FRANK SHIKLE

Birthdate: October 23, 1949

Birthplace: Birmingham, Ala.

Age: 55 Ht: 6'1" Wt: 185

Home: Birmingham, Ala.

Turned Professional: 1972

Player Notes: Entered the Air Force after high school and served 8 months and 29 days before his father died and he returned home…stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss.,…Worked as an assistant golf professional after the Air Force, turning professional in 1972…Worked as a head professional at Woodward Country Club in Bessemer, Ala., from 1974-77…Went out for the Q-school in 2000, got to the final stage and made the cut, but did not get his card…2002 Alabama Open Champion for the second time and, at 52 years old, became the oldest player to win…Won the Alabama Open Championship in 1977, on the same golf course (Pine Tree Golf Club) by the same exact score of eight under par…Has tried to qualify for the U.S. Open 29 times, got to sectional qualifying eight times…First alternate in 1978 at Cherry Hills...Has worked part time at Inverness Golf and repair shop for eight years…Played on the Cadillac Classic Series and has compiled a number of top-10's on the tour.