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NBC Sports
06-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Nathan Franks' PGA Tour debut could end Sunday; NCAA regionals starts the next morning ... 3,000 miles away
Nathan Franks still doesn't know quite how he's going to pull this off. Back on March 3, Franks won The Q, an 18-hole qualifier consisting of aspiring professional golfers and golf influencers, to earn a spot in this week's Myrtle Beach Classic. The result was kept secret until Monday, but for about two months, Franks, a senior at South Carolina, has known his PGA Tour debut would run right up against NCAA regionals. Last week, Franks and his Gamecock teammates found out that they'll be the fourth seed at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington, which is over 3,000 miles from the Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, where the Tour event will be played Thursday-Sunday. If Franks makes the cut and opts to complete 72 holes, he'll miss the practice round for the May 12-14 regional and will have to book it to the Pacific Northwest in time for Monday morning's tee time. 'Still trying to work that out,' Franks said Tuesday. 'Coach is working on it. He told me to play and we'll figure it out.' Surely Franks will need a private jet. He will also require some energy. Franks currently sits No. 24 in PGA Tour University. With Nos. 11-25 after the NCAA Championship earning PGA Tour Americas status, Franks could lock up a full summer in Canada with a strong seven days of golf. Usually a man of few words, Franks, who is ranked No. 76 individually in the national collegiate rankings, didn't know how he was selected for The Q, but he's glad he was and took advantage. 'Looking forward to get a chance to compete against some of the best players in the world and see where I am and where I need to get better,' Franks said. '… Just going out there and playing as good as I can; see where that ends up.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Nathan Franks wins The Q at Myrtle Beach, earns a spot in this week's PGA Tour event
Nathan Franks outlasted seven other aspiring pros and eight golf content creators to win The Q at Myrtle Beach, a unique Monday qualifier. Now, Franks will tee it up in his first PGA Tour event starting Thursday in the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic, an opposite-field event at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Q at Myrtle Beach was contested and recorded on Saturday, May 3. It was then produced into a three-hour video and streamed on YouTube on Monday. Franks was the only golfer to break 70 in the event, shooting 3-under 69 to beat Joe Hooks and Tyler Watts by a shot. Trevor Gutschewski was solo fourth at 1 under, the only other of the 16 golfers to break par. Sean Walsh was the high finisher among the creators. He tied for fifth after an even-par 72. In March of 2024, Franks was with his South Carolina teammates when they were involved in an accident while driving home from a tournament. The team van T-boned a car that ran a red light and Franks, who earlier that day won medalist honors at the Schenkel Invitational, was injured and missed the subsequent SEC Championship. The Q at Myrtle Beach CHAMPION is Nathan Franks! The University of South Carolina Senior will make his first start on the @PGATOUR at the ONEflight @MyrtleBeachCl! — Play Golf Myrtle Beach (@PlayGolfMB) May 5, 2025 The second-year Myrtle Beach Classic will be opposite the signature event Truist Championship, formerly the Wells Fargo Championship). Nathan Franks, 3-under 69 Joe Hooks, 2-under 70 Tyler Watts, 2-under 70 Trevor Gutschewski, 1-under 71 Sean Walsh (creator), even-par 72 Jake Albert, even-par 72 Andrew Swanson, 1-over 73 George Bryan IV (creator), 2-over 74 Ben Kruper (creator), 2-over 74 Patrick O'Brien, 3-over 75 Peter Finch (creator), 4-over 76 Micah Morris (creator), 5-over 77 Drew Sykes, 5-over 77 Roger Steele (creator), 6-over 78 Kyle Berkshire (creator), 6-over 78 Fat Perez (creator), 17-over 89 This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nathan Franks wins The Q at Myrtle Beach to earn spot in PGA Tour event
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nathan Franks wins The Q at Myrtle Beach, earns a spot in this week's PGA Tour event
Nathan Franks wins The Q at Myrtle Beach, earns a spot in this week's PGA Tour event The 16-man competition was taped Saturday and produced and shown on YouTube Monday afternoon. Nathan Franks outlasted seven other aspiring pros and eight golf content creators to win The Q at Myrtle Beach, a unique Monday qualifier. Now, Franks will tee it up in his first PGA Tour event starting Thursday in the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic, an opposite-field event at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Q at Myrtle Beach was contested and recorded on Saturday, May 3. It was then produced into a three-hour video and streamed on YouTube on Monday. Franks was the only golfer to break 70 in the event, shooting 3-under 69 to beat Joe Hooks and Tyler Watts by a shot. Trevor Gutschewski was solo fourth at 1 under, the only other of the 16 golfers to break par. Sean Walsh was the high finisher among the creators. He tied for fifth after an even-par 72. In March of 2024, Franks was with his South Carolina teammates when they were involved in an accident while driving home from a tournament. The team van T-boned a car that ran a red light and Franks, who earlier that day won medalist honors at the Schenkel Invitational, was injured and missed the subsequent SEC Championship. The second-year Myrtle Beach Classic will be opposite the signature event Truist Championship, formerly the Wells Fargo Championship). Scores from The Q at Myrtle Beach Nathan Franks, 3-under 69 Joe Hooks, 2-under 70 Tyler Watts, 2-under 70 Trevor Gutschewski, 1-under 71 Sean Walsh (creator), even-par 72 Jake Albert, even-par 72 Andrew Swanson, 1-over 73 George Bryan IV (creator), 2-over 74 Ben Kruper (creator), 2-over 74 Patrick O'Brien, 3-over 75 Peter Finch (creator), 4-over 76 Micah Morris (creator), 5-over 77 Drew Sykes, 5-over 77 Roger Steele (creator), 6-over 78 Kyle Berkshire (creator), 6-over 78 Fat Perez (creator), 17-over 89
