Men's Golf . February 18, 2026

Harris and Harrison Sweep SEC Golfer/Freshman of the Week Honors

South Carolina Athletics

Junior from Boca Raton, Fla. named Golfer of the Week for fifth time and freshman from Kannapolis, N.C. named Freshman of the Week for first time after strong start to the spring in Puerto Rico

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Redshirt senior Frankie Harris was tabbed SEC Co-Golfer of the Week and Talan Harrison was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week as the conference office announced its golf weekly award winners on Wednesday.

Harris shares Golfer of the Week honors with Jackson Koivun of Auburn. Harrison shares Freshman of the Week honors with Jake Albert of Auburn and Hudson Lawson of LSU.

The duo of Harris and Harrison led the Gamecocks to a top-five finish in the spring opener at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 9-11) last week in a field that featured the top two teams in the country in No. 1 Virginia and No. 2 LSU.

Harris won the tournament for his second win of the season after shooting a career-best score of 200 (-16). The Boca Raton, Fla. native fired rounds of 67-67-66 en route to victory. He finished with 16 birdies and a pair of eagles over the course of 54 holes at Grand Reserve Golf Club. He T-1^st in par-5 scoring average (4.17, -10) and T-3^rd in par-4 scoring average (3.80, -6) in the 85-player field. Harris picked up five head-to-head wins against top-25 players in Clippd, including top-ranked Ben James of Virginia. The victory jolted him nearly 50 spots up the Clippd Player Rankings to No. 47 this week. It also bumped him up four spots to No. 11 in the latest PGA TOURU Rankings.

Harris, a three-year starter for South Carolina after transferring from Auburn, has five career wins now which ties him with three-time All-American Kyle Thompson (1997-2001) for the most individual wins in program history. The weekly honor is the fifth SEC Golfer of the Week award for Harris in his three seasons now as a Gamecock, the most in program history. He earned SEC Golfer of the Week back on Sept. 17 after his season-opening victory at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 7-8).

Harrison also had a solid week in Puerto Rico as he had a T-14^th finish, his second career top-20 in five events played now this season. The Kannapolis, N.C. native shot a new career-low score of 207 (-9) with rounds of 68-69-70. He matched Harris with a team-best 16 birdies over the course of 54 holes at Grand Reserve. Harrison T-2^nd in the field in par-3 scoring average (2.75, -3). It’s his first SEC Freshman of the Week honor.

The Gamecocks will be back in action March 1-3 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev.

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