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 In 1969, Lickliter was born in Middletown, Ohio, adjacent to his hometown of Franklin, Ohio. Lickliter is a 1987 graduate of Franklin High School and a 1991 graduate of nearby Wright State University.
Professional career In 1991, Lickliter turned professional. 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.
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. Lickliter was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour after 2009.
Professional wins (3) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1May 27, 2001Kemper Insurance Open−20 (69-65-66-68=268)1 stroke J. J. Henry2Mar 2, 2003Chrysler Classic of Tucson−19 (67-63-70-69=269)2 strokes Chad Campbell
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12001Buick Invitational Davis Love III, Phil MickelsonMickelson won with double-bogey on third extra holeLove eliminated by par on second hole
Nike Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Sep 24, 1995Nike Boise Open−13 (66-66-68=200)1 stroke Kevin Burton, Craig Kanada
Results in major championships Tournament199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTT67CUTT18The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT4CUT
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007Masters TournamentWDU.S. OpenCUTT52T50T57The Open ChampionshipT37CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT51CUTT29WDT50
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 4Totals 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 Tournament1998199920002001200220032004200520062007The Players ChampionshipCUTT23T48T7T49CUTT3T79T37
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2002Match PlayR64ChampionshipInvitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Results in senior major championships Tournament202020212022The TraditionNTT76Senior PGA ChampionshipNT76U.S. Senior OpenNTSenior Players Championship7278Senior British Open ChampionshipNTT68 "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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