Deane Beman
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Deane R. Beman (born April 22, 1938) was an American golfer and golf administrator.
Beman was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park. During his career, he won the U.S. Amateur twice and the British Amateur once. Beman also lost a playoff to Gary Cowan for the 1966 U.S. Amateur.
Beman won four times on the PGA Tour.
Beman was also the second commissioner of the PGA Tour, serving from 1974 to 1994. He introduced The Players Championship concept during this time. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 and was awarded the seventh PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.[1]
Beman was shoved in jest into a water hazard by champion Jerry Pate, at the conclusion of the first staging of The Players Championship held at TPC at Sawgrass in 1982.
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[edit] Amateur wins (8)
- 1959 British Amateur
- 1960 U.S. Amateur, Eastern Amateur
- 1961 Eastern Amateur
- 1963 U.S. Amateur, Eastern Amateur
- 1964 Eastern Amateur, Porter Cup
[edit] PGA Tour wins (4)
- 1969 Texas Open Invitational
- 1970 Greater Milwaukee Open
- 1972 Quad Cities Open
- 1973 Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 1971 Quad Cities Open (not an official PGA Tour event)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Joseph Dey |
Commissioner of the PGA Tour 1974-1994 |
Succeeded by Tim Finchem |
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