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Article: U.S. BANK CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES Rough finish for Lickliter Leader ends up slipping
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2009
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Frank Lickliter II walked out of the scorer's trailer Sunday
after the final round of the U.S. Bank Championship, went to his
golf bag, pulled out a cigarette and started puffing away.
Considering everything that happened to him at Brown Deer Park,
he needed the release.
One day after firing a 7-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead
into the final round, he sputtered to a 3-over 73 to drop into a tie
with five other golfers for 18th. It was his second-best finish of
the year but nonetheless a bitter pill to swallow for a player in
search of his first PGA Tour victory since 2003.
He finished five strokes behind Bo Van Pelt and John Mallinger,
who played a two-hole playoff won by Van Pelt.
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