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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
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Florida sophomore Luke Poulter achieves big career milestone
Luke Poulter's comeback has reached new heights. Poulter, the 20-year-old Florida sophomore and son of European Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter, picked up his first career college victory on Sunday at the Schenkel Invitational. Poulter capped his wire-to-wire title with a birdie on his final hole, which broke him out of a tie with teammate Ian Gilligan. The Gators, ranked 11th nationally, were clipped by No. 12 Utah by a shot for the team trophy. This performance had been brewing for Poulter. After redshirting his first season, Poulter posted six top-16 finishes last season for the Gators, but while playing a U.S. Open local qualifier last spring, he was forced to withdraw with back pain. Doctors would later diagnose Poulter with a stress fracture in his right L4 vertebrae, an injury that sidelined Poulter for about seven months, much of which he spent back in England. After serious back injury, Luke Poulter enjoying role as Florida's 'secret weapon' Poulter, the son of Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter, returned this spring for the Gators after missing seven months with a stress fracture in his lower back. Brentley Romine, Brentley Romine, Poulter returned to action for Florida in late January, tying for 31st at the Southwestern Invitational. He followed with a T-6 at the Gators Invitational and T-34 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate before shooting 67-69-72, good for 8 under in 54 holes around Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. 'I'm driving it the best I've ever driven it,' Poulter said in February. Ian Poulter, who will next tee it up in next week's LIV Golf Miami event, took to Twitter to congratulate his son: We couldn't be more proud of Luke for his first collegiate individual event win This means so much to him most importantly. Having to sit out for 7 months last year with a fractured L4 was not hard work, an incredible mindset and a wonderful team of people around… — Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) March 23, 2025 'This means so much to him most importantly. Having to sit out for seven months last year with a fractured L4 was not easy. But hard work, an incredible mindset and a wonderful team of people around him to keep him focused and positive. 'This was worth waiting for, and we're opening that bottle of champagne, and we are toasting this win for you.'
USA Today
24-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida's Luke Poulter, son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, gets first collegiate win at Schenkel
Florida's Luke Poulter, son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, gets first collegiate win at Schenkel After missing seven months because of a back injury, Florida sophomore Luke Poulter is rounding into form. The son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, Luke captured his first collegiate victory Sunday, winning the Schenkel Invitational by a shot over teammate Ian Gilligan. Poulter carded rounds of 67-69-72 to finish at 8 under for the tournament at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. The 20-year-old has played in all four of Florida's events this spring, placing T-6 at the Gators' home event last month, before his maiden triumph Sunday. As Golf Channel's Brentley Romine detailed, doctors diagnosed Poulter with a stress fracture in his right L4 vertebrae and stress reaction on his left side after pulling out of a U.S. Open local qualifier last summer. He spent much of the remainder of the year in England before returning to Gainesville. He won Florida's first two qualifiers this spring and has become a focal point in the lineup alongside Gilligan and Jack Turner. But Sunday belonged to Poulter, with pops chiming in on social media to congratulate his son. Although the No. 11 Gators finished 1-2 in the medalist race, No. 12 Utah topped Florida by a shot in the team race. The Utes and Gators were tied heading into the final day, with Utah shooting 11-under 77 for the second straight round to finish at 22 under as a team and beat Florida by a stroke. Georgia Southern, Kentucky and Notre Dame rounded out the top five. Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski and Georgia Southern's Parker Claxton tied for third at 6 under in the individual race.
