Player: Nathan Franks

University: University of South Carolina
Graduation Year: 2025
Area of Study: Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management
Person Honored: Patrick L. Griffin, Jr.
AWARDS/HONORS
Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
PING All-Southeast Region (2024)
SEC Golfer of the Week (3/15/23, 2/7/24, 3/20/24)
2024 Schenkel Invitational Champion
2024 Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate Champion
GCAA Scholar All-American (2022-23, 2023-24)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2021-22
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-12th 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-23rd at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate )and T-24th at the Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 4-6)