Nathan Franks

AWARDS/HONORS

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from Golfweek and was named PING All-Southeast Region after logging a 70.86 scoring average in seven stroke play starts ; shot par or better 14 times in 21 rounds played with eight rounds in the 60s
Had three top-20 finishes including the first two wins of his career in the spring
Returned to the lineup for the Baton Rouge Regional after missing four tournaments in the spring due to injury ; led the team with a T-12^th finish shooting 215 (-1) ; climbed 15 spots on the leaderboard in the final round with a 66 (-6) that featured eight birdies ; logged a bogey free 30 (-6) on the front nine
Won for the second time in a three tournament stretch at the Schenkel Invitational (March 15-17) ; fired career-best 54-hole score of 203 (-13) with three consecutive rounds in the 60s ; earned SEC Golfer of the Week honors for the performance
Earned first career win at the Thomas Sharkey Ind. Collegiate (Feb. 3-4) ; shot 204 (-12) with scores of 68-66-70 ; garnered SEC Golfer of the Week recognition
T-23^rd at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate )and T-24^th at the Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 4-6)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

One of two players to play and start in all 11 events for the Gamecocks
Led the team with a 71.97 scoring average and a trio of top-five finishes
Paced Carolina with a T-38^th finish at the SEC Championship (April 19-21)
T-4^th at the General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) ; shot 207 (-9) with three consecutive red numbers ; performance earned him SEC Golfer of the Week honors for the first time in his career
T-2^nd at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 6-7) helping lead the team to a comfortable victory ; shot 206 (-4) with rounds of 69-67-70 ; was a career-best finish
Defeated Cameron Tankersley of Ole Miss at the SEC Match Play (Sept. 25-27) ; shot 209 (-1) in the stroke play portion with a T-36^th finish ; his final round 65 (-5) matched a career-best, 18-hole score

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

Saw action in all 10 of the team’s stroke play events (nine starts in the lineup), posting a scoring average of 72.60
Posted 13 rounds of par or better
T-34^th at NCAA Norman Regional (May 17-19) after shooting 221 (+5)
T-34^th at the SEC Championship (April 21-23) after shooting 213 (+3) ; carded a 3-under 67 in the second round which matched a season-best, 18-hole score
Had a season-best T-21^st finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 27-29) ; shot 214 (-2) with a season-best score of 67 (-5) in the opening round
T-22^nd at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 13-15) with a season-best, 54-hole score of 208 (-8)
Shot 220 (+4) and T-25^th at the Daniel Island Invitational
Made his debut in Garnet & Black playing as an individual in the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 27-28) ; T-40^th at 4-over (217) and shot 69 (-2) in his first collegiate round

PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA

AJGA Rolex All-American
6 in the state in the final SCJGA rankings and No. 126 in the final Rolex AJGA rankings
Two-time all-state and three-time all-region selection for the Dorman Cavaliers
T-5^th at the 2021 Scott Robertson Memorial
2021 5A Upper State Champion
2021 Hurricane Invitational Champion
2021 Rebel Invitational Champion
2020 AJGA Rome Junior Classic runner-up
2020 CGA Creed Boys Invitational Champion
2020 CGA Mimosa Hills Junior Invitational Champion
2019 AJGA Calloway Golf – Ollie Schniederjans Junior Classic Champion
Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society

PERSONAL

Son of Ed and Shannon Franks – has a younger sister, Abby
Finance major
The All-Star Special is his go to Waffle House order
8-iron is his favorite club in the bag because he feels the most control with it
Musgrove Mill is favorite course to play in South Carolina
Sandlot is his favorite movie and Arrow is favorite TV show
Mountains in the middle of nowhere is his dream vacation spot

CAREER STATISTICS

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Nathan Franks Bio