Cameron Beckman
Cameron Beckman | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Cameron Reid Beckman |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota | February 15, 1970
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
Spouse | Jennifer |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | Texas Lutheran University |
Turned professional | 1993 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Highest ranking | 76 (March 17, 2002)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T53: 2002 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2000, 2009 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2004 |
Cameron Reid Beckman (born February 15, 1970) is an American professional golfer.
Beckman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in the Twin Cities' suburb of Burnsville. He graduated from Burnsville Senior High School in 1988. He attended Texas Lutheran University, where he majored in Art and was a member of the golf team. Beckman was the 1991 NAIA individual champion. He graduated and turned pro in 1993.[2]
Beckman was the 1994 Lone Star Tour Player of the Year.[2] He earned his first win on the PGA Tour at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2001. Seven years later, at the 2008 Frys.com Open at the in Scottsdale, Arizona, Beckman shot a final round 63 to force a playoff against Kevin Sutherland. Beckman won the tournament with a par on the second playoff hole to get his second PGA Tour win and secure his card for the 2009 and 2010 PGA Tour seasons. He earned his third PGA Tour title at the 2010 Mayakoba Golf Classic with a two-stroke win over 54-hole leader Joe Durant and Tour rookie Brian Stuard. Beckman finished with a three-under-par 67. The event was held at the Mayakoba Resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.[3]
Beckman lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.
In July 2021, Beckman won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, New York, defeating Ernie Els by one stroke. This win gave him full status on the PGA Tour Champions until 2022. This was his first win in 4,151 days, since he won the Mayakoba Golf Classic on the PGA Tour in 2010.[4]
Professional wins (5)[]
PGA Tour wins (3)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Nov 4, 2001 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | −19 (66-69-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | Chad Campbell |
2 | Oct 26, 2008 | Frys.com Open | −18 (69-66-64-63=262) | Playoff | Kevin Sutherland |
3 | Feb 21, 2010 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | −15 (65-68-69-67=269) | 2 strokes | Joe Durant, Brian Stuard |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2008 | Frys.com Open | Kevin Sutherland | Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 2013 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Woody Austin, Daniel Summerhays | Austin won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)[]
- 1998 Texas State Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 4, 2021 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −12 (67-69-68=204) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | T53 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Beckman never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship[]
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T26 | T73 | WD | T66 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships[]
Tournament | 2009 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T64 |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
Results in senior major championships[]
Tournament | 2021 |
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The Tradition | T42 |
Senior PGA Championship | T72 |
Senior Players Championship | T63 |
U.S. Senior Open | CUT |
The Senior Open Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also[]
- 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References[]
- ^ "Week 11 2002 Ending 17 Mar 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Cameron Beckman – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Cameron Beckman wins Mayakoba Golf Classic". The Los Angeles Times. February 22, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Strege, John (July 5, 2021). "Cameron Beckman, with an assist from his sister, delivers the unlikeliest of victories over a Hall of Famer". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
External links[]
- Cameron Beckman at the PGA Tour official site
- Cameron Beckman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Golfers from Minneapolis
- Golfers from San Antonio
- People from Burnsville, Minnesota
- 1970 births
- Living people