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Excellent ball striker...short game and putting continue to improve...has 12 sub-par rounds and nine rounds of below 70 in his career.
FALL 2007: Did not compete due to illness...AS A JUNIOR
2006-07: Averaged 72.3 over 16 rounds in five events...finished tied for 13th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (69-75-68 - 212, -1)...tied for 17th at the Husky Invitational as an individual (79-69-69 - 217, +1)...tied for 30th at the NCAA West Regionals (71-68-69 - 208, -8).
2005-06: Redshirted the season.
2004-05: Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 after finishing tied for fifth at the Pac-10 Championship, shooting 69-69-72-72 - 282 (-2)...played in 10 events during the year, averaging 75.0... tied for 27th (73-73-73 - 219, +6) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational...finished tied for 37th at the Ashworth Invitational with a score of 223, (77-72-74, +10).
2003-04: Averaged 74.7 over 22 rounds in seven events...shot a career best 69 in the third round at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in the fall, where he tied for 12th place...his final round 69 was instrumental in the Bears' come from behind victory...tied for 40th at the Pac-10 Championships with an even-par 72 in the third round for a 308...played in all but one fall tournament...finished tied for 23rd at the Windon Memorial Classic (77-73-72 - 222, +6).
AMATEUR: In 2007, won the prestigious Royal Oaks Invitational by chipping in on the first playoff hole (74-71-68 - 213)...finished second at the Memorial Amateur (66-74-68 - 208)...tied for the third at the California State Fair (68-67-71 206)...finished sixth at the Simi City Amateur (69-72 - 141)...finished seventh at the Eastern Amateur (68-67-67-71 - 273)...finished 29th at the Scratch Players Championship (72-68-74-73 - 287)...in 2006, won the Ventura City and set the tournament record by shooting 64-64 - 128...finished second in the Memorial Amateur (69-75-66 - 210)...finished eighth at the Simi Valley City Championship (71-73 - 144)...tied for 13th at the Alameda Commuters (70-72 - 142)...finished 48th at the Eastern Amateur (75-68-71-69 - 283)...advanced to the Round of 16 in the San Francisco City Championship...qualified for California Golf Association Amateur Championship (71)...in the summer 2005 included finishing 23rd at the Southern California Golf Association Amateur, shooting 293 (69-80-73-71)...placed 19th at the Memorial Amateur (73-71-72)...in fall 2005, finished 32nd at the California State Fair, including a 64 in round one to tie the course record...placed eighth at Santa Rosa City (146), third in Roddy Ranch Championship (151) and fourth at Livermore City Championship (144)...in the summer of 2004 placed seventh at the Ventura City Amateur, shooting 145...was eighth at the U.S. Amateur Pub Links qualifier with a 141...placed fifth at the SCGA qualifier, shooting 71...was 40th at the California State Fair with a 218...finished eighth at the 2003 AJGA Las Vegas...placed third at the 2002 AJGA Marshalia Ranch...finished seventh at the 2002 AJGA Heather Farr...won the 2002 Ventura County Tournament of Champions (72-69).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Oak Park High School...twice named Tri-Valley League MVP (2002-2003)...selected to the Tri-Valley first team all four years of high school...tabbed as All-Ventura County and first-team All-Valley in 2002 and 2003...high school team was Tri-Valley League champions in 2000, 2001 and 2003...team was a CIF finalist in 2000...had a 72.8 scoring average his senior year...received a bronze medal after competing in the Maccabi Games of 1998 in Detroit, Mich.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Lawrence Beck...majoring in American studies...parents are Bruce and Robin Beck...cousins Morgan Beck and Garrett Beck also attend Cal and are on the women's volleyball team and men's crew team, respectively... father played baseball at Pepperdine... born Dec. 12, 1984 in Tarzana, Calif.
Beck's Career Stats
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Avg | Low Round | Top Finish |
| 2003-04 | 22 | 1644 | 74.7 | 69 | T12/MacKenzie Invtiational |
| 2004-05 | 28 | 2100 | 75.0 | 69 | T5/Pac-10 Championship |
| 2006-07 | 16 | 1157 | 72.3 | 68 | T13/Alister McKenzie |
| Totals | 66 | 4901 | 74.3 | 68 | T5/Pac-10 Championship |
Bear Bites
| Question | Answer |
| Actor to portray me in golf movie: | Sean William Scott [Stifler]. |
| Fantasy foursome: | Anyone as long as my Dad is in the group. |
| The best thing about the Cal Men's Golf team is: | The great courses we play and the meals during trips. |
| Most memorable Cal moment: | Winning the National Championship in 2004. |
| If I could go back and give myself advice at age 15: | Work harder on my short game. |
| If only one food for a year: | In n' Out. |
| When I'm not studying or playing golf I like: | Bodyboarding. |
| I chose to play golf over other sports because: | Only you can control how successful you are. |
| The one tournament I'd like to win the most is: | The Masters. |
| Favorite golf course I've played: | Pebble Beach & San Francisco Golf Club. |
| Coach Desimone is: | Going to lose his throne in putting matches. |
| My best halloween costume: | A big giant banana. |
