Alex Beach
- PGA Championship Appearances
- 4
- Age
- 32
- Turned Pro
- 2012
- Hometown
- Stamford, Conn.
- College
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Team of 20
- PGA Section
- Metropolitan
- Home Club
- Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY
- PGA Classification
- A-8, PGA Assistant Professional
Bio
Will be playing in fifth PGA Championship (2017, 2019-22) in the last six years after emerged from a four-players-for-three-spots playoff at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas…Winner of the 2019 PGA Professional Championship, becoming the second left-hander and the second PGA Golf Management University Program alum to capture the national title...Winner of the 2019 National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, becoming the first PGA Member to win both the PPC and Assistant PPC in the same calendar year...Member of the victorious 2019 U.S. PGA Cup Team...2016 New Jersey PGA Player of the Year...Winner, 2016 New Jersey PGA Section Professional Championship...In the 2016 PGA Professional Championship, was departing for the Championship at Turning Stone Resort and ended up in the Emergency Room with a blood clot in his left leg...He still competed at Turning Stone, missing the cut and called it "the most mentally and physically painful thing I've ever done."...Was forced to wear a compression sock every day and will remain on blood thinners for life due to competing that week (took Beach three months before he could walk without pain)...Beach is ambidextrous, and says that he can swing a golf club better right-handed most days...Has served at some of the country's finest venues: Congressional Country Club; Burning Tree; Desert Mountain, The Ridgewood Country Club and Baltusrol...2017 New Jersey PGA Section Player of the Year...2017 Titleist Staff Player of the Year...2017 New Jersey PGA Section Professional Champion (2nd year in a row)...2017 Turnpike Team Captain (2nd year in a row)...is a 2012 graduate of the University of Nebraska’s Professional Golf Management program.
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| R1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 73 |
| R2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 78 |
Stats
| Strokes Gained | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off the Tee | -2.001 | -1.293 | - | - | - |
| Approach the Green | 0.774 | -0.354 | - | - | - |
| Around the Green | -0.769 | -2.625 | - | - | - |
| Tee to Green | -1.996 | -4.271 | - | - | - |
| Putting | 1.829 | -1.126 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | -0.167 | -5.397 | - | - | - |
| Driving | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 337.7 | 301.9 | - | - | - |
| Driving Accuracy | 50.00% | 28.57% | - | - | - |
| Longest Drive | 348 | 315 | - | - | - |
| Approach | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greens in Regulation | 50.00% | 50.00% | - | - | - |
Previous Performances
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| R1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 73 |
| R2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 78 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| R1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 75 |
| R2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 86 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| R1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 73 |
| R2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 71 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| R1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 77 |
| R2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 75 |