Former Florida Gulf Coast University men’s golfer Frankie Capan III earned his PGA Tour card Sept. 15 as part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
“I was going to do everything I possibly could to be standing here now,” Capan said.
He secured his tour card with two events remaining on the Korn Ferry Tour schedule. The former Eagle sits 14th overall in the points standings. The top 30 golfers earn PGA Tour status.
The Minnesota native played onto the Korn Ferry Tour through the PGA’s Q-School in 2023. At last year’s finals, he missed earning his PGA card his first year on the development tour.
While practicing on the putting green last season at the finals, Capan saw the celebration take place for the new card holders, feeding motivation into a statement year in 2024.
He racked up five top-five and 10 top-25 finishes, including two runner-up performances. He finished second at the Magnit Championship (-15) and the Visit Knoxville Open (-19). He put the Korn Ferry Tour on notice with a 13-under 58 at the Veritex Bank Championship, tying the lowest round ever recorded on the tour.
The former Eagle made 18 cuts in his 24 events this year. Capan also qualified for his second U.S. Open this season where he made the cut and played into the weekend at Pinehurst No. 2.
Capan is a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference Second Team selection and was a key contributor in leading the men’s golf team to become the first program in FGCU Athletics history to earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament in 2022.
Capan competed in 18 tournaments during his two seasons (2020-22) at FGCU, logging 54 rounds, one win and a 72.35 scoring average for the Green and Blue after transferring from Alabama. His career scoring average still ranks in the top five in program history, and he tied the program’s lowest 18-hole round twice with back-to-back rounds of 64.
He graduated in 2022 with a communication degree.
