Background
Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario.
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Brent Franklin
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The tournament is open to all professionals and top amateurs in the Lower Mainland region. He earned a golf scholarship to Brigham Young University. That gave him a national championship in Canada at ever-rising levels for seven consecutive seasons.
Franklin then moved to the Japan Golf Tour for several years, and posted several strong finishes, including four runner-up results, earning very good prize money.
Franklin"s world ranking peaked at #124 at the end of the 1992 season. Franklin was planning to move to the Professional Golf Association Tour after 1995.
But, when cycling in Vancouver, he was hit by a transport truck, and was seriously injured. Franklin was able to recover, and for a time played on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, trying to regain his earlier form, but was never able to approach the level he had shown earlier.
Franklin was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2010.
Franklin currently works as a club professional in Colorado. 1983 Canadian Junior Amateur, British Columbia Junior Boys, Vancouver and District Junior, Vancouver Match Play this list may be incomplete Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 1986 (winners) Professional World Cup (representing Canada): 1988, 1992 Dunhill Cup (representing Canada): 1992.
Achievements
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1983 Canadian Junior Amateur, British Columbia Junior Boys, Vancouver and District Junior, Vancouver Match Play 1984 Canadian Junior Amateur, British Columbia Junior Boys 1985 Canadian Amateur Championship, Alberta Amateur 1986 Canadian Amateur Championship 1987 Canadian Amateur Championship 1988 Canadian Professional Golf Association Championship.
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Canadian