American golfer Chip Beck Personal information Full name| Charles Henry Beck Nickname| Chip Born| (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 66) 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 | Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American 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.[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] ## Contents * 1 Professional wins (5) * 1.1 PGA Tour wins (4) * 1.2 Japan Senior Tour wins (1) * 2 Results in major championships * 2.1 Summary * 3 Results in The Players Championship * 4 U.S. national team appearances * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 External links ## 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 | 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)[edit] * 2007 Kinojyo Senior Open ## 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 * Dunhill Cup: 1988 * Four Tours World Championship: 1988 (winners), 1989 (winners) * Ryder Cup: 1989 (tie), 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners) ## See also[edit] * Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates * Fall 1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates * Lowest rounds of golf ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Week 06 1989 Ending 12 Feb 1989" (pdf). 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Retrieved December 20, 2018. 2. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking 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[edit] * Chip Beck at the PGA Tour official site * Chip Beck at the Official World Golf Ranking official site Chip Beck in the Ryder Cup * v * t * e United States Ryder Cup team – 1989 * Paul Azinger * Chip Beck * Mark Calcavecchia * Fred Couples * Ken Green * Tom Kite * Mark McCumber * Mark O'Meara * Payne Stewart * Curtis Strange * Lanny Wadkins * Tom Watson * Raymond Floyd (non-playing captain) Tied: 14 - 14 * v * t * e United States Ryder Cup team – 1991 * Paul Azinger * Chip Beck * Mark Calcavecchia * Fred Couples * Raymond Floyd * Hale Irwin * Wayne Levi * Mark O'Meara * Steve Pate * Corey Pavin * Payne Stewart * Lanny Wadkins * Dave Stockton (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 - 13.5 * v * t * e United States Ryder Cup team – 1993 * Paul Azinger * Chip Beck * John Cook * Fred Couples * Raymond Floyd * Jim Gallagher Jr. * Lee Janzen * Tom Kite * Davis Love III * Corey Pavin * Payne Stewart * Lanny Wadkins * Tom Watson (non-playing captain) Won: 15 - 13 Authority control General| * ISNI * 1 * VIAF * 1 * WorldCat National libraries| * United States Other| * Social Networks and Archival Context *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template