top-five teams advancing to the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, Calif. May 23-28. Carolina is seeking its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2019 next week at Golf Mountain Golf Club.

2025 SEC MEN’S GOLF AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jackson Koivun, Auburn

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 

Daniel Bennett, Texas

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 

Algot Kleen, LSU

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Wells Williams, Vanderbilt

COACH OF THE YEAR

Nick Clinard, Auburn

FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC

Jackson Koivun, Auburn (SEC Championship Individual Medalist)

Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss

Jase Summy, Oklahoma

Ian Gilligan, Florida

Algot Kleen, LSU

Daniel Bennett, Texas

Brendan Valdes, Auburn

Christiaan Maas, Texas

Phichaksn Maichon, Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC

Carson Bacha, Auburn

Josiah Gilbert, Auburn

Drew Goodman, Oklahoma

Tommy Morrison, Texas

Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt

Arni Sveinsson, LSU

Tom Fischer, Ole Miss

Jack Turner, Florida

Wells Williams, Vanderbilt

Buck Brumlow, Georgia

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Daniel Bennett, Texas

Arni Sveinsson, LSU

Wheaton Ennis, Texas A&M

Billy Davis, Auburn

Zack Swanwick, Florida

Trent Mierl, Missouri

COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

Jones Free, Alabama

Rex Hargrove, Arkansas

Ryan Eshleman, Auburn

Rylan Shim, Florida

George Langham, Georgia

Oakley Gee, Kentucky

Jay Mendell, LSU

Tom Fischer, Ole Miss

Josep Serra, Mississippi State

Bubba Chapman, Missouri

Drew Goodman, Oklahoma

Nathan Franks, South Carolina 

Josh Hill, Tennessee

Tommy Morrison, Texas

Jake Maggert, Texas A&M

Ben Loomis, Vanderbilt

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