Dean Refram

Dean Refram
Personal information
Born	(1936-11-08)November 8, 1936 Miami, Florida
Died	July 28, 1991(1991-07-28) (aged 54) Tampa, Florida
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Florida Southern College
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T30: 1964
PGA Championship	72nd: 1979
U.S. Open	T13: 1969
The Open Championship	DNP

Dean Refram (November 8, 1936 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional golfer and golf course architect.

Refram was born in Miami, Florida.[1] He attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, and was a member of the golf team.[2]

Refram played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s. He won twice on tour: the 1968 Robinson Open and the 1975 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with Jim Colbert.[3]

After leaving the Tour in 1975, Refram spent the latter part of his career as a golf course designer and architect.[3] Most of the courses he designed were in Florida.[4]

Refram died in Tampa, Florida at age 54 of respiratory problems complicated by cancer.[1][3] His son, Dean Refram Jr., also is a professional golfer.

Golf courses

Original design

• Bear Slide Golf Club
• Cypress Creek Golf Club
• Links of Lake Bernadette
• Pinebrook Ironwood Golf Course
• The Golf Club at Summerbrooke

Closed

• Baytree Golf Club[5]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 29, 1968	Robinson Open	−18 (68-67-70-65=270)	5 strokes	Mike Hill
2	Oct 26, 1975	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Jim Colbert)	−36 (63-63-62-64=252)	3 strokes	Bobby Cole and John Schlee, Victor Regalado and Charlie Sifford

Results in major championships

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament			T30
U.S. Open	T28	T14	CUT	T28				T13
PGA Championship

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
Masters Tournament	48						CUT
U.S. Open	T36			CUT			CUT
PGA Championship										72	CUT

Note: Refram never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

1. "Dean Refram, 54, golfer, developer". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 29, 1991. p. 6.
2. "Mocs in the Professional Ranks". Florida Southern College Athletics. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
3. "Golf pro Dean Refram, course designer, dies". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. July 31, 1991. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
4. "Dean Refram Courses Built". World Golf. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
5. "Baytree golf course slated to become subdivision". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

External links

• Dean Refram at the PGA Tour official site