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The Gog Blog by Rory Spears (L) with Champions Tour golfer Chip Beck in the White Pines Golf Dome. Follow Rory on facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy.
It’s always good catching up with Chip Beck, he is one of the most upbeat peopleyou will ever meet. There is never a bad day on the course with Chip, it’s just too bad he doesn’t get to play in more golf tournaments, to media people he can be a real breath of fresh-air.
Beck got off to a bad start in round 1 of the Senior PGA this week at Harbor Shores, he carded a 5 over par 76. Druing todays round 2, the birdies started to drop, Beck got to 4 under par and needed just one more birdie to stay for the weekend. Instead what he got was 1 more bogey. He had birdie changes on the last two holes, but that little round ball just would not fall in the cup. beck missed the cut by two shots.
It’s falling for Rocco Mediate who after 36 holes is 14 under par and has a 4 shot lead over Gene Sauers who is at 10 under par after a 63 in round 1, on the Par 71 Harbor Shores Golf Course. Bernhard Langer is lurking in third place at 9 under par, along with two-time defending champion Colin Montgomerie and PGA Sr. Club Pro-Champion John DalCorobbo an assistant professional the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club located at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway home of this Sunday’s 500.
DalCorobbo has a secret weapon this week, he has Mistwood Golf Club professional Brian Brodell on his bag.
Kenny Perry just loves the par 5 fifth hole at Harbor Shores, after an eagle in round 1, he made double eagle in round two. Perry hit a 5-iron from 227 on the 556 yard hole, that he is 5 under par on in just two rounds.
Mike “Radar” Reid, last seen in the Chicago area crawling out of Kemper Lakes after his final round collapse in the 1989 PGA Championship, recorded the first Ace of the championship when he holed a 7-iron from 172 yards on thr second hole,his 11th of the day after a back nine first start.
Rounds 3 and 4 this weekend at Harbor Shores, with the cut falling at Even par, the lowest ever in the championship.
While it’s too bad Beck didn’t survive the cut, our interview with him is now cutup and posted below.
Click here to hear our interview with tour professional and Chicago’s very own Chip Beck. One of the best.
The Senior PGA Championship will be shown this weekend on the Golf Channel and NBC, for times see local listings.