Franklin Langham

Franklin Langham
Personal information
Born (1968-05-08) May 8, 1968 (age 56)
Thomson, Georgia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking51 (September 24, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT40: 2001
PGA Championship7th: 2000
U.S. OpenT37: 2002
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Franklin Langham (born May 8, 1968) is an American professional golfer.

Langham was born in Thomson, Georgia. He played golf at the University of Georgia from 1989 to 1991 and was named an All-American in 1991. He played on the 1991 Walker Cup team.

Langham played on the PGA Tour in 1996, 1998-2002 and 2005 and on the Nationwide Tour in 1993–95, 1997, 2003–04 and 2006–08. He has three victories on the Nationwide Tour and has had finished runner-up on four occasions in PGA Tour events. He best finish on the PGA Tour money list was 26th in 2000. His best finish at a major was 7th place at the 2000 PGA Championship.

The 2008 season saw Langham's final year on the Nationwide Tour.

Professional wins (9)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Aug 8, 1993 Nike Permian Basin Open −14 (67-66-69=202) Playoff United States Doug Martin
2 Apr 25, 2004 Rheem Classic −15 (67-61-71-66=265) 2 strokes United States Keoke Cotner
3 Sep 9, 2007 Utah EnergySolutions Championship −20 (63-67-66-68=264) 2 strokes Wales Richard Johnson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Nike Permian Basin Open United States Doug Martin Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1995 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic United States Allen Doyle Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1995 Nike Utah Classic Canada Glen Hnatiuk, United States Harry Rudolph Hnatiuk won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1995 Nike Tri-Cities Open United States Jeff Gove Lost to birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 7, 1992 Douglas Golf Classic −18 (70-68-66-66=270) Playoff United States Perry Moss
2 Aug 2, 1992 Fore and Aft Marine Classic −17 (65-68-66-64=263) 3 strokes United States Marion Dantzler
3 Mar 9, 1997 Applebee's Classic E (73-70-72-73=288) Playoff United States Zoran Zorkic
4 Mar 16, 1997 Honda Classic −7 (72-69-73-67=281) 1 stroke United States Kevin Blanton, United States Steve Ford

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament T40
U.S. Open T72 T37 CUT
PGA Championship 7 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Langham never played in The Open Championship.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1999 2000 2001
The Players Championship T32 CUT T15

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2000 2001
Match Play R64
Championship T17 NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 38 2000 Ending 24 Sep 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.


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