Freddie Beck

Alfred Gibson Beck (26 January 1904 – August 1987)[1] was an English professional golfer. He was generally known as Freddie. He was the son of a professional golfer, Alfred Ward Beck (known as Fred). Freddie had a younger brother William Arthur Beck (known as Arthur) and an uncle, Thomas Helier Beck, who were also professional golfers.

Freddie Beck
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Gibson Beck
Born(1904-01-26)26 January 1904
Filey, Yorkshire, England
DiedAugust 1987 (aged 83)
Yorkshire, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT21: 1934

Beck was born in Filey where his father was the professional for 47 years until he retired in 1946. He was an assistant to his father before moving to Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club in 1926 and to Sherwood Forest Golf Club in 1929. In 1946 he moved to Leicestershire Golf Club.

Beck reached the semi-final of the 1929 News of the World Match Play at Wentworth.[2] He won the Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship in 1937 having been runner-up the previous year.[3][4] Beck played for England in the Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship T54 CUT CUT T25 T21 T27 CUT 31
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT CUT CUT

Note: Beck only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ7-57P9
  2. "Abe Mitchell beats Compston – Thrills at Wentworth in £1040 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1929. p. 19.
  3. "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 9 April 1936. p. 6.
  4. "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 14 April 1937. p. 6.
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