2015-16 Men's Golf Roster
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Colby Francis
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Prev School:
- William Campbell HS (Lynchburg)
- Hometown:
- Gladys, Va.
Home Golf Course:
Hat Creek Golf Course
Brookneal, Va.
Fall 2015 (Sr.):
• Did not participate in an event during the fall season
2014-15 (Jr.):
• Season stroke average: 77.30
• Fall stroke average: Did not compete
• Spring stroke average: 77.30
• Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Finished tied for 38th in his first event at Liberty, posting a 19-over par 235 (78-78-79) at the Savannah Quarters Individual Intercollegiate
• Posted a 1-under par 71 during the second round of the Liberty Spring Invitational, his best round of the season
• Finished the Liberty Spring Invitational tied for 47th place with a 12-over par 228 (79-71-78)
2013-14 (So.):
• Added to Liberty's roster in January 2014
• Did not participate in an event during the spring season
Previous School:
• Transferred to Liberty after playing one year at Lynchburg College
• Earned All-ODAC second-team honors as a freshman
• Led the Hornets during his freshman season with a 77.4 stroke average
• Finished top 20 in seven of the nine events he played in, including four top 10 finishes and three top five showings
• Finished in third place at the Tom Kinder Memorial with a 3-under par 141 (72-69), closing the two-day event with his first collegiate sup-par round
• Finished in fourth place at the Lynchburg College Invitational with a 17-over par 161 (80-81)
• Tied for sixth place at the Roanoke Invitational with a 9-over par 151 (77-74)
• Finished in third place at the Glenn Heath Shipbuilders Memorial with a 7-over par 149 (74-75)
• Earned ODAC Athlete of the Week honors following his play at the Glenn Heath Shipbuilders Memorial
Prep/Amateur:
• Graduated from William Campbell High School
• Three-time all-region selection
• Three-time all-state honoree
• Placed second in the state high school tournament as a junior
• Named Dogwood District and Region B Player of the Year as a senior
Prep/Amateur:
• Birthday is on June 29
• Son of Mark and Leigh Francis
• Business major (Project management)




