2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Alexander Frances
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Stege, Denmark
- High School:
- Vordingborg Gymnasium
Bio
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 64 (2nd) | Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Feb. 26, 2018) | ||
| Low 36 | 133 | Border Olympics (March 11, 2019) | ||
| Low 54 | 201 | Cabo Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 27-March 1, 2022) | ||
| Relative to Par | -12 | Cabo Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 27-March 1, 2022) | ||
| Best Finish | 1st | Border Olympics (Feb. 14-15, 2022) | ||
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference Team
• 2020-21 All-American Athletic Conference Team
• 2022 Border Olympics Individual Champion
• American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week
(March 2, 2022)
• 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• 2019-20 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• 2021-22 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
COVID SENIOR (2021-22)
Competed in 13 tournaments... Led Cougars with a 72.19 scoring average and 17 rounds of par or better, including nine in the 60s... Made his season debut at season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wis... Led Cougars with score of 2-under 214 and tied for 29th, thanks to a 67 in the Second Round... Fired three straight sub-par rounds and tied for seventh at 5-under 211 at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La... Defeated teammate Andrew Gibson on the second hole of a playoff to win the Border Olympics indivdiual championship at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, for the first title of his collegiate career... Fired rounds of 69-70-70 over two days to force a playoff... Posted three straight rounds in the 60s and tied for third with a score of 15-under 201 at the Cabo Collegiate Invitational at Cove Club Golf Course in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico... Tied for 10th with score of 225 at Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas... Tied for fourth with score of 73 vs. Sam Houston State at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
SENIOR (2020-21)
Made his season debut at Rice Intercollegiate at Westwood Country Club in Houston... Finished eighth with score of 1-under 143... Opened that tournament with a 69... Led Cougars and tied for fifth at Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas... Opened and closed that tournament with 70s... Lowered his score with each round and led the Cougars with a score of 1-under 212 at Valspar Collegiate Invitational at The Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Fla... Closed that tournament with a 2-under 69... Fired three straight rounds of par or better to lead the Cougars and tie for ninth at 4-under 212 at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club in Houston... Opened the Aggie Invitational with a 67 and led the Cougars with a score of 218 to tie for 12th at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas... Finished 28th at NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at Golf Club of Tennessee with score of 215 to tie for team lead.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Competed in seven tournaments... One of only two Cougars to compete in starting lineup of all seven team-scoring events... Tied for third on team with 10 rounds of par or better... Tied for second among Cougars with four rounds in the 60s. Fall – Made his season debut at the fall-opening Lone Star Invitational at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas... Tied for 34th with a score of 228... Tied for 17th with score of 211 at Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas... Tied for 20th with score of 216 at Intercollegiate at Innisbrook on Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla... Fired three straight rounds below par, including 68 in each of the final two rounds, to tie for 6th at 207 at the White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club in Nassau, Bahamas. Spring – Opened the spring with a score of 220 to tie for 36th at the All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. Summer – Advanced to championship of Danish Match Play Championship before falling to Christoffer Bring on second extra hole at Hedeland Golf Club in Hedehusene, Denmark.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Finished second on team with a 73.12 scoring average and 12 rounds of par or better. Fall – Made his season debut at Maui Jim Intercollegiate at Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz... Finished 73rd with score of 222. Spring – Tied for 12th at rain-shortened All-American Intercollegiate with score of 145... Opened that tournament at Golf Club of Houston with 70... Tied for fifth at Colin Montgomerie Invitational with score of 1-under 143 at August Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas... Closed that rain-shortened tournament with a 2-under 142 in Second Round... Led Cougars with score of 1-under 212 at Cabo Collegiate at Querencia at Querencia Golf Club in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico... Fired a 66 in the Second Round at that tournament... Opened the Border Olympics with 66-67 and tied for sixth with a score of 6-under 210 at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas... Led Houston with score of even-par 216 at Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas... Finished with a score of 220 to tie for 19th and lead the Cougars at the American Athletic Conference Championships on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort. Summer: Advanced to match play at The Amateur Championship in June... Defeated Kyler Tate in the First Round with a 3&1 decision and cruised to a 5&4 victory over No. 1 seed Thomas Plumb in the Third Round before bowing out 2&1 to David Micheluzzi in the Fourth Round.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Fall – Made his collegiate debut at season-opening The Jackrabbit at The Prairie Club... Opened that tournament with a 68 and tied for 44th at even-par 216. Spring – Made his season debut the All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston, tying for 44th at even-par 216... Opened that tournament with back-to-back 71s... Tied for fourth with 73 in round of stroke play against Minnesota at Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas... Finished second at Colin Montgomerie Invitational with score of 11-under 205 at Augusta Pines Golf Club... Posted a 64 in the Second Round of that tournament, becoming the ninth Cougar in school history to shoot 64 or better in a round... Tied for 25th with score of 216 at 3M Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Summer – Defeated Oskar Ambrosius in a playoff to win the Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship title at Svendbord Golf Club... Opened that tournament with back-to-back 71s and closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 2-under 214.
PRE-HOUSTON
Member of Danish Talent Squad (2012-13), Danish Boys Squad (2014-15) and Danish Men’s Squad (2016-17). 2016: Member of the bronze medal-winning Danish team at the European Amateur Chapionships at Chantilly Golf Club in France... Set the course record at Mon Golfklub with a 65... Captured the Danish Elite Tournament title at 7-under, thanks to score of 67-69 in the final two rounds. 2015: Captured the Mon Open title at his home course of Mon Golfklub, lowering his score by at least two strokes with each round, including a Final-Round 69... Earned the Spanish Boys International Amateur championship with a score of 3-under 285 at D’Aro Golf in Barcelona, thanks to a Third-Round 68... Finished second at the Danish Amateur Strokeplay Championship at 4-under 209, including a Second-Round 67, at Struer Golfklub. 2014: Captured the Danish Boys Amateur Strokeplay Qualification by seven strokes at 4-under 140 at The Scandinavian Golf Club. 2013: Won the Danish Boys Amateur Championship at Copenhagen Golfklub... Captured title at Elite Tour Final at 2-under 211 at Henne Golfklub... Won the Danish Boys Order of Merit... Finished among the top-10 leaders at the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Royal St. Georges Golf Club in Sandwich, England... Received the Vordingborg County Talent prize.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alexander George Frances... Born in Næstved, Denmark... Son of Claire and Richard Frances... Has a brother, Albert... Received his bachelor's degree in business in May 2022... Began playing golf regularly at 7 years old.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 1,828 | 205 | 64 | 10 | 9 | - | 2 | 2 | 358-328 | .522 | 73.12 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 2,486 | 210 | 66 | 11 | 12 | - | 1 | 2 | 568-402 | .586 | 73.12 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 1,538 | 207 | 68 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 338-239 | .586 | 73.24 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 1,666 | 212 | 67 | 11 | 8 | – | 1 | 3 | 448-208 | .683 | 72.43 |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 2,599 | 201 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 682-281 | .708 | 72.19 |
| Totals | 139 | 10,117 | 205 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2,397-1,458 | .622 | 72.78 |
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional (May 14, 2025)
Friday, May 16
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Second Round (May 13, 2025)
Tuesday, May 13
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional First Round (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Practice Round (May 11, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
