Deane Beman | |||||
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| 2nd Commissioner of the PGA Tour | |||||
| In office January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1994 | |||||
| Preceded by | Joseph Dey | ||||
| Succeeded by | Tim Finchem | ||||
Golf career | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Deane R. Beman | ||||
| Born | April 22, 1938 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | ||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of Maryland | ||||
| Turned professional | 1967 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 4 | ||||
| Other | 2 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T19: 1969 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T36: 1972 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 1969 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T13: 1967 | ||||
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1960, 1963 | ||||
| British Amateur | Won: 1959 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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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.