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

Dean Refram
Personal information
Born(1936-11-08)November 8, 1936
Miami, Florida
DiedJuly 28, 1991(1991-07-28) (aged 54)
Tampa, Florida
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeFlorida Southern College
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT30: 1964
PGA Championship72nd: 1979
U.S. OpenT13: 1969
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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

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Original design

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

Closed

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  • Baytree Golf Club[5]

Professional wins (2)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.
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