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.
| Frank Lickliter | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Franklin Ray Lickliter II |
| Born | July 28, 1969 Middletown, Ohio |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Wright State University |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 41 (September 2, 2001)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1999 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 1998 |
| U.S. Open | T18: 1998 |
| The Open Championship | T37: 2001 |
Early life
editLickliter 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
editLickliter 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)
editPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| 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 |  J. J. Henry
|
| 2 | Mar 2, 2003 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | −19 (67-63-70-69=269) | 2 strokes | Chad Campbell
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Buick Invitational | Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson
|
Mickelson won with double-bogey on third extra hole Love eliminated by par on second hole |
Nike Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 24, 1995 | Nike Boise Open | −13 (66-66-68=200) | 1 stroke | Kevin Burton, Craig Kanada
|
Results in major championships
edit| 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| 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
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T23 | T48 | T7 | T49 | CUT | T3 | T79 | T37 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 |
| Championship | |
| Invitational |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Results in senior major championships
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 35 2001 Ending 2 Sep 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Golf section on Lickliter's official webpage". Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bio from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
External links
edit
- Frank Lickliter at the PGA Tour official site
- Frank Lickliter at the Official World Golf Ranking official site