Dean Refram

{{Short description|American golfer and golf course architect}}

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| college = Florida Southern College

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| masters = T30: 1964

| usopen = T13: 1969

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

Refram was born in Miami, Florida.{{cite news | title = Dean Refram, 54, golfer, developer | newspaper = St. Petersburg Times | location = St. Petersburg, Florida | date = July 29, 1991 | page = 6 }} He attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, and was a member of the golf team.{{cite web|publisher=Florida Southern College Athletics |url=http://www.fscmocs.com/page.asp?articleID=317#MG |title=Mocs in the Professional Ranks |accessdate=2010-05-10 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123185239/http://fscmocs.com/page.asp?articleID=317 |archivedate=2010-11-23 |df= }}

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.{{cite news|title=Golf pro Dean Refram, course designer, dies|newspaper=The Hour|location=Norwalk, Connecticut|date=July 31, 1991|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19910731&id=OgghAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I3YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4293,3625225|accessdate=2010-05-10}}

After leaving the Tour in 1975, Refram spent the latter part of his career as a golf course designer and architect. Most of the courses he designed were in Florida.{{cite web|title=Dean Refram Courses Built|publisher=World Golf|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/dean-refram.html|accessdate=2010-05-10}}

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