Chip Beck

Chip Beck
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Charles Henry Beck
Nickname	Chip
Born	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Lake Forest, Illinois
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	1978
Retired	2015
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1993
U.S. Open	T2: 1986, 1989
The Open Championship	T12: 1992
PGA Championship	T5: 1990
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.

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 sell insurance.

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 join the staff at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, Florida.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-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, Greg Standly

PGA Tour playoff record (0-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	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

Senior wins (1)

• 2007 Kinojyo Senior Open (Japan)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32	CUT	DNP	DNP	T12	T21	T8
U.S. Open	T58	CUT	T12	T10	T21	DNP	T2	CUT	21	T2
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T28	T26
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	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	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T29	CUT	CUT	T25	T25	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T17	T12	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T5	T23	CUT	CUT	T36	T44	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

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)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Dunhill Cup: 1988
• Ryder Cup: 1989 (tie), 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)

External links

• Chip Beck at the PGA Tour official site