Stephen Franken

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Top 75 in 2020-21 Regular Season Standings (thru 2022)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Canada: 2019
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2020

Personal

• Enjoys going to coffee shops and having conversations with people.
• Would like to use his degree in finance to help others make the proper investments and manage their money properly.
• Favorite place to visit are the North Carolina beaches because it's the place he finds most relaxing and where he can decompress.
• Neither of his parents play golf, so he picked up the sport on his own because he liked the game and the challenge.
• Favorite athletes are Tim Tebow, Tiger Woods and Rod Brindamour. Favorite teams are the Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers and any of the North Carolina State teams.

Special Interests

• Reading, fishing

Career Highlights

2021 Season

Posted 10 top-25s, four of which were top-10s, in 41 Korn Ferry Tour starts across the 2020-21 combined season, which saw him finish No. 66 in the regular season points standings. Highest finish of the season was solo fourth at the 2021 Huntsville Championship. Ranked sixth on Tour in driving distance at 319.6 yards.

• REX Hospital Open: Logged his third top-10 in five starts with rounds of 68-65-67-67 for a 17-under 267 and T6 finish at the REX Hospital Open.
• Visit Knoxville Open: Spurred by a 64 on Saturday, rose to a T10 finish at the Visit Knoxville Open.
• Huntsville Championship: Closed with a 6-under 64 and placed solo 4th, his first career top-five finish, with a 14-under 266 total at the Huntsville Championship.

2020 Season

• Orange County National Championship presented by Knight 39: Claimed the 36-hole lead at the Orange County National Championship presented by Knight 39 at 14-under before going on to finish T9 at 18-under 266.
• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna: Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna after an opening-round 5-under 66. Finished the week T11 at 7-under 277.
• TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes: Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes after an opening-round 5-under 67. Finished the week T17 at 8-under 280.

2019 Season

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-CANADA: Played all four rounds at Crown Isle Resort under par, including a third-round 66 to aid him to a T4 finish at 12-under to earn a full exemption through the first half of the Mackenzie Tour season.

Amateur Highlights

• Representing the U.S. at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in Evian-les Bains, France, went 2-2-0 in his four matches as the U.S. defeated the International team.
• Named men’s golf Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year following a junior campaign that included a 70.27 round average and seven top-10 finishes.
• Collegiate accolades included lowest scoring average in North Carolina State history, a two-time All-ACC first-team member, a 2018 second-team All-American, a four-time all-region team selection, winner of two college tournaments and a 2018 and 2019 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Canada: 2019