Frank Lickliter

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1969)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| fullname = Franklin Ray Lickliter II

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| birth_place = Middletown, Ohio

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

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| college = Wright State University

| yearpro = 1991

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| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = Web.com Tour
PGA Tour

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| usopen = T18: 1998

| open = T37: 2001

| pga = T4: 1998

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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, adjacent to his hometown of Franklin, Ohio.{{cite web|title=Golf section on Lickliter's official webpage|url=http://www.franklickliter2.com/golf.html|accessdate=2010-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205015154/http://www.franklickliter2.com/golf.html|archive-date=2010-12-05|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Profile on PGA Tour's official site|url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/10/32/|accessdate=2010-09-24}} 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. His best finish in a major is T-4 at the 1998 PGA Championship.{{cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1919}}

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.{{cite web|title=Bio from PGA Tour's official site|url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/01/10/32/media|accessdate=2010-09-24}} Lickliter was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour after 2009.

Professional wins (3)

=PGA Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|May 27, 2001

|Kemper Insurance Open

|−20 (69-65-66-68=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Henry

align=center|2

|align=right|Mar 2, 2003

|Chrysler Classic of Tucson

|−19 (67-63-70-69=269)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Campbell

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2001

|Buick Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III, {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson

|Mickelson won with double-bogey on third extra hole
Love eliminated by par on second hole

=Nike Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 24, 1995

|Nike Boise Open

|−13 (66-66-68=200)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Burton, {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Kanada

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|T67

|CUT

|T18

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align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|CUT

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|WD

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|T52

|T50

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|T57

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align=left|The Open Championship

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|T37

|CUT

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|CUT

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T51

|CUT

|T29

|WD

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|T50

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

align=left|Masters Tournament00000020
align=left|U.S. Open00000185
align=left|The Open Championship00000031
align=left|PGA Championship00011174
Totals0001122010

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2001 U.S. Open – 2002 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|T23

|T48

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T49

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T79

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T37

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2002

align="left"|Match Play

|R64

align="left"|Championship

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align="left"|Invitational

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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

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

Results in senior major championships

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!Tournament!!2020!!2021!!2022

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T76

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align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|76

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|72

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|78

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T68

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

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