Chip Beck

Chip Beck
Personal information
Full name	Charles Henry Beck
Nickname	Chip
Born	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67) Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Lake Forest, Illinois
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	1978
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	8 (February 12, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1993
PGA Championship	T5: 1990
U.S. Open	T2: 1986, 1989
The Open Championship	T12: 1992
Achievements and awards
Vardon Trophy 1988 Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year 2011

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. ^[2]

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. He is also noted for his stellar play at the 1991 Ryder Cup held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort and is a three-time Ryder Cup participant, also playing in 1989 and 1993 at The Belfry Golf & Country Club in Sutton Coldfield, England. 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. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[5]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (4)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1988	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Bob Lohr	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
2	1991	Buick Open	Brad Faxon	Lost to par on first extra hole

Japan Senior Tour wins (1)

• 2007 Kinojyo Senior Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament				T32	CUT			T12	T21	T8
U.S. Open	T58	CUT	T12	T10	T21		T2	CUT	21	T2
The Open Championship			CUT						T28	T26
PGA Championship			CUT	T23	T25	CUT	T16	T57	T31	T34

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Masters Tournament	T39	CUT	CUT	2	T15	T35
U.S. Open	T29	CUT	CUT	T25	T25	CUT			CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T17	T12	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T5	T23	CUT	CUT	T36	T44

  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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	0	1	2	5	11	8
U.S. Open	0	2	0	2	3	8	16	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	1	4	14	10
Totals	0	3	0	4	6	19	49	32

• 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

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T29	CUT	CUT	T44	T11	2	T66	T52	T49	CUT	T27	T61	T60	CUT

  Top 10

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

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Dunhill Cup: 1988
• Four Tours World Championship: 1988 (winners), 1989 (winners)
• Ryder Cup: 1989 (tie), 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)

See also

• Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• Fall 1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• Lowest rounds of golf

References

1. "Week 06 1989 Ending 12 Feb 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
2. "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
3. SI.com - Photo Gallery - Memorable Losing Streaks
4. "Why Chip Beck has to sell his way to the Seniors Tour".
5. "Southwest Florida golf: Chip Beck joining Grey Oaks; Kris Tamulis talks first LPGA win".

External links

• Chip Beck at the PGA Tour official site
• Chip Beck at the Official World Golf Ranking official site