Alfred Gibson Beck (26 January 1904 – August 1987) was an English

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. He was generally known as Freddie. He was the son of a professional golfer, Alfred Ward Beck (known as Fred). Freddie had a younger brother William Arthur Beck (known as Arthur) and an uncle, Thomas Helier Beck, who were also professional golfers. Beck was born in

Filey Filey () is a seaside town and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing ...

where his father was the professional for 47 years until he retired in 1946. He was an assistant to his father before moving to Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club in 1926 and to Sherwood Forest Golf Club in 1929. In 1946 he moved to Leicestershire Golf Club. Beck reached the semi-final of the 1929

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at Wentworth. He won the Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship in 1937 having been runner-up the previous year. Beck played for England in the

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in 1938.

Tournament wins

*1937 Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Beck only played in The Open Championship.''
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing England): 1938 (winners)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Freddie English male golfers People from Filey 1904 births 1987 deaths