Freddie Beck
| Freddie Beck | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alfred Gibson Beck |
| Born | 26 January 1904 Filey, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | August 1987 (aged 83) Yorkshire, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T21: 1934 |
Alfred Gibson Beck (26 January 1904 – August 1987)[1] was an English professional golfer. He was generally known as Freddie. He was the son of a professional golfer, Alfred Ward Beck (known as Fred). Freddie had a younger brother William Arthur Beck (known as Arthur) and an uncle, Thomas Helier Beck, who were also professional golfers.
Beck was born in Filey where his father was the professional for 47 years until he retired in 1946. He was an assistant to his father before moving to Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club in 1926 and to Sherwood Forest Golf Club in 1929. In 1946 he moved to Leicestershire Golf Club.
Beck reached the semi-final of the 1929 News of the World Match Play at Wentworth.[2] He won the Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship in 1937 having been runner-up the previous year.[3][4] Beck played for England in the Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938.
Tournament wins[edit]
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T54 | CUT | CUT | T25 | T21 | T27 | CUT | 31 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Beck only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances[edit]
- Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing England): 1938 (winners)
References[edit]
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Abe Mitchell beats Compston – Thrills at Wentworth in £1040 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1929. p. 19.
- ^ "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 9 April 1936. p. 6.
- ^ "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 14 April 1937. p. 6.