Chip Beck

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]

Chip Beck
Personal information
Full nameCharles Henry Beck
NicknameChip
Born (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceLake Forest, Illinois
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1978
Retired2015
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

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
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
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
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
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament010125118
U.S. Open0202381610
The Open Championship00000284
PGA Championship0001141410
Totals03046194932
  • 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

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
  3. SI.com - Photo Gallery - Memorable Losing Streaks
  4. https://www.independent.ie/sport/why-chip-beck-has-to-sell-his-way-to-the-seniors-tour-25900342.html
  5. http://archive.naplesnews.com/sports/golf/southwest-florida-golf-chip-beck-joining-grey-oaks-kris-tamulis-talks-first-lpga-win-ep-1286180409-337558951.html
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