Jump to content

Chip Beck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 nationality United States
ResidenceLake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking8 (February 12, 1989)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament2nd: 1993
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1990
U.S. OpenT2: 1986, 1989
The Open ChampionshipT12: 1992
Achievements and awards
Vardon Trophy1988
Champions Tour
Comeback Player of the Year		2011

Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American professional golfer. 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]

Early life and amateur career

[edit]

Beck was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was a three-time All-American at the University of Georgia.

Professional career

[edit]

Beck's early professional career was very strong. He finished joint runner-up at the 1986 U.S. Open and 1989 U.S. Open. Beck was a three-time Ryder Cup participant during this era, playing in the 1989 Ryder Cup, 1991 Ryder Cup, and 1993 Ryder Cup. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1988.

He shot a round of 59 in the third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational at the par-72 Sunrise Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the second 59 in the history of the PGA Tour. Beck's round included 5 pars and 13 birdies. This included a three-foot birdie on the 18th hole. Beck finished tied for third in the tournament.

Beck was also the solo runner-up at the 1993 Masters, four behind champion Bernhard Langer.

His later career was very weak. He missed 46 consecutive PGA Tour cuts from 1997 to 1998 and eventually left the PGA Tour to become an insurance salesman.[3][4]

Beck 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 hole-in-one in the history of the developmental tour and second recorded in the history of the PGA Tour umbrella combined.

In 2006, Beck became eligible for the Champions Tour and enjoyed newfound success. In 2015, he stepped away from competition to become an ambassador at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, Florida.[5]

Personal life

[edit]

Beck currently resides in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Professional wins (5)

[edit]

PGA Tour wins (4)

[edit]
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 United States Mac O'Grady
2 Apr 24, 1988 USF&G Classic −26 (69-64-65-64=262) 7 strokes United States Lanny Wadkins
3 Jul 29, 1990 Buick Open −16 (66-70-71-65=272) 1 stroke United States Mike Donald, United States Hale Irwin,
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
4 Apr 5, 1992 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic −12 (67-65-74-70=276) 1 stroke Australia Greg Norman, United States Mike Standly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

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

Japan Senior Tour wins (1)

[edit]

Results in major championships

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

Professional

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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".
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chip_Beck&oldid=1292801592"