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Nathan Franks

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Roebuck, S.C.
  • High school Dorman
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Roebuck, S.C.
  • High school Dorman

Nathan Franks Bio

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

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-34th at NCAA Norman Regional (May 17-19) after shooting 221 (+5)
  • T-34th 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-21st 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-22nd at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 13-15) with a season-best, 54-hole score of 208 (-8)
  • Shot 220 (+4) and T-25th 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-40th 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-5th 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
  • Statistics major
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Events Rounds Low 54 Low 18 Par/Better Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Strokes Average
2021-22 10 30 208 67 13 2,178 72.60
2022-23
Total 10 30 208 67 13 2,178 72.60