Darren Beck

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Darren Beck
Personal information
Born (1978-07-14) 14 July 1978 (age 46)
South Africa
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other1

Darren Beck (born 14 July 1978) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour.

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Early life

Beck was born in South Africa. He moved to Australia at the age of seven.

Professional career

In 2004, Beck turned professional. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's qualifying school in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2005 and 2007. He won the 2008 Callaway Hi-Lite Pro-Am in Australia.

Beck joined the Asian Tour in 2008 after going through qualifying school in 2007. He finished in 29th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season and recorded a runner-up finish at the Hero Honda Indian Open. He won his first tour event in 2009 at the Brunei Open in dramatic fashion. Beck was six strokes off the lead going into the final round and shot a 65 (−6) on Sunday to force a playoff with Gaganjeet Bhullar and Boonchu Ruangkit. Boonchu was eliminated on the second playoff hole and Beck won the tournament on the third playoff hole when he sunk a 10-foot birdie putt while Bhullar could only par the hole. [1]

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
12 Aug 2009 Brunei Open −13 (71-67-68-65=271)Playoff Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar, Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2009 Brunei Open Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar, Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit Won with birdie on third extra hole
Ruangkit eliminated by par on second hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
113 Oct 2019 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship −16 (68-67-68-69=272)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Felton

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
14 Oct 2008Callaway Hi-Lite Pro-Am−9 (65-69=134)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Andrews, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Cain

Team appearances

Amateur

References