Honors & Awards:
- Won the 2024 Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate
- Co-medalist at the 2024 Roar-EE Invitational
- 2024 Second Team All-Ivy League
- 2022 First Team All-Ivy League
- Three-time GCAA All-America Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024)
2023-24
Competed in all 10 tournaments and registered 25 competition rounds ... Boasted a 71.20 stroke average, ranking No. 1 on the team ... Won his first two collegiate tournaments ... Fired a career-low round of 8-under-par 62 at the season-opening Doc Gimmler (Sept. 9-10), ranking as the second-lowest round in Columbia men's golf history ... Finished second at The Doc Gimmler with a career-best 54-hole scoring total of 9-under-par 201 ... Bested the 90-man field at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate with back-to-back 67s for an 8-under-par 134 ... Co-medalist at the Roar-EE Invitational at Wiltwyck Golf Club (April 13) at 7-under-par 137 ... Earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors by tying for 10th at the Ivy League Championship (April 19-21).
2022-23
Ranked second on the team with a 72.52 stroke average ... Posted three top-10 and six top-25 finishes in nine tournaments ... Matched his collegiate-low round with a 2-under 68 in the final round of The Doc Gimmler to shoot 1-over for the tournament (Sept. 10-11) ... Earned back-to-back top 10s to close out the fall season at the Columbia Autumn Invitational (Oct. 1-2) and Georgetown Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11) ... Helped the Lions to the team title at their host Autumn Invitational at Lake Placid Club ... Tied his collegiate-low round with a 68 at Liberty National (Oct. 11) ... Began his spring impressively with a top-five out of 89 players at The Savannah Intercollegiate (Feb. 18-19), shooting a 2-under-par 214.
2021-22
Ranked second on the team with a 73.14 stroke average ... Posted two top-five, four top-10 and eight top-25 finishes in 11 tournaments ... Carded his first collegiate round under 70 with a 69 at The Doc Gimmler on his way to a T14 at 3-over-par 213 (Sept. 11-12) ... Earned his first top-10 with an even-par 144 at the Columbia Autumn Invitational (Oct. 11) ... Finished under par for the first time by shooting a 1-under 215 to tie for ninth at the Savannah Intercollegiate (Feb. 19-20) ... Followed with a 2-under-par 70 in a match against Richmond (Feb. 26) ... Was impressive in his first Ivy League Championship, tying for second at 7-over-par 220 to earn First Team All-Ivy League honors (April 22-24).
2020-21
As a first-year, saw action in one invitational … In first collegiate competition, took 16th place at The oc Gimmler (April 17-18) with a 7-over-par 217 … Averaged 72.33 strokes in his three rounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he played four years of varsity golf for Head Coach Tony Vento … Ranked as high as No. 193 nationally in Junior Golf Scoreboard and among the top-58 in the Class of 2019 … Registered several top-10 finishes on the Florida Junior Tour … In 2019, registered a third place finish (70, 71, 67) at the AJGA Junior at Saddlebrook in Tampa, Fla., finished in 17
th place (73, 71, 74) at the Florida Boys Junior Am in Streamsong, placed 15
th (75, 71, 71) at the AJGA Junior at Chicopee, Mass., and 39
th place (73, 69, 74) at the 2019 Future Masters at Dothan, Ala. … In 2017, finished in fifth place (71, 72, 66) at the AJGA Under Armor at Grey Silo, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada and placed 19
th (75, 72, 71) at the Florida Boys Junior Am at Bent Pine/Orchid Island in Vero Beach, Fla. … Named runner-up for the South Florida Junior Player of the Year Award in 2016 after finishing no worse than 12
th place in seven events, including a win, second-place and third-place finish … Placed fourth individually at Regionals as a senior and sixth as a junior … Placed second at the district championships three times … Three-time First Team All-Broward County selection (2017, 2018 and 2019) ... Stroke average as a senior was 72.5 and improved each year: 73.1 as a junior, 74.3 as a sophomore and 75 as a freshman … Over four-year career, led the Raiders to four consecutive district titles, two regional championships (2017, 2018) and a second-place finish in 2019, and three top-5 state finishes: fourth in 2017, third in 2018 and third in 2019 … Career-low score in high school was a 67 and tournament low was a 66 shot at the AJGA Under Armor Junior in Toronto, Ontario … Personal-best score was a 64 shot at the Weston Hills Country Club Tour Course … Two-time team captain (2018 and 2019) … Earned Raider Golf Award as team MVP as a freshman … Also played travel baseball until the age of 15 as his team was ranked in the top-25 nationally … Team competed in the Cooperstown Field of Dreams tournament two times and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the Under 12 division … Decided to focus on golf at age 15 … Four-time Principal’s Honor Roll selection … Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and school’s Leadership Program … Earned Community Service Award for achieving over 600 hours of community service during his high school tenure … Volunteer activities include First Tee Program at Weston Hills Country Club, his elementary/middle school as a tutor and with the aftercare program and high school’s Leadership Program in high school.
