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American golfer and PGA Tour commissioner

Deane R. Beman (born April 22, 1938) is an American professional golfer, golf administrator. He was the second commissioner of the PGA Tour, serving from 1974 to 1994.

Born in Washington, D. C., Beman attended the University of Maryland in nearby College Park, where he was a two time All American on the Terrapins golf team.

Following graduation, Beman had a career in the insurance field. During his playing career, he qualified for the U. S. Open at age 17 in 1955. He qualified for the Masters Tournament fourteen times, won the U. S. Amateur twice (1960, 1963), and the British Amateur (1959). He also lost a playoff to Gary Cowan for the 1966 U. S. Amateur.

In 1967, Beman turned professional at age 29 and won four times on the PGA Tour between 1969 and 1973. He led for two rounds at the 1969 U. S. Open and finished one shot out of a playoff. Beman was considered short off the tee but complemented it with his short game. Injuries curtailed his playing career. He retired as a player and closed his business practice to become PGA Tour Commissioner. A book chronicling his 20 year tenure as Commissioner was published in 2011, entitled Deane Beman: Golf's Driving Force, by Adam Schupak.

Beman was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 and was awarded the seventh PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner up 1959 The Amateur Championship 3 & 2 Bill Hyndman 1960 U. S. Amateur 6 & 4 Robert W. Gardner 1963 U. S. Amateur 2 & 1 R. H. Sikes