

After a first-round score of par 72, Beem shot up to the top of the leaderboard on day 2 with an impressive 6-under 66.įollowing a third-round 72, Beem was three shots behind leader Justin Leonard and two shots clear of a lurking Tiger Woods heading into the final round. He didn’t necessarily think he was going to win, but he did think he would perform well. Heading into the PGA Championship, Rich Beem was confident. By 2001, after years of partying and not taking the game as seriously as he should, Beem struggled, was out of the top 125 on the money list, and was staring down a return trip to Q school. His excitement, however, was short lived. The unproven rookie shocked the golf world as he went wire-to-wire at the Kemper Open claiming his first PGA Tour victory. Then, in late May, Beem caught lightning in a bottle. By May, the unsponsored 28-year-old Beem missed cut after cut and barely registered on the money list. For the first four months, it went as well as you might have expected. Surprisingly, he performed well enough to earn his PGA Tour card and began playing in 1999.

Inspired by Hayes, in the fall of 1998, Beem entered the pressure-packed grind known as the PGA Tour’s three-stage qualifying tournament. Hayes, who had won his first PGA tournament, the 1998 Buick Classic. In 1998, that changed when Beem watched the members of El Paso Country Club, where Beem worked as an assistant pro, celebrate the victory of member J.P. But success didn’t come early on, and before long Beem found himself selling cell phones and car stereos in Seattle. Spotify: /MjUcepgTPU- No Laying Up March 23, 2020 Plus, Anthony Kim! Enjoyed this one a ton
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From working in a pro shop, to selling car stereos, to staring down Tiger on a major championship.
