Word: beman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...repeating a verse from Philippians: "I can do all things through Christ." Other contenders muttered less inspiring words. Al Geiberger rallied with a string of birdies but failed to sustain his charge. Bob Rosburg lost the lead on the 18th green when he blew a 4-ft. putt. Deane Beman, the leader after 36 holes, faded with rounds he described as "medium lousy...
...dropped in a sandy lie. He followed with his best stroke of the tournament, a lofting wedge shot that carried over a gaping bunker and rolled dead 3 ft. from the pin for an easy par. He finished with a 281 total, one stroke ahead of Geiberger, Rosburg and Beman...
...DEANE BEMAN, 29, 5 ft. 71 in., 150 Ibs., hardly qualifies, either by age or experience, as a neophyte to competitive golf. But Beman only turned pro last year, after a distinguished simon-pure career during which he won the U.S. Amateur (twice) and the British Amateur, played five times on the U.S. Walker Cup teams. Unlike the other newcomers to the tour, Beman is a short hitter, but he makes up for it with the uncanny accuracy of his approaches and putts, and last month he tied Arnold Palmer for first place at the $100,000 Bob Hope Desert...
...still the U.S. amateur champion (having beaten Dudley Wysong, 8 and 6, in 1961's final). He wasn't on hand to defend his title last week at Pinehurst, N.C., of course. But there were still enough big names to make a big list of favorites. Deane Beman, the 1960 winner, was there. So were Charles Coe (winner in '49 and '58), Harvie Ward ('55 and '56) and Ted Bishop ('46). There was North Carolina's own Billy Joe Patton, a perennial gallery favorite, and at 40 certainly the best amateur never...
Then, on succeeding days on varying holes, it was goodbye Mr. Beman, goodbye Mr. Ward, goodbye Mr. Chapman (and, along the way, goodbye Master Gerringer), all beaten by smooth-swinging youngsters who were in turn beaten by better ones. By the fifth round, only Mr. Patton was among the eight quarter-finalists. The others were all 25 or under, and the fact that Patton had come that far suddenly seemed a marvel of geriatrics. Billy Joe even made it through to the semifinals...