Men's Golf . July 23, 2025

Harris Ranked No. 12 in Preseason PGA TOUR U Rankings

South Carolina Athletics

Rising redshirt senior fresh off an All-American season in which he helped lead the Gamecocks back to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Rising redshirt senior All-American Frankie Harris is ranked No. 12 in the PGA TOUR University Preseason Rankings for the Class of 2026 the organization announced on Wednesday. Harris is one of 13 players from the Southeastern Conference on the top-25 PGA TOUR U preseason list.

The Boca Raton, Fla. native, who played in the U.S. Open this summer at Oakmont, became the 28^th different player to earn All-America status for South Carolina back in June after a standout 2024-25 season. He became the first All-American under head coach Rob Bradley.

Harris helped lead the Gamecocks back to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019 as he T-2^nd at the NCAA Bremerton Regional May 12-14. He shot 205 (-11) with scores of 72-66-67. He led the team with a 70.97 scoring average and an impressive five top-five finishes in 10 stroke play starts. His five top-five finishes are T-2^nd most for a single-season in program history with former All-Americans Matt NeSmith (2015-16), David Seawell (1993-94), Carl Paulson (1992-93) and Webb Heintzelman (1983-84).

Heading into this season, Harris’ nine career top-five finishes are currently T-7^th most in program history. NeSmith, Seawell and former All-American Kyle Thompson are tied with the most career top-fives at 14. He has three career wins, two shy of matching Thompson for the most career wins in program history.

All-American Nathan Franks finished No. 21 in PGA TOUR U last season and All-American Ryan Hall finished No. 11 in PGA TOUR U in 2021-22. Harris will look to join the duo next spring as the third player in program history to finish top-25 in PGA TOUR U.

In all, 16 schools and seven countries (China, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and the United States) are represented in the Class of 2026 Preseason PGA TOUR U Ranking.

In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2026 began Week 23/2024 and concludes June 1, 2026, following the final round of stroke play at the 2026 NCAA Championship.

The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking next June will earn PGA TOUR membership, while players Nos. 2-10 will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2026 and players Nos. 11-25 will earn exempt membership for PGA TOUR Americas Segment II in 2026. Finishers Nos. 2-5 will be exempt into Final Stage of Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, while Nos. 6-25 will be exempt into Second Stage.

Eligible players in the Class of 2026 must register to be included in the PGA TOUR University Ranking. Player registration is open, and the complete Class of 2026 Ranking will be released in September, prior to the start of the fall college golf season.

In the first five years of PGA TOUR University, 104 players from 47 schools have earned performance benefits, and 25 alumni have combined for 39 professional victories. Florida State’s John Pak (2021) and Texas’ Pierceson Coody (2022) earned Korn Ferry Tour membership as the No. 1 players in their class, while Texas Tech’s Ludvig Åberg (2023), Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen (2024) and North Carolina’s David Ford (2025) finished No. 1 and earned PGA TOUR membership.

Eight PGA TOUR University alumni are currently ranked in the top 100 of the OWGR: Åberg (No. 11), Chris Gotterup (No. 27), Davis Thompson (No. 68), Kevin Yu (No. 69), Jacob Bridgeman (No. 70), Joe Highsmith (No. 78), Austin Eckroat (No. 80) and Johnny Keefer (No. 86).

About PGA TOUR University
Introduced in 2020, PGA TOUR University identifies the best players in collegiate golf and provides membership opportunities on PGA TOUR-affiliated tours. PGA TOUR University alumni have won 39 professional events, and 18 alumni earned their PGA TOUR cards for the 2025 season.

In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division-I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2026 began Week 23/2024 and concludes June 1, 2026, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship.

Upon the conclusion of the collegiate golf season, the No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking earns PGA TOUR membership. Players Nos. 2-10 earn Korn Ferry Tour membership, and players finishing 11th through 25th earn exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas. Additionally, a junior or senior who wins the Division-II Jack Nicklaus Award (National Player of the Year) will earn exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas upon the conclusion of his collegiate career.

For more information, visit pgatour.com/university and follow PGA TOUR University on X and Instagram(@PGATOURU).

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