| Rich Beem |
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| HEIGHT: |
5ft 8in |
| WEIGHT: |
165 |
| BIRTH DATE: |
August 24, 1970 |
| BIRTHPLACE: |
Phoenix, USA |
| RESIDENCE: |
El Paso, USA |
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| CAREER SUMMARY |
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1 MAJOR
2001 USPGA
3 US Tour wins
7th on 2003 US Money List
500/1 winner of 1999 Kemper Open
Quit game in 1995 to sell phones
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| USPGA PROFILE |
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| Beem produced one of the great USPGA moments when he held off a fast-finishing Tiger Woods to win last year's championship at Hazeltine. Beem had won the Sprint International on his previous start but few believed that the former cellular phone salesman could beat the world's best in the cauldron of a Major. Beem's ability to shock was first shown in 1999 when he appeared from nowhere to win the Kemper Open on just his 12th start on the PGA Tour. That sudden high proved impossible to follow and Beem suffered several years in the doldrums before he exploded again in 2002. A succesful defence seems unlikely given his moderate form in 2003 but with Beem it's foolish to rule anything out. |
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| FIVE-YEAR MAJORS RECORD |
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03 |
02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
| US Masters |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| US Open |
MC |
- |
MC |
- |
- |
| British Open |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
MC |
| US PGA |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
70 |
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| PGA RECORD |
| 02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
96 |
95 |
94 |
93 |
| 1 |
- |
- |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| MOST RECENT TOURNAMENTS |
| 15/6/03 |
US OPEN |
MC |
| 22/6/03 |
Buick Classic |
MC |
| 6/7/03 |
Western Open |
2 |
| 20/7/03 |
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
43 |
| 10/8/03 |
The International |
MC |
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