Richard Horace Sikes
(March 6, 1940 ? November 2, 2023) was an American
professional golfer
who played on the
PGA Tour
in the 1960s and 1970s.
A native of
Paris, Arkansas
, Sikes had a stellar amateur and college career as a member of the
golf
team at the
University of Arkansas
. He won the
U.S. Amateur Public Links
in 1961 and 1962. In 1963, he won the
NCAA Championship
, was runner-up at the
U.S. Amateur
, and played on the victorious
Walker Cup
team. Sikes' victory at the NCAA Championship was the only
Razorbacks
national championship recognized by the NCAA until
John McDonnell
's track and field teams of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s started winning them, and
Nolan Richardson
's basketball program won the 1994 men's basketball crown.
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Sikes was victorious at the 1964
Sahara Invitational
during his rookie season on the PGA Tour, and earned
Golf Digest
's
Rookie of the Year Award. He played briefly on the
Senior PGA Tour
from 1990 to 1992 with his best finish a T36 at
Raley's Senior Gold Rush
in 1992.
In 2002, Sikes was inducted into the Arkansas Golf Hall of Fame.
Sikes died on November 2, 2023, at the age of 83.
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Professional wins (4)
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PGA Tour playoff record (0?1)
U.S. national team appearances
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Miller, Hack (October 4, 1964).
"Dick Sikes breaks in with Sahara golf win"
.
Deseret News
. p.?B3.
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Harris, Jim (May 29, 2007).
"Arkansas Business.com blog"
. Retrieved
November 28,
2007
.
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Hall, Grant (November 3, 2023).
"Sikes, national champ at UA, dies at 83"
.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
. Retrieved
November 3,
2023
.