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

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

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)

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Nationwide Tour wins (3)

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

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–3)

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

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

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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   Perry Moss
2 Aug 2, 1992 Fore and Aft Marine Classic −17 (65-68-66-64=263) 3 strokes   Marion Dantzler
3 Mar 9, 1997 Applebee's Classic E (73-70-72-73=288) Playoff   Zoran Zorkic
4 Mar 16, 1997 Honda Classic −7 (72-69-73-67=281) 1 stroke   Kevin Blanton,   Steve Ford

Other wins (2)

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Results in major championships

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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

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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

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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

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Amateur

See also

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References

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