Introduction
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.
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. He turned professional in 1991.
Lickliter first joined the Nike Tour (now called the Korn Ferry 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 T4 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. | 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 with par on second hole |
Nationwide 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 | Kevin Burton, 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 |
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 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 |
| Championship | |
| Invitational |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play