Franklin Langham

Who is Franklin Langham?

Franklin Langham 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 enter a slump and struggle on the Nationwide Tour. He accepted an invitation to the AT&T Classic on the PGA Tour and on the opening day Langham took a 13 on his first hole, the par-5 10th, and continued to shoot a 50 on the back 9. He managed to finish 17 holes before the rain delay left him +22 with only one hole remaining in his opening round. Langham withdrew the following morning, citing an 'unspecified injury'.