Franklin Langham - Media Guide

Four rounds in the 60s (68-64-66-68) led to a runner-up finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, finishing four strokes behind Tom Scherrer. Collected $60,048 to move from No. 155 to No. 51 on the money list. Also posted four rounds in the 60s (63-67-66-68) at the Utah EnergySolutions Championship, leading to tournament-record 20-under 264 and a two-stroke win over Richard Johnson. It represented the third Tour win of his career. Only start on the PGA TOUR in 2007 resulted in a T30 finish at the AT&T Classic. Made the cut in 17 of 26 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with four top-10 finishes. Ended the season No. 41 on the money list, with $136,246. Ranked 10th in the All-Around Ranking. Missed the cut in his first two starts before bouncing back with a T42 in New Zealand and an impressive T3 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Held the lead after the second and third rounds in Lafayette, but a final-round, 1-under 70 left him two strokes back of winner Johnson Wagner. Made the cut in 14 of 31 events on TOUR in 2005. T19 performances at the FBR Open and the Barclays Classic represented his best outings of the year. Wrapped up the 2004 Nationwide Tour season No. 4 on the official money list, with $312,896 and graduated to the PGA TOUR for second time in his career. Posted 13 top-25s in 16 made cuts. At the Rheem Classic, broke through for his second career Tour victory with a 72-hole total of 15-under 265, good for a two-stroke win over Keoke Cotner. A 9-under 61 in the second round was spurred on by the Tour's lowest nine-hole score of the season (28) and a season-best eight consecutive birdies (Nos. 3-10), one shy of the Nationwide Tour record of nine set by Omar Uresti in 1994. At the time, the win established a new record for time between victories on the Nationwide Tour. Last win came at the 1993 Permian Basin Open, a gap of 10 years, 8 months, 17 days. Led Tour in Scoring Average, was second in Greens in Regulation and Birdie Average, third in Putting Average and seventh in All-Around Ranking. Finished the 2003 Nationwide Tour season No. 65 on the money list, with $75,831. Finished No. 168 on the 2002 PGA TOUR money list, with $238,461. Played in only 22 events on the 2001 PGA TOUR as season was cut short by left elbow surgery on Oct. 12. Achieved life-long dream by participating in his first Masters, finishing T40. Led PGA TOUR in Sand Saves at 68.9 percent. Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2000 in fourth PGA TOUR campaign. Eclipsed career-highs set the previous season in official money and ranking. Seven top-10s and three seconds also established career-highs. Ranking of 26th on the official money list marked his first top-30 finish in that category and qualified him for first TOUR Championship appearance. Produced second career runner-up at Doral-Ryder Open. Second-round 63 established a personal best. Had best seven-tournament stretch of short career during mid-season run in which he finished no worse than seventh in six of seven starts, including seventh-place finish at his first major, the PGA. Finished 76th on money list in 1999, his first time among the top 100. Had no exempt status on the 1997 PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour but played in 16 Nationwide Tour events that year, with three top-10s. Regained his TOUR card with a sixth-place finish at the 1997 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 174th on the 1996 PGA TOUR money list. Fourth-place finish on the 1995 Nationwide Tour money list secured his PGA TOUR playing privileges for 1996 despite not winning a tournament. Three playoff losses a Nationwide Tour record that was tied in 2004 by Paul Gow. Captured the 1993 Permian Basin Open on the Nationwide Tour, where he defeated Doug Martin in a playoff.

Thomson, GA, began going to Masters at age 8 and later manned the 16th hole leaderboard when he was in high school.