Frank Lickliter

Frank Lickliter
Personal information
Full nameFranklin Ray Lickliter II
Born (1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 55)
Middletown, Ohio
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida
Career
CollegeWright State University
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking41 (September 2, 2001)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1999
PGA ChampionshipT4: 1998
U.S. OpenT18: 1998
The Open ChampionshipT37: 2001

Franklin Ray Lickliter II (born July 28, 1969) is an American professional golfer. He featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, going as high as 41st in 2001.

Early life

Lickliter was born in Middletown, Ohio,[2] adjacent to his hometown of Franklin, Ohio.[3] Lickliter is a 1987 graduate of Franklin High School and a 1991 graduate of nearby Wright State University.

Professional career

Lickliter turned professional in 1991.[2] He first joined the Nike Tour where he earned a win in 1995. He joined the PGA Tour in 1996 and won events in 2001 and 2003.[4] His best finish in a major is T-4 at the 1998 PGA Championship.[5]

In 2007, he finished 139th on the PGA Tour money list which was not good enough to retain his card for 2008. He earned his card for 2008 by being medalist at the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.[4] Lickliter was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour after 2009.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 May 27, 2001 Kemper Insurance Open −20 (69-65-66-68=268) 1 stroke United States J. J. Henry
2 Mar 2, 2003 Chrysler Classic of Tucson −19 (67-63-70-69=269) 2 strokes United States Chad Campbell

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2001 Buick Invitational United States Davis Love III, United States Phil Mickelson Mickelson won with double-bogey on third extra hole
Love eliminated by par on second hole

Nike Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Sep 24, 1995 Nike Boise Open −13 (66-66-68=200) 1 stroke United States Kevin Burton, United States Craig Kanada

Results in major championships

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT T67 CUT T18
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T4 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Masters Tournament WD
U.S. Open CUT T52 T50 T57
The Open Championship T37 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T51 CUT T29 WD T50
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 4
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 2 20 10
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2001 U.S. Open – 2002 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Players Championship CUT T23 T48 T7 T49 CUT T3 T79 T37
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2002
Match Play R64
Championship
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

Results in senior major championships

Tournament 2020 2021 2022
The Tradition NT T76
Senior PGA Championship NT 76
U.S. Senior Open NT
Senior Players Championship 72 78
Senior British Open Championship NT T68

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 35 2001 Ending 2 Sep 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Golf section on Lickliter's official webpage". Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Bio from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "Golf Major Championships".
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