
2004 Did not post a top-25 for first time in six seasons.2003 Finished 15th at the Masters Tournament.2002 Had a career year on TOUR, finishing seventh on the money list with season earnings of $2,938,365.2002 Won the Hyundai Team Matches with Peter Lonard.This victory helped establish Beem in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In the fourth round, Beem fended off Tiger Woods, who birdied his last four holes but finished one shot behind Beem, who shot a final round 68 to Woods’ 67. In the third round, he again shot 72 and was the second-place player, three strokes behind leader Justin Leonard. He shot a par 72 in the first round but followed that with a six-under 66 in the second round to pull into a five-way tie for first place. 2002 Two weeks later, won the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, one of golf’s four major tournaments.2002 Career took a further leap forward with a victory at The International in Castle Rock, Colorado.2001 The book Bud, Sweat and Tees: A Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour by Alan Shipnuck, which profiled Rich’s rookie year on the PGA Tour and the often-wild lifestyle of him and his caddie, Steve Duplantis.1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament: Earned status on TOUR for the 1999 season with a T8 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs, Calif.1998 Played mini-tour events in the Sun Country PGA Section and was named Player of the Year after victories in Socorro and Truth or Consequences.1998 First Biggest first-place check was $5,000 he earned for winning Conrad Hilton Open in Socorro, New Mexico.3 PGA Tour wins (Kemper Open, The International and the PGA Championship).
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He worked in the pro shop at the El Paso Country Club until join the PGA Tour in 1999. He later regained interest after watching fellow El Paso, Texas resident, J. He quit the temporarily in 1995 to work in Seattle selling car stereos and cell phones.


Grew up in El Paso, Texas Beem turned professional in 1994. High School: Las Cruces High School (NM) 1988
