Incredible Finish Sees Rich Beem Make USPGA Cut

The 2002 USPGA Champion birdied five of his last six holes to make the cut at Bethpage Black

Incredible Finish Sees Rich Beem Make USPGA Cut

The 2002 USPGA Champion birdied five of his last six holes to make the cut at Bethpage Black

Incredible Finish Sees Rich Beem Make USPGA Cut

Rich Beem is in for the weekend at Bethpage Black after an incredible finish saw him make the USPGA Championship cut on the number.

The 2002 USPGA Champion was struggling after a five over par 75 on Thursday but five birdies in his last six holes meant he shot a 69 to make the cut at +4.

Beem beat the likes of Masters champion Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Bryson DeChambeau and Bubba Watson who will all be heading home after 36.

The American was nine over with nine holes to play and must have began thinking about a weekend in the commentary booth before catching fire on the back nine.

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His back nine 30 was only the seventh time he has shot that number for nine holes as a pro, an incredible feat considering he essentially retired a few years ago.

Beem lifted the Wanamaker in 2002. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

In 18 USPGA Championships, Beem has now made the cut seven times, which has included six missed cuts in his last seven appearances.

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He won his PGA Championship at Hazeltine in 2002, where he beat Tiger Woods by a single stroke.

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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV