2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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J.L. Lewis (cont.)NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1990 1 1 $710 2451991 11992 1 1 913 2391993 9 4 1 3,565 1561994 3 1 315 2971995 3 3 1 1 1 18,070 921996 3 2 1 1 10,673 1201997 28 21 2 2 6 15 119,829 71998 3 2 1 2 2 31,819 691999 1Total 53 35 3 3 10 20 185,893COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $5,316,241FRANK LICKLITER II<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open T40 CUT T30British OpenT22<strong>PGA</strong> CUT CUT T21 CUT T34THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T73 T63 CUT<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 28WGC-American Express ChampT59PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.91 (76)Driving Distance ------------------289.7 (65)Driving Accuracy Percentage --66.1% (106)Total Driving ------------------------171 (59)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------65.9% (81)Putting Average--------------------1.791 (138)Sand Save Percentage ----------49.3% (111)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------145.5 (36)Birdie Average --------------------3.59 (101)All-Around Ranking --------------714 (79)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.03 (102)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.50 (151)Final Round Scoring Average --70.72 (63)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.5% (96)Par Breakers ------------------------20.6% (89)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2003 84 Lumber Classic ofPennsylvania/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$720,000–2003 84 Lumber Classic ofPennsylvania/1EXEMPT STATUS: 2003 tournament winner (through 2005)FULL NAME: Franklin Ray Lickliter II HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200BIRTHDATE: July 28, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Middletown, OHRESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FLFAMILY: Fiancee, Diane OwenEDUCATION: Wright State University (1991, Sociology)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, reading and playing chessTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1995, 1996Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2001 Kemper Insurance Open. 2003 Chrysler Classic ofTucson.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1995 Boise Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 1—Chrysler Classic of Tucson; T2—84 LumberClassic of Pennsylvania; T7—Valero Texas Open.2003 SEASON: Earned second career <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory in 219th start with two-shot winover Chad Campbell at Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Tournament leader after 36 and 54holes. Nursing a one-stroke lead on the 72nd hole, was able to get up and down for parafter hitting drive into water hazard skirting the 18th fairway. Earned $540,000 paycheckand jumped 40 spots in Official World Golf Ranking to No. 91…Waited almost sevenmonths for his next top-10, but made it count with a T2 at the 84 Lumber Classic ofPennsylvania. Tied for clubhouse lead at 20-under before eventual winner J.L. Lewisbirdied two of the last three holes to finish at 22-under…The next week a pair of 64s onthe weekend at the Valero Texas Open resulted in a T7 finish.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: First top top-10 did not come until May when he finishedT8 at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic aided by opening-round 64…Finished T7 at TheINTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest. Earned 24 of his 25-point total on theweekend…Tied for second, one stroke behind Loren Roberts through 54 holes at ValeroTexas Open, before finishing T14. 2001: Finished in the top 30 on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> moneylist for the first time on the strength of a career-high eight top-10s and a victory. Was oneof 10 first-time winners. Rounds of 69-65-66-68 produced one-stroke victory over J.J.Henry at Kemper Insurance Open. Victory on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> came in his 168th careerstart…Nearly won early in the season until a triple bogey on third extra hole lost BuickInvitational playoff to Phil Mickelson. Closing round of 66 put him into extra holes withMickelson and Davis Love III. 2000: First shot at his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory came early inyear at Phoenix Open. Moved into position with 67-64-69 and had one-stroke lead overPhil Mickelson heading into final round. Shot 74 to Tom Lehman’s 67 and fell into T10…AtMichelob Championship was one stroke off first and third-round leads before finishingT3…Two weeks later posted a T3 at Tampa Bay Classic. 1999: Finished solo second atAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one stroke behind Payne Stewart. Was threestrokes behind Stewart after 36 holes. Stewart birdied his 54th hole to give him a onestrokelead over Lickliter. The event was shortened to 54 holes when heavy rains movedin Saturday night and Sunday. 1998: Breakthrough season with five top-10s and over$600,000 in earnings…Highlight of the season a T4 at the <strong>PGA</strong> Championship at SahaleeCountry Club near Seattle. 1997: Made first appearance in top 125…Got off to a slowstart, but three top-10s in second half of season helped him retain his playing privilegesfor the next season. Began turnaround at Quad City Classic where he posted a third-round63, his low round of the season, and trailed David Toms and Brad Fabel by one stroke. T5after closing 68…Entered final round of Bell Canadian Open two strokes behind leaderSteve Jones, then shot closing 70 for a T4. 1996: First joined <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> after T20 atQualifying Tournament…Lone top-10 his rookie season was a seventh at the BellSouthClassic. Contended at Greater Milwaukee Open with third-round 64 before finishingT12…Had opening-round 63 to share lead at Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, butfinished T51…Returned to Q-School after finishing 138th on 1996 money list but regained<strong>TOUR</strong> card with 36th-place finish. 1995: Played the Nationwide full-time and was 15th onthe money list, including victory at Boise Open.PERSONAL: One of his biggest thrills in golf was making a double eagle while playingwith former major league baseball player Chris Sabo…Drives a Hummer, which he firstbought to reward himself for good play in 1998…After he missed qualifying for <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>in 1993, took four months off and reconstructed his swing with former <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> playerMike McGee…Enjoyed a bear-hunting trip to Alaska with Fuzzy Zoeller in spring 2000 andfall 2003.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1994 11996 29 15 1 4 $138,847 1381997 30 14 3 5 221,049 1071998 32 22 5 12 600,847 451999 31 23 1 4 12 872,422 442000 31 22 2 6 9 889,153 532001 29 22 1 1 8 11 1,941,911 192002 30 19 2 8 740,460 932003 30 17 1 1 3 7 1,340,436 49Total 243 154 2 3 2 32 68 6,745,125NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1993 4 2 1 $2,404 1741994 4 2 1 3,920 1511995 27 18 1 2 5 10 102,227 151996 1Total 36 22 1 2 5 12 108,551COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $6,853,676WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-91