2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Joel Franquiz

Ben Read

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Banchory, Scotland
  • High School Banchory Academy
  • Prev School Sandhills Community College

Biography

Career Bests
Low Round: 68 (2024-25 Ironwood Collegiate Classic)
Best Finish: T-6th (2024-25 Surf Club Invitational), two top 15s, four top 25s
Lowest 54-Hole Total: 214 (2024-25 Phoenix Invitational)

2024-25: Junior

Appeared in nine tournaments, totaling 23 rounds, with a 73.48 scoring average … Top-25 finish in all three fall events and tied for sixth at the Surf Club Invitational at 1 under (71-70—141) … Low round was a 4-under 68 to close the Ironwood Collegiate Classic, where he tied for 14th at 5 under (71-68—139) … Strong opening round (1-under 71) and final round (72) at the Sun Belt Championship, where he tied for 55th at 8 over (71-81-72—224) … Tied for 21st at the Phoenix Invitational at 1 over (70-74-70—214) … Six under-par rounds and two even-par rounds.

Prior to App State: Played two seasons at Sandhills Community College … In 2023, placed first individually at the NJCAA D3 National Championship for a title-winning team thanks to a 12-under total of 276 (72-70-67-67) to break the previous tournament record by five strokes … Placed second at the NJCAA D3 National Championship in 2024 with a 4-under total (73-69-70-72—284) as Sandhills Community College placed first by 48 strokes and won its fourth straight national title.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior