Colorado University Athletics
Brent Franklin Named To Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2010
March 04, 2010 | Women's Golf
OAKVILLE, Ontario - Brent Franklin, assistant women's golf coach at the University of Colorado, was named to the 2010 list of inductees into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, announced Thursday by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
Franklin is one of three inductees in the class alongside Graham Cooke and the late Ben Kern. He will be formerly inducted this summer in Vancouver.Â
"I'm extremely honored and blessed to have been nominated for this honor," Franklin said. "This is something I'm very proud of."
"Graham Cooke, Brent Franklin and Ben Kern have each amassed their own unique golf-related legacies and are fine examples of what makes this such a great sport," Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Chairman David Shaw said. "Each of our 2010 inductees made tremendous contributions to the game and it's only fitting that as such, they are recognized for their achievements."
Franklin has been associated with the CU women's golf program since 2003, first as a volunteer coach and then as an assistant coach beginning with the 2005 season. He also teaches golf at CU's course, Colorado National Golf Course in Erie, Colo.
"Having a player and instructor of Brent's caliber is a tremendous asset to our program," CU women's golf coach Anne Kelly said. "He has had such tremendous success on so many levels of golf, it's really fitting that he's being honored as a member of the Canadian Hall of Fame. He is one of the best instructors I have seen during my career in golf."
Franklin enjoyed a great deal of success as a junior golfer in Canada, winning both the Canadian Junior Boys Championship and the British Columbia Junior Boys Championships in both 1983 and '84 before embarking on a collegiate career at Brigham Young.Â
At BYU, he was a three-time All-American for the Cougars while also being named the 1986 Western Athletic Conference player of the year after winning medalists honors that season. During that time period, he also became the second person to win three straight Canadian Men's Amateur Championships from 1985-87 and in 1985, he also won the Alberta Amateur Championship.Â
He turned pro in 1988 and earned the Canadian Professional Golf Tour's Rookie of the Year after claiming six top 10 finishes in eight tour starts, including winning the Canadian PGA Championship. He then moved to Japan to compete on the Japan Golf Tour from 1989-95, where he compiled 10 runner-up finishes in 112 starts. In 1993, he was selected to the Dunhill Cup Team for Canada.Â
A cycling accident in 1995 eventually curtailed his career but in a brief return to the pro ranks from 1998-2001, he had three second place finishes.
