Charlie Beljan

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Charlie Beljan
Personal information
Full nameCharlie Benjamin Beljan
Born (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 41)
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceMesa, Arizona, U.S.
Children1
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional2007
Former tours PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 64 (February 17, 2013) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other11
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2013
U.S. Open T18: 2015
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Gateway Tour
money list winner 		2009

Charlie Benjamin Beljan (born October 10, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Amateur career

Beljan was born in Mesa, Arizona. He won the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia. [2] He also won the 2006 Arizona Amateur. [3] Beljan played college golf at the University of New Mexico, where he won three times and was an All-American in 2007. [4]

Professional career

After graduating from New Mexico Beljan turned professional in 2007. He played on the Gateway Tour from 2008 to 2011, winning seven times, and he led the money list in 2009. He qualified for the U.S. Open in 2008 and 2009, but missed the cut both times. He earned his 2012 PGA Tour card by finishing in a tie for 13th at 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School.

Going into the 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, the final Tour event of the season and the last chance for a Tour card, Beljan was 139th on the Tour's money list with eight cuts made in 21 tournaments. During the second round he suffered a panic attack on the course and needed medical assistance, leaving the course en route to a hospital after the second round. Despite recommendations not to play, Beljan persevered and led or tied for the lead during the third and fourth rounds. Beljan won by two strokes over Robert Garrigus and Matt Every, earning him a two-year exemption. [5] Beljan finished 63rd on the money list. He also earned entry into invitationals reserved for the top-70 money earners, the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, and an invitation to the 2013 PGA Championship.

The win capped off a season for Beljan that included wrist surgery after Q School, marriage, fatherhood, and an earlier panic attack where he collapsed on an airplane on a flight home after the Reno-Tahoe Open. Beljan was the fourth rookie winner in 2012, after John Huh, Ted Potter Jr., and Jonas Blixt. Beljan nearly earned his second win at the 2013 Northern Trust Open, but made bogey on the second playoff hole.

Beljan had a medical extension on the PGA Tour until the Genesis Open in 2018. After this event, he lost his full membership of the Tour and was limited to Past Champion status for the remainder of the season. [6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Nov 11, 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic −16 (68-64-71-69=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Every, Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 Northern Trust Open Flag of the United States.svg John Merrick Lost to par on second extra hole

Gateway Tour wins (9)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 27, 2007 Desert Summer 7−15 (67-64-70=201)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Streelman
2Aug 17, 2007Desert Summer 9−14 (66-67-67=200)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Brian Kontak
3Aug 8, 2008 Desert Summer 8−13 (67-68-68=203)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Eric Meierdierks
4Feb 5, 2009Desert Winter 4−17 (67-68-64=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brady Stockton
5Feb 26, 2009Desert Winter 7−14 (67-68-67=202)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Brady Stockton
6Jun 5, 2009Desert Summer 1−16 (64-63-67=194)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kane Hanson, Flag of the United States.svg Chris Sessler
7Apr 10, 2010Winter Series Championship−13 (68-65-73-69=275)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Benoit Beisser
8Apr 8, 2011Arizona Series 10−19 (64-67-66=197)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Eric Meierdierks
9Apr 22, 2011Arizona Series 12−15 (66-64-71=201)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Younan-Wise

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUTT18
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 7 2013 Ending 17 Feb 2013" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur
  3. ↑ Past Arizona Amateur Champions Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "2008-09 Lobo Men's Golf Media Guide - Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Charlie Beljan claims first Tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Medical extensions: 2021–22 PGA Tour Priority Ranking". PGA Tour.
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