Gustav Fransson Season 2017-18

2020-21 (SR): Named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team after placing third … Appeared in all six events for ODU, playing 18 rounds … Second on the team with a stroke average of 72.7 … Went under par in six of his 18 rounds … Finished a pair of tournaments under par … Carded a 5-under 67 in the second round of the C-USA Championship, the fourth-lowest aggregate score in his Monarch career … Opened the season by tying for 13th at the Southern Invitational at 1-under 215 … Went under par in two of three rounds at the Southern Invitational, including an opening-round 70 (-2) … Finished in a tie for 22nd yet again at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate at 10-over 220 … Helped the Monarchs to a second-place result at the Golden Horseshoe, their best team finish of the season … Shot a 4-over 220, including a 1-under 71 in the second round, at the Golfweek Spring Invitational … Fired a 9-under 207 to finish third at the conference championships, his second top-five finish at the conference tournament … Was the 36-hole leader at the event behind rounds of 70 (-2) and 67 (-5).
 
2019-20 (JR): One of two Monarchs to compete in all six tournaments … Posted a team-best 70.6 average round score … Earned three top-three finishes and four top-10 finishes … Finished in a tie for second at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate … Posted a season-best 206 at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate, good for third place individually … Also placed third at the Firestone Invitational with a 5-under par … Placed sixth at the Martin Downs Collegiate with a 9-under par … Finished at 3-under par, tied for 19^that the VCU Invitational to help lead the Monarchs to the tournament victory.

2018-19 (SO): Competed in all nine tournaments during his sophomore campaign ... Finished the year with a 73.7 stroke average ... Notched a pair of top-20 finishes and also placed in the top-30 in five tournaments ... Was the top-placing Monarch in three of the last four events of the season ... Led ODU at the C-USA Championship, tying for 17th ... Recorded his best finish at the Pinehurst Collegiate, tying for 14th and helping ODU to a 3rd-place team finish ... Fired a double eagle on the Par-5, 485-yd 6th hole at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate. 
 
2017-18 (FR): A C-USA All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team selection as a true freshman ... Became the first ODU player to be named to an All-Freshman Team during the C-USA era ... Led all regulars in scoring average with a 73.8 ... Competed in all nine events ... Placed fourth at the C-USA Championship, finishing the three-round tournament at even par ... Tied for 11th at the ECU Intercollegiate, en route to earning C-USA Golfer of the Week honors ... Also recorded 24th-place finishes at the Firestone Invitational and the Pinehurst Intercollegiate.
 
PREP: Attended Celsiusskolan Uppsala high school in Sweden ... His best tournament result was a 4-under (68, 68) at Torekovpokalen.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Kristina and Patrik ... Has two brothers, Philip and Oskar ... Majoring in management ... Favorite athlete is Zlatan Ibrahimovic and favorite pro sports team is Bjorkloven, a pro ice hockey team in Sweden ... Hobbies include ice hockey.