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About
Ronald W. Fream (March 16, 1942 - Present) began his career in golf course architecture working with Robert Trent Jones and also Bob Graves until he founded his own firm Fream/Storm Associates, Ltd. It was there that Mr. Fream participated in golf planning and design of courses beginning in the Western United States. Between 1972 and 1978 Ronald Fream collaborated with five time British Open winner Peter Thomson and Michael Wolveridge of Melbourne, and Commander John Harris of London, providing worldwide golf architectural services. He then founded the golf course architecture firm Golfplan which is still flourishing today. Since it's founding, Golfplan has continued as an international firm, specializing in golf related land use planning, golf architecture, horticultural and environmental consultation, construction consultation and turfgrass agronomic consultation. Fream's firm Golfplan has completed more than 180 new courses.

Influence and Achievements
Ronald Fream has been one of the main driving forces behind the spread of golf worldwide. He has been involved in golf course related activities in about 65 countries since 1966. He has traveled to more than 130 countries. He has flown more than 4 million airline miles (6.4 million km); more than 3,000 flights. He has made 44 round the world airline trips. Mr. Fream is a director of The Himalayan Youth Golf Association, (successor to The Bhutan Youth Golf Association ). He is international counsel to the Nepal Golf Association. He is an Asian ambassador for IAGTO, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. He is an adviser to the Vietnam Tourism Property Association. He is an adviser to the Ministry Of Tourism for the Indian State of Assam on expanding the tourist golf market. Between 1973 and 1988 he was adviser to the Office of National Tourism in Tunisia.

Ronald Fream and Golfplan have provided golf course planning and design services in collaboration with PGA players Peter Thomson (golfer), Mark O'Meara, Johnny Miller and Colin Montgomery. He has been a frequent contributor to technical trade magazines, monthly golf magazines, and other golf focused publications. He has authored more than 130 articles on diverse topics such as design art and science, golf economics, safety factors, golf travel and growing golf, construction methods, building courses by hand, turfgrass varietal selection, promoting public golf, golf and greed, golf environmental matters, upgrading, renovation and remodeling, and several country specific feasibility and growth potential reports. Articles were published describing events while in Lebanon during the Israel-Hezbollah war (2006), and arriving in Libya in 2004 on the day USA sanctions were lifted. His articles have been published in 15 or more countries. Mr. Fream has been a contributing author and/or consultant for various national and international golf books. He has been a featured speaker at many professional conferences and turfgrass programs around the world. He presented seminar programs on golf course subjects for 18 years at California State University, Pomona (Cal Poly). He was a guest speaker at the Eighth International Conference ”Working For Golf” sponsored by the The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland, May 2009. He has a 35mm slide and digital picture library of over 300,000 images dating from 1966. Recipient of “Alumni of The Year” award, 1978, Ornamental Horticulture Department, California State University, Pomona (Cal Poly). Recipient of “Distinguished Alumnus”,1979, School of Agriculture, California State University, Pomona (Cal Poly). A forty year member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Former Member of Alpha Zeta, National Agricultural Scholastic Honor Society, USA.

Educational Background
Washington State University, Pullman, 1965. Post Graduate studies in College of Agriculture, Agronomy Department. Emphasis on Soil Science, Ecology, and Turfgrass Management.

California State University, Pomona (Cal Poly) 1962-1964. Bachelor of Science Degree in Ornamental Horticulture, School of Agriculture. Emphasis in Botanical Sciences, Soil Science, Arboriculture, and Turfgrass Management.

Pierce College (Los Angeles), Woodland Hills, California, 1960-1962. Associate in Arts Degree in Ornamental Horticulture. Emphasis in Botanical Science, Landscape Design, Ornamental Horticulture and Plant Identification. Concurrently, 1960-1961, Ronald Fream worked weekends and summer time in Los Angeles, at one of the first turfgrass nurseries where the dwarf hybrid Bermuda grasses including Tifgreen, Tifdwarf and Tifway and Zoysiagrass were being introduced to the golf course and home lawn industry.

Awards and Recognition
Ronald Fream was listed in the Fall 2010 issue of Golf Inc Magazine, among the 35 “Most Powerful People in Golf” in 15th position.

Ronald Fream was listed in the Spring 2011 issue of Golf Inc Magazine among the fifteen “ Most Influential Golf Architects “ in the 7th position.

Golf Courses
With Golfplan, Ron has been responsible for numerous groundbreaking and internationally recognized golf courses worldwide. A few notable examples are as follows:

Africa
Pezula Golf Club – Knysna, South Africa

Tabarka Golf Club – Tabarka, Tunisia

Asia
Saujana Golf and Country Club – Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong Course – Sentosa Island, Singapore - Host of the Singapore Open (golf)

The Club at Nine Bridges – Jeju, South Korea - Host