Biography of Rich Beem -

Rich Beem (born August 24, 1970 in Phoenix,
Arizona, USA), is a golf|golfer who turned
professional in 1994.

His early career was largely unassuming, and even
broken up by a spell in Seattle selling car
stereos and cell phones to make ends meet.

This changed in 2002, when Beem won that year's
PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf
Club|Hazeltine National, one of golf's four major
tournaments. His victory came at the expense of
Tiger Woods, who was one shot behind.

Until this win, Beem was best known for the book
Bud, Sweat and Tees : A Walk on the Wild Side of
the PGA Tour by Alan Shipnuck, which profiled his
rookie year on the PGA TOUR and the often wild
lifestyle of him and his caddy, Steve Duplantis. 
Since his PGA Championship win, he has been unable
to have any type of follow-up success on the PGA
Tour.

His other tournament victories include the 1999
Kemper Open and 2002 INTERNATIONAL.

==External links==

* http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/149682 PGA
Tour biography
* http://www.golfstarsonline.com/B/Rich_Beem/ Golf
Stars Online Directory of interviews, websites and
feature articles with or about Rich Beem

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Biography of Rich Beem -