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Svou existenci na US PGA Tour zachraňoval v jednom z posledních turnajů US PGA Tour 2008 Cameron Beckman. A úspěšně!

38letý Cameron Beckman musel na turnaji Frys.com Open zachraňovat svou kůži na US PGA Tour. Zatím totiž jeho výsledky nebyly nijak přesvědčivé. Nakonec puttem do paru na druhé jamce rozehrávky rozesmutnil Kevina Sutherlanda. "Byl to velmi těžký rok. Dokonce jsem uvažoval o tom, že s golfem skončím," vážně pokyvoval hlavou Beckman. "Cítil jsem se mizerně. A teď nejsem schopen vyjádřit, jak šťastné pocity zažívám." Beckman byl 176. na Money Listu a 447. na Světovém žebříčku. Dokonce už vyplnil přihlášku na Q-School na US PGA Tour 2009. Ale tento turnaj vše změnil. I když to nevypadalo. Ještě po první devítce zaostával za Sutherlandem o čtyři rány. Pak však Beckman zahrál pět birdie na následujících sedmi jamkách a výsledek Sutherlanda dotáhl. Následovala rozehrávka. V ní Beckman na druhé jamce dokázal proměnit vítězný putt a připsal si nečekaný triumf na Frys.com Open. Výsledky: Frys.com Open played Oct. 23-26 at the par-70, 7,125-yard Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Note: x-won in playoff):
| 1. x-Cameron Beckman | $900,000 | | 69-66-64-63--262 | | | -18 | | 2. Kevin Sutherland | 540,000 | | 67-66-63-66--262 | | | -18 | | 3. Mathew Goggin | 340,000 | | 69-63-68-63--263 | | | -17 | | 4. Mike Weir | 206,667 | | 66-68-69-63--266 | | | -14 | | 4. J.J. Henry | 206,667 | | 65-69-68-64--266 | | | -14 | | 4. Arron Oberholser | 206,667 | | 65-64-71-66--266 | | | -14 | | 7. Pat Perez | 150,625 | | 71-66-67-63--267 | | | -13 | | 7. Michael Sim | 150,625 | | 72-63-68-64--267 | | | -13 | | 7. Steve Allan | 150,625 | | 67-63-68-69--267 | | | -13 | | 7. Paul Goydos | 150,625 | | 70-62-66-69--267 | | | -13 | | 11. Aaron Baddeley | 102,500 | | 67-70-66-65--268 | | | -12 | | 11. Davis Love III | 102,500 | | 69-67-67-65--268 | | | -12 | | 11. Brenden Pappas | 102,500 | | 69-69-64-66--268 | | | -12 | | 11. Woody Austin | 102,500 | | 69-65-65-69--268 | | | -12 | | 11. Bob Tway | 102,500 | | 69-67-64-68--268 | | | -12 | | 11. George McNeill | 102,500 | | 68-63-66-71--268 | | | -12 | | 17. Sean O'Hair | 75,000 | | 68-65-69-67--269 | | | -11 | | 17. Billy Mayfair | 75,000 | | 69-64-68-68--269 | | | -11 | | 17. Steve Elkington | 75,000 | | 66-67-68-68--269 | | | -11 | | 20. Robert Garrigus | 48,944 | | 66-66-71-67--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Charley Hoffman | 48,944 | | 70-65-69-66--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Peter Lonard | 48,944 | | 69-70-64-67--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Rod Pampling | 48,944 | | 70-68-65-67--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Bill Haas | 48,944 | | 66-68-68-68--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Nick Watney | 48,944 | | 69-67-66-68--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Todd Hamilton | 48,944 | | 69-69-64-68--270 | | | -10 | | 20. Brad Elder | 48,944 | | 68-63-70-69--270 | | | -10 | | 20. John Mallinger | 48,944 | | 63-69-66-72--270 | | | -10 | | 29. Michael Letzig | 32,500 | | 69-66-68-68--271 | | | -9 | | 29. Robert Gamez | 32,500 | | 67-69-69-66--271 | | | -9 | | 29. Rocco Mediate | 32,500 | | 68-69-66-68--271 | | | -9 | | 29. Chris Stroud | 32,500 | | 65-71-67-68--271 | | | -9 | | 29. Tim Clark | 32,500 | | 70-64-71-66--271 | | | -9 | | 34. Patrick Sheehan | 23,667 | | 72-64-68-68--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Doug LaBelle II | 23,667 | | 63-72-69-68--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Jeff Quinney | 23,667 | | 68-71-65-68--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Omar Uresti | 23,667 | | 67-70-66-69--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Bubba Watson | 23,667 | | 69-66-70-67--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Mathias Gronberg | 23,667 | | 65-68-72-67--272 | | | -8 | | 34. John Merrick | 23,667 | | 74-65-67-66--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Y.E. Yang | 23,667 | | 66-71-64-71--272 | | | -8 | | 34. Martin Laird | 23,667 | | 73-66-67-66--272 | | | -8 | | 43. John Riegger | 16,500 | | 70-68-66-69--273 | | | -7 | | 43. Steve Lowery | 16,500 | | 72-64-69-68--273 | | | -7 | | 43. Tommy Gainey | 16,500 | | 68-68-66-71--273 | | | -7 | | 43. Rory Sabbatini | 16,500 | | 72-67-68-66--273 | | | -7 | | 43. Tim Herron | 16,500 | | 72-65-71-65--273 | | | -7 | | 48. Bob Estes | 13,350 | | 71-68-66-69--274 | | | -6 | | 48. Ryan Palmer | 13,350 | | 73-66-69-66--274 | | | -6 | | 50. Jonathan Byrd | 11,886 | | 71-67-67-70--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Charlie Wi | 11,886 | | 68-70-67-70--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Brett Quigley | 11,886 | | 71-67-68-69--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Scott Verplank | 11,886 | | 69-70-67-69--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Steve Flesch | 11,886 | | 69-70-67-69--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Richard Johnson | 11,886 | | 64-71-72-68--275 | | | -5 | | 50. Jim McGovern | 11,886 | | 67-70-71-67--275 | | | -5 | | 57. John Douma | 11,150 | | 70-69-65-72--276 | | | -4 | | 57. Olin Browne | 11,150 | | 68-71-66-71--276 | | | -4 | | 57. Kevin Streelman | 11,150 | | 68-67-67-74--276 | | | -4 | | 57. James Driscoll | 11,150 | | 70-69-68-69--276 | | | -4 | | 61. Tom Pernice, Jr. | 10,750 | | 67-70-68-72--277 | | | -3 | | 61. Mark Hensby | 10,750 | | 69-66-70-72--277 | | | -3 | | 61. Todd Demsey | 10,750 | | 65-69-72-71--277 | | | -3 | | 61. Chad Collins | 10,750 | | 67-68-66-76--277 | | | -3 | | 65. Nick Flanagan | 10,450 | | 71-67-69-71--278 | | | -2 | | 65. Chris Riley | 10,450 | | 67-67-73-71--278 | | | -2 | | 67. Brian Davis | 10,300 | | 72-63-71-73--279 | | | -1 | | 68. Marco Dawson | 10,050 | | 65-71-69-75--280 | | | E | | 68. Frank Lickliter II | 10,050 | | 69-67-70-74--280 | | | E | | 68. Shane Bertsch | 10,050 | | 69-69-70-72--280 | | | E | | 68. Eric Axley | 10,050 | | 73-66-69-72--280 | | | E | | • • • | | | | | | | | Made cut / Did not finish | | | | | | | | MDF. Charles Warren | 9,650 | | 68-68-73--209 | | | -1 | | MDF. Mark Wilson | 9,650 | | 69-69-71--209 | | | -1 | | MDF. Lee Janzen | 9,650 | | 67-72-70--209 | | | -1 | | MDF. Justin Bolli | 9,650 | | 69-70-70--209 | | | -1 | | MDF. Tommy Armour III | 9,350 | | 72-66-72--210 | | | E | | MDF. Scott McCarron | 9,350 | | 72-67-71--210 | | | E | | MDF. Glen Day | 9,200 | | 69-69-73--211 | | + | 1 | | MDF. Ryan Armour | 9,100 | | 70-69-74--213 | | + | 3 | | • • • | | | | | | | | Missed the cut | | | | | | | | 80. Michael Allen | | | 68-72--140 | | | E | | 80. Nick O'Hern | | | 68-72--140 | | | E | | 80. Notah Begay III | | | 73-67--140 | | | E | | 80. Jason Day | | | 66-74--140 | | | E | | 80. Brian Gay | | | 68-72--140 | | | E | | 80. Kenneth Ferrie | | | 73-67--140 | | | E | | 80. Paul Claxton | | | 69-71--140 | | | E | | 80. Alejandro Canizares | | | 74-66--140 | | | E | | 80. Brad Adamonis | | | 71-69--140 | | | E | | 80. Dustin Johnson | | | 67-73--140 | | | E | | 80. Matt Jones | | | 72-68--140 | | | E | | 80. Jin Park | | | 69-71--140 | | | E | | 80. Kyle Thompson | | | 71-69--140 | | | E | | 93. Cliff Kresge | | | 72-69--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. Cody Freeman | | | 70-71--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. Ryan Moore | | | 71-70--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. Bo Van Pelt | | | 69-72--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. J.P. Hayes | | | 72-69--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. Ron Whittaker | | | 68-73--141 | | + | 1 | | 93. Scott Sterling | | | 68-73--141 | | + | 1 | | 100. Kevin Na | | | 68-74--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Tag Ridings | | | 68-74--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Jeff Gove | | | 72-70--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Brett Rumford | | | 73-69--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Kevin Stadler | | | 81-61--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Jeff Maggert | | | 70-72--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Parker McLachlin | | | 77-65--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Kent Jones | | | 72-70--142 | | + | 2 | | 100. Rich Beem | | | 69-73--142 | | + | 2 | | 109. Jason Gore | | | 73-70--143 | | + | 3 | | 109. Joe Ogilvie | | | 72-71--143 | | + | 3 | | 109. Billy Andrade | | | 69-74--143 | | + | 3 | | 109. Vaughn Taylor | | | 74-69--143 | | + | 3 | | 109. Daniel Chopra | | | 74-69--143 | | + | 3 | | 109. Craig Kanada | | | 73-70--143 | | + | 3 | | 115. Kirk Triplett | | | 73-71--144 | | + | 4 | | 115. Bob Heintz | | | 75-69--144 | | + | 4 | | 115. Jason Allred | | | 72-72--144 | | + | 4 | | 115. Jason Dufner | | | 71-73--144 | | + | 4 | | 119. Harrison Frazar | | | 71-74--145 | | + | 5 | | 119. Jesper Parnevik | | | 72-73--145 | | + | 5 | | 119. Chez Reavie | | | 70-75--145 | | + | 5 | | 122. Travis Perkins | | | 72-74--146 | | + | 6 | | 122. Jon Mills | | | 77-69--146 | | + | 6 | | 122. David Lutterus | | | 75-71--146 | | + | 6 | | 125. Jay Williamson | | | 73-74--147 | | + | 7 | | 125. Bob Sowards | | | 73-74--147 | | + | 7 | | 127. Tony Rohlik | | | 75-73--148 | | + | 8 | | 128. Tim Petrovic | | | 73-76--149 | | + | 9 | | 129. Jimmy Walker | | | 80-73--153 | | + | 13 | | WD. Dean Wilson | | | 73-WD | | | | | WD. Nathan Green | | | 78-WD | | | | | DQ. Ted Purdy | | | 75-DQ | |