Kennesaw State University Athletics

Jimmy Beck's Career Honors

2011-12
Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week (11/2)
2012 A-Sun Conference All-Freshman Team

2012-13
Three-Time A-Sun Conference Player of the Week (9/26; 10/24; 4/10)
2013 A-Sun Conference First Team All-Conference 
2013 A-Sun Conference All-Academic Team
2013 Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Region
2013 Georgia State Golf Association Co-Men's Player of the Year
2013 Georgia State Amateur Champion

2013-14
A-Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (4/2)
2014 A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2014 A-Sun Conference First Team All-Conference
2014 GCAA All-America Scholar
2014 A-Sun Conference All-Academic Team
2014 GCAA All-Region

2014-15
A-Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (9/17)
2015 A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2015 A-Sun Conference First Team All-Conference
2015 GCAA All-America Scholar
2015 Capital One Academic All-District® At-Large First Team Selection
2015 Division I PING All-Southeast Region
2015 Kennesaw State Dr. Dave Waples Total Person Award
2015 Wise Owl Award
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Winners for Life Team

Three-time Jones Cup Participant (2013, 2014, 2015)
2014 U.S. Amateur Championship Qualifier (Advanced to match play)

Jimmy Beck produced one of the finest careers in Kennesaw State history . . . Ranks No. 1 among KSU players who have concluded their collegiate careers with 72.72 scoring average while playing a school-record 134 rounds . . . 58 rounds at even par or better is a school mark and 15 tournaments as the Owls' top finisher ranks second all time . . . Helped Kennesaw State advance to four straight NCAA regionals and the 2014 finals in Hutchinson, Kan. . . . Also excelled academically as he was a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year . . . Named the 2013 Georgia State Golf Association's (GSGA) Co-Men's Player of the Year.

2014-15: Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Division I PING All-Southeast Region . . . GCAA All-America Scholar . . . A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year . . . First Team All-Conference . . . Academic All-Conference . . . Capital One Academic All-District® At-Large First Team selection . . . Led team with 71.15 stroke average that ranks second all-time in program history . . . Recorded 8 Top 20 and team-leading 7 Top 10 showings . . . Topped team with 21 rounds at par or better, 10 rounds in the 60s and 17 rounds under par . . . Named to initial Ben Hogan Award Watch List . . . T9 at Carpet Capital Collegiate to lead Owls. Posted scores of 68-73-70 for 5-under 211 . . . Named A-Sun Conference Golfer of the Week after tying for fourth with 6-under total of 2010 . . . Posted third straight top 10 showing of seson at Rees Jones Invitational, placing seventh with a 2-over par 218 . . . Concluded fall with an 8-under 208 to finish 2nd at Pinetree Intercollegiate, establishing career 54-hole mark . . . T8 at Palmetto Intercollegiate with 5-under 205 . . . 1st rnd. 65 set par-70 school record . . . Tied for second at A-Sun Conference Championships after posting rounds of 71-69-68 for 2-under par 208 . . . Tied for fourth at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional following rounds of 71-70-69 . . . Fourth-placing showing marked the highest regional finish for a KSU player.

SUMMER 2014: Had a busy and successful summer . . . Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship and advanced to first round of match play at the Atlanta Athletic Club . . . Shared the first-round lead after shooting 6-under par 65 and finished 36 holes of qualifying with 5-under 138 score . . . Earned the No. 4 seed in match play and fell 2 and 1 to Canada's Garrett Rank on the final hole . . . Competed in the Tilted Kilt Georgia Open and finished second after posting rounds of 66-73-70-67 for a 12-under 276 at Pinetree Country Club . . . Tied for ninth at the The Players Amateur Championship at Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton, S.C. following rounds of 72-71-68-72 for 72-hole total of 5-under 283 . . . Placed fifth at the Dogwood Invitational held at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta . . . Carded rounds of 68-67-67-68 for an 18-under par total of 270, three shots off the winning score of 21-under par 267.

