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Dean Refram

Dean Refram

American golfer and golf course architect

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

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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)

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Results in major championships

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