Richard Michael Beem is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and is best known for his upset victory at the 2002 PGA Championship. This changed in 1999 when Beem won the Kemper Open as a rookie. Two weeks later, Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, one of golf's four major tournaments.
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Rich Beem was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Rich Beem's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1970 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.36 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $17,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $11,400 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.60 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $1.55 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.06 | $0.73 |
| Population | 205.1M | 341 million |
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