Don’t let the World Amateur Golf Ranking fool you, Laetitia Beck has some
serious game. Ranked No. 149 in the Women’s WAGR, Beck has been near
the top of collegiate, amateur and junior rankings for years. A sophomore at
Duke, Beck has collected five top- 10 finishes. In 2011, she recorded a T10 in
the European Ladies Amateur. Before college, Beck had a storied AJGA career,
reaching as high as fifth in the Polo Golf Rankings. Beck has even competed on
the professional level, making the cut in the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open.
Laetitia Beck
BIRTHDATE February 5, 1992
BIRTHPLACE Antwerpen, Belgium
SHOT I LOVE TO PRACTICE Chip shots around the green with 60-degree wedge.
DREAM FOURSOME Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan and Luke Donald.
FAVORITE CLUB(S) 24-degree hybrid and 60-degree wedge.
LOVE TO TRADE PLACES WITH FOR A DAY My twin sister.
WORDS TO LIVE BY Smile and the world will smile back.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Putting and short irons.
FAVORITE COURSE Augusta National Golf Club.
FAVORITE NON-GOLF ATHLETE Roger Federer.
FAVORITE FOOD(S) Steak and Israeli salad.
BALL MARKER No specific one.
SUPERSTITIONS I don’t have any.
FAVORITE GOLFER Lee Westwood.
BEST GOLF TIP Never give up.
FAVORITE MOVIE “The Hulk.”
ON MY iPOD Classical music.
HIDDEN TALENT Drawing.
LOWEST ROUND EVER 65.
AGE I FIRST BROKE 70 14.
BIGGEST FEAR Bugs.
HOLES-IN-ONE 3.
WHAT’S IN THE BAG
DRIVER Callaway Tour, FAIRWAY
WOOD TaylorMade R9, HYBRID Cal-
laway Diablo Edge 24 degrees, IRONS
Callaway X- 22 Tour, WEDGES Titleist,
PUTTER TaylorMade Raylor Ghost belly
putter, BALL Titleist Pro V1.
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APRIL 2, 2012
@LukeDonald
This guy has been rolling the green for about an hour.
Green stimping at 15! Big thanks to the Bears Club
#Mastersprep http://t.co/Rx W62xj T
@VijaySinghGolf
Getting into Augusta shape. Practiced hard at TPC today,
always a good feeling at the end of a day when you work
hard.
@PaulStankowski
I thought Hunger Games was well done. Drama. Action.
Emotion. Violence. All stuff I like in a movie. Hate the plot
though. #BullFight
@SophieGustafson
I owe Mike Whan about 15lb. He sorted so I get chewing
gum for a year instead of Oreo’s.
@TheRealCWilson
Why did Ray Lewis give Stanford bball a pep talk?
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