2013-14: A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year . . . First team All-A-Sun Conference . . . Named to the GCAA Division I PING Southeast Region team . . . Selected to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar team . . . Led team with 72.54 stroke average . . . Scoring average ranks fifth on KSU's single-season stroke-average list . . . Posted five top 10 finishes . . . Made season debut at Carpet Capital Collegiate and tied for 12th following rounds of 72-73-71 for an even-par 216 . . . Posted first top 10 showing of season after tying for sixth place at the Rees Jones Jones Invitational . . . Recorded rounds of 73-70-76 for a 3-over par 219 score . . . Finished fifth at Pinetree Intercollegiate following rounds of 69-75-72 for even-par 216 score . . . Tied for first at The Farms Collegiate Invitational after recording rounds of 71-69-70 for a 6-under par 210 . . . Lost a one-hole playoff to San Diego’s Grant Forrest . . . Shot rounds of 73-66-72 for a 5-under par total of 211 to tie for fifth at the Tiger Invitational . . . Second-round 6-under par 66 matched a career-best score and tied for the second-lowest par-72 18-hole score in program history . . . Named A-Sun Conference Golfer of the Week after tying for fourth (73-67-72 - 212) at the Furman Intercollegiate . . Tied for 17th (74-74-71) at NCAA Auburn Regional with 3-over par 219 total . . . Tied for 109th at the NCAA Championships following rounds of 76-74-70 for a 10-over par total of 220.

SUMMER 2013: Enjoyed a historic summer as he became the first player in Kennesaw State history to capture the Georgia State Amateur . . . Recorded rounds of 73-70-73-69 for a 1-over par 285 to post a two-shot victory.

2012-13: Named first team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and voted to the A-Sun’s all-academic team...Earned a spot on the GCAA Division I PING All-Southeast Region team . . . 72.5 scoring while playing in all 12 tournaments led the Owls and ranks fourth in KSU single-season scoring average . . . Produced 12 sub-par rounds, including a season-low 7-under par 65 during the second round of the Pinetree Intercollegiate . . . Registered six top 20 finishes, including four top 10s . . . Claimed two individual titles, finishing first at the Pinetree Intercollegiate and Irish Creek Collegiate . . . Shot rounds of 75-65-72 for a 7-under par 209 . . . Second-round 65 established a course record . . . Took individual medalist honors at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate after rounds of 67-70-68 for an 8-under par 205 . . . Performances at both tournaments earned her A-Sun Conference Player of the Week . . . Also captured A-Sun Conference Player of the Week for Sept. 26 after tying for second at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate following rounds of 75-74-70 for 3-over par 219 . . . Tied for fifth at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate after carding rounds of 70-73-71 for 2-under par 214 . . . Tied for 21st at the Linger Longer Intercollegiate following scores of 75-70 for a 1-over total of 145 . . . Posted a 12-over par 228 to tie for 13th at the A-Sun Conference Championships . . . Shot rounds of 80-71-77 . . . Carded rounds of 69-76-69 for a 4-over par score of 214 to tie for 38th at the NCAA Southeast Tempe Regional.

2011-2012: Named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team . . . Competed in 12 of the Owls 13 events and posted a 74.85 stroke average . . . Had three top 20 showings, including one top 10 finish . . . Top finish came at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate where he placed 10th . . . Recorded rounds of 75-69-77 for a 5-over par 221 . . . Performance earned him A-Sun Conference Golfer of the Week accolades for the Week of Nov. 1 . . . Tied for 15th at the Seminole Intercollegiate after posting rounds of 73-71-68 for a 1-under par 212 . . . Carded rounds of 74-73-81 for a 12-over par 228 to tie for 18th at the A-Sun Conference Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: A standout performer at Columbus High School in Columbus, Ga.

PERSONAL: Attended Columbus High in Columbus, Ga. . . . Honored as the 2011 Columbus All Bi-City Most Valuable Player . . . Captured the 2010 AT&T Jr. Classic and recorded top 25 showings at the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the PING Invitational . . . Best round of the season came during a victory at the Hardaway Invitational when he shot a 63.

Beck’s Collegiate Personal Bests
Low 18: 65; 2012 Pinetree Intercollegiate (2nd Rnd.)
Low 18/Relation to Par: 65 (-7); 2012 Pinetree Intercollegiate
Low 54: 205*; 2013 Irish Creek Collegiate
    205***; 2015 Palmetto Intercollegiate    
    208**; 2014 Pinetree Intercollegiate
Highest Tournament Finish: 1st; 3x, last: 2014 The Farms Intercoll.
* Par 71    ** Par 72    ***Par 70