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Chip Beck
American golfer

Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American professional golfer who was a three-time All-American at the University of Georgia. He has four victories on the PGA Tour and twenty runner-up finishes. He spent 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1989 and was the second player to shoot a 59 on the PGA Tour.

Beck was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was the runner-up at the 1993 Masters Tournament, and was tied for runner-up at the 1986 and 1989 U.S. Open championships. Beck was a three-time Ryder Cup participant, playing in the 1989, 1991 Ryder Cup and 1993 events. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1988.

Beck shot a round of 59 in the third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational on the Sunrise Golf Club (par 72) in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of only six players in the history of the PGA Tour ever to do so. His round included 5 pars and 13 birdies (a PGA Tour record for birdies in one round) including a three footer on the 18th hole. Beck finished tied for third in the tournament. He also shot a hole-in-one (also a double eagle) at the par-4 9th hole in the first round of the 2003 Omaha Classic, a Nationwide Tour event. It was the first in Nationwide Tour history and second recorded in the history of the PGA Tour umbrella combined.

Beck missed 46 consecutive PGA Tour cuts from 1997 to 1998 and eventually left the PGA Tour to become an insurance salesman.

In 2006, Beck became eligible for the Champions Tour and enjoyed newfound success. He currently resides in Lake Forest, Illinois. In 2015, Beck stepped away from competition to become an ambassador at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, Florida.

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up
1Feb 28, 1988Los Angeles Open−17 (65-69-65-68=267)4 strokes Mac O'Grady
2Apr 24, 1988USF&G Classic−26 (69-64-65-64=262)7 strokes Lanny Wadkins
3Jul 29, 1990Buick Open−16 (66-70-71-65=272)1 stroke Mike Donald, Hale Irwin, Fuzzy Zoeller
4Apr 5, 1992Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic−12 (67-65-74-70=276)1 stroke Greg Norman, Mike Standly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11988Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Bob LohrLost to par on fifth extra hole
21991Buick Open Brad FaxonLost to par on first extra hole

Japan Senior Tour wins (1)

  • 2007 Kinojyo Senior Open

Results in major championships

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentT32CUTT12T21T8
U.S. OpenT58CUTT12T10T21T2CUT21T2
The Open ChampionshipCUTT28T26
PGA ChampionshipCUTT23T25CUTT16T57T31T34
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
Masters TournamentT39CUTCUT2T15T35
U.S. OpenT29CUTCUTT25T25CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT17T12CUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipT5T23CUTCUTT36T44
  Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament010125118
U.S. Open0202381610
The Open Championship00000284
PGA Championship0001141410
Totals03046194932
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1987 PGA – 1990 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1989 Masters – 1989 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT29CUTCUTT44T112T66T52T49CUTT27T61T60CUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007

  2. SI.com - Photo Gallery - Memorable Losing Streaks https://www.si.com/more-sports/photos/2011/08/27memorable-losing-streaks

  3. "Why Chip Beck has to sell his way to the Seniors Tour". https://www.independent.ie/sport/why-chip-beck-has-to-sell-his-way-to-the-seniors-tour-25900342.html

  4. "Southwest Florida golf: Chip Beck joining Grey Oaks; Kris Tamulis talks first LPGA win". http://archive.naplesnews.com/sports/golf/southwest-florida-golf-chip-beck-joining-grey-oaks-kris-tamulis-talks-first-lpga-win-ep-1286180409-337558951.html