Chip Beck

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Chip Beck
Personal information
Full nameCharles Henry Beck
NicknameChip
Born (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 68)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 8 (February 12, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Other1
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]

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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. [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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Feb 28, 1988 Los Angeles Open −17 (65-69-65-68=267)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mac O'Grady
2Apr 24, 1988 USF&G Classic −26 (69-64-65-64=262)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins
3Jul 29, 1990 Buick Open −16 (66-70-71-65=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald, Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin,
Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller
4Apr 5, 1992 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic −12 (67-65-74-70=276)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman, Flag of the United States.svg Mike Standly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1988 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lohr Lost to par on fifth extra hole
2 1991 Buick Open Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon Lost to par on first extra hole

Japan Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T32CUTT12T21T8
U.S. Open T58CUTT12T10T21T2CUT21T2
The Open Championship CUTT28T26
PGA Championship CUTT23T25CUTT16T57T31T34
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
Masters Tournament T39CUTCUT2T15T35
U.S. Open T29CUTCUTT25T25CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT17T12CUTCUT
PGA Championship T5T23CUTCUTT36T44
  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 Tournament 010125118
U.S. Open 0202381610
The Open Championship 00000284
PGA Championship 0001141410
Totals03046194932

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT29CUTCUTT44T112T66T52T49CUTT27T61T60CUT
  Top 10

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

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

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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".
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