Born in Washington, D.C., Beman attended the University of Maryland in nearby College Park, where he was a two-time All-American. After Maryland, Beman got into the business world in the insurance industry. 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, and the British Amateur in 1959. He also lost a playoff to Gary Cowan for the 1966 U.S. Amateur. He won the Eastern Amateur three times as well as The Porter cup in Niagara Falls, NY.
Beman turned professional in 1967 at age 29 and won four times on the PGA Tour between 1969 and 1973, but his contributions as Commissioner of the PGA Tour, the creation of The Players Championship and the TPC network of courses around the country will be his post-amateur legacy.
#11 – Deane Beman
