Franklin Langham

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Franklin Langham
Personal information
Born (1968-05-08) May 8, 1968 (age 57)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional1992
Former tours PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 51 (September 24, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T40: 2001
PGA Championship 7th: 2000
U.S. Open T37: 2002
The Open Championship DNP

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

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Early life and amateur career

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.

Professional career

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 8, 1993 Nike Permian Basin Open −14 (67-66-69=202)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Doug Martin
2Apr 25, 2004 Rheem Classic −15 (67-61-71-66=265)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Keoke Cotner
3Sep 9, 2007 Utah EnergySolutions Championship −20 (63-67-66-68=264)2 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Johnson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1993 Nike Permian Basin Open Flag of the United States.svg Doug Martin Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1995 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle Lost to par on second extra hole
31995 Nike Utah Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glen Hnatiuk, Flag of the United States.svg Harry Rudolph Hnatiuk won with birdie on first extra hole
41995 Nike Tri-Cities Open Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gove Lost to birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

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

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters Tournament T40
U.S. Open T72T37CUT
PGA Championship 7CUT
  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

Tournament199920002001
The Players Championship T32CUTT15

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20002001
Match Play R64
Championship T17NT1
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.