Darren Beck (born 14 July 1978) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour.
| Darren Beck | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 July 1978 South Africa |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Beck was born in South Africa and moved to Australia at the age of seven. He turned professional in 2004. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's qualifying school in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2005 and 2007. He won the Queensland PGA Championship in 2008 in Australia. Beck joined the Asian Tour in 2008 after going through qualifying school in 2007. He finished in 29th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season and recorded a runner-up finish at the Hero Honda Indian Open. He won his first tour event in 2009 at the Brunei Open in dramatic fashion. Beck was six strokes off the lead going into the final round and shot a 65 (−6) on Sunday to force a playoff with Gaganjeet Bhullar and Boonchu Ruangkit. Boonchu was eliminated on the second playoff hole and Beck won the tournament on the third playoff hole when he sunk a 10-foot birdie putt while Bhullar could only par the hole.[1]
Professional wins (3) edit
Asian Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Aug 2009 | Brunei Open | −13 (71-67-68-65=271) | Playoff |  Gaganjeet Bhullar,  Boonchu Ruangkit
|
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Brunei Open | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Boonchu Ruangkit
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole Ruangkit eliminated by par on second hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Oct 2019 | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | −16 (68-67-68-69=272) | 2 strokes | Jarryd Felton
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Other wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Oct 2008 | Callaway Hi-Lite Pro-Am | −9 (65-69=134) | 4 strokes | Brad Andrews, Marcus Cain
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Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2004
References edit
- ^ Beck Lifts Maiden Title Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Darren Beck at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Darren Beck at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
- Darren Beck at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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