PERSONAL
Born Donald Noel Francey III on March 22, 2001 in Miami, Fla. … Son of Donald Francey and Klonda Newell … Has a younger sister Alexandra … Father played college golf at St. Thomas University (Fla.) … Has aunts who live in Italy, England and Panama … Nickname and preferred name is “DJ,” which was given to him by his aunt … Hobbies and interests include football, baseball, basketball and hanging out with friends … Father is his role model because he is a hard worker and understands the balance of academics and golf … Favorite sports memory was shooting a 66 in his first AJGA invitational … Favorite food is stone crabs … Favorite class and subject is psychology … Favorite sports figure is Rory McIlroy … Notable individuals who attended his high school include Nick Bosa, Joey Bosa, Michael Irvin, Brian Piccolo, and Chrissy Evert … Miami Hurricanes football fan … Became interested in Columbia by doing personal research, viewing photos of campus and visiting … Selected Columbia because it was the one school that truly made him feel like this where he belonged and because of his relationship with Head Coach Rich Mueller … Also cited the fact that Columbia has so much to offer in the classroom and on the golf course with the best opportunity to improve his game … Chose Columbia over offers from Georgetown, Emory, Bucknell, Boston College, Davidson and Virginia … Future plans include pursuing a professional golf career followed by a job on Wall Street … Enrolled at Columbia College … Plans to be an Economics major.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
|
No. |
No. |
|
Avg. |
Low |
In |
Par or |
|
|
|
Best |
| Season |
Tour |
Rds |
Strokes |
Score |
Round |
60s |
Better |
Wins |
Top 10 |
Top 25 |
Finish |
| 2020-21 |
1 |
3.0 |
217 |
72.33 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
T16 / 54 |
| 2021-22 |
11 |
25.5 |
1,865 |
73.14 |
68 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
T2 / 35 |
| 2022-23 |
9 |
25.0 |
1,813 |
72.52 |
68 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
5 / 89 |
| 2023-24 |
10 |
25.0 |
1,780 |
71.20 |
62 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
1 / 90 |
| Career |
31 |
78.5 |
5,675 |
72.29 |
62 |
13 |
28 |
2 |
13 |
22 |
1 / 90 |
2023-24 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| The Doc Gimmler |
Sept. 9-10 |
68 |
62 |
71 |
201 |
-9 |
2 / 87 |
| Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate |
Sept. 16-17 |
67 |
67 |
-- |
134 |
-8 |
1 / 90 |
| Columbia Autumn Invitational |
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 |
69 |
79 |
68 |
216 |
+3 |
T9 / 63 |
| Georgetown Intercollegiate |
Oct. 15-16 |
78 |
WD |
WD |
78 |
WD |
WD |
| The Savannah Intercollegiate |
Feb. 17-18 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
219 |
+3 |
T20 / 83 |
| Cabo Collegiate |
Mar. 3-5 |
74 |
WD |
79 |
153 |
WD |
WD |
| GCU Invitational |
Mar. 12-13 |
70 |
68 |
76 |
214 |
+1 |
T28 / 93 |
| Princeton Invitational |
Apr.6-7 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
212 |
-1 |
7 / 75 |
| Roar-EE Invitational |
Apr. 13 |
71 |
66 |
-- |
137 |
-7 |
T1 / 75 |
| Ivy League Championship |
Apr. 19-21 |
72 |
74 |
70 |
216 |
+3 |
T10 / 35 |
2022-23 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| The Doc Gimmler |
Sept. 10-11 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
211 |
+1 |
T36 / 86 |
| Cornell/Temple Invitational |
Sept. 17-18 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
+4 |
T17 / 84 |
| Columbia Autumn Invitational |
Oct. 1-2 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
212 |
-1 |
T7 / 59 |
| Georgetown Intercollegiate |
Oct. 10-11 |
74 |
74 |
68 |
216 |
E |
T7 / 60 |
| The Savannah Intercollegiate |
Feb. 18-19 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
214 |
-2 |
T5 / 89 |
| GCU Invitational |
Mar. 13-14 |
76 |
77 |
68 |
221 |
+8 |
T54 / 87 |
| Columbia Spring Invitational |
Apr. 3 |
71 |
74 |
-- |
145 |
+5 |
T16 / 88 |
| Princeton Invitational |
Apr.8-9 |
77 |
73 |
71 |
221 |
+8 |
T55 / 77 |
| Ivy League Championship |
Apr. 21-23 |
78 |
73 |
78 |
229 |
+13 |
T17 / 33 |
2021-22 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| The Doc Gimmler |
Sept. 11-12 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
213 |
+3 |
T14 / 78 |
| Cornell Invitational |
Sept. 19-20 |
74 |
75 |
-- |
149 |
+7 |
T30 / 68 |
| UConn Invite at GreenHorse |
Oct. 3-5 |
75 |
80 |
WD |
155 |
N/A |
90 / 90 |
| Columbia Autumn Invitational |
Oct. 11 |
74 |
70 |
-- |
144 |
E |
T9 / 64 |
| Metropolitan Intercollegiate |
Nov. 1-2 |
71 |
42* |
-- |
113 |
+8 |
T18 / 63 |
| Savannah Intercollegiate |
Feb. 19-20 |
76 |
68 |
71 |
215 |
-1 |
T9 / 92 |
| vs. Richmond |
Feb. 26 |
70 |
-- |
-- |
70 |
-2 |
4 / 15 |
| GCU Invitational |
Mar. 14-15 |
75 |
76 |
72 |
223 |
+10 |
T89 / 120 |
| Columbia Spring Invitational |
Apr. 4 |
72 |
77 |
-- |
149 |
+9 |
T24 / 78 |
| Princeton Invitational |
Apr. 9-10 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
214 |
+1 |
T16 / 78 |
| Ivy League Championship |
Apr. 22-24 |
75 |
71 |
74 |
220 |
+7 |
T2 / 35 |
2020-21 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| The Doc Gimmler |
April 17-18 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
217 |
+7 |
T16 / 54 |
