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Frank Beard
Frank Beard
Personal information
Full name	Frank J. Beard
Born	May 1, 1939 (age 70); Dallas, Texas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1962
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	11
Champions Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships;
The Masters	T5: 1968
U.S. Open	3rd/T3: 1965, 1975
Open Championship	T19: 1972
PGA Championship	T6: 1968
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour; leading money winner	1969

For other persons named Frank Beard, see Frank Beard (disambiguation).

Frank J. Beard (born May 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer.

Beard was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he graduated in 1957. He won the state golf championship that year, one of five (football, tennis, golf, track and swimming) state championships won by the school in a record setting year. He attended the University of Florida.

Beard turned professional in 1962. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1969 with earnings of $164,707. He has eleven wins on the tour including victories in the Tournament of Champions in 1967 and 1970. He was a member of the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup in 1969 and 1971 and had a 2-3-3 win-loss-half record. After turning fifty he played on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour), where he won the 1990 Murata Reunion Pro-Am.

Beard is probably best known as the author of "Pro", the story of his year on the tour in 1969. The book revealed many of the more mundane parts of life on the pro tour for the middle tier of golfers with families. It was humorous and insightful, showing the human side of these talented men.

Beard has also worked as a golf commentator on ESPN.

[edit] Professional wins (14)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 10, 1963	Frank Sinatra Open Invitational	-6 (68-72-69-69=278)	1 stroke	Jerry Steelsmith
2	Apr 18, 1965	Texas Open Invitational	-10 (70-67-65-68=270)	3 strokes	Gardner Dickinson
3	May 16, 1966	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	-12 (68-71-70-67=276)	2 strokes	Gardner Dickinson
4	Apr 16, 1967	Tournament of Champions	-6 (65-68-74-71=278)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer
5	May 7, 1967	Houston Champions International	-10 (67-70-70-67=274)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer
6	Jul 9, 1967	500 Festival Open Invitation	-9 (70-71-69-69=279)	3 strokes	Rod Funseth, Rives McBee
7	Jul 13, 1969	Minnesota Golf Classic	-15 (69-67-67-66=269)	7 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Hugh Inggs
8	Aug 3, 1969	Westchester Classic	-13 (69-72-67-67=275)	1 stroke	Bert Greene
9	Apr 26, 1970	Tournament of Champions	-15 (70-64-68-71=273)	7 strokes	Billy Casper, Tony Jacklin, Gary Player
10	Aug 9, 1970	American Golf Classic	-4 (73-65-67-71=276)	2 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Bruce Crampton, Jack Nicklaus
11	May 2, 1971	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	-12 (70-71-67-68=276)	1 stroke	Hubert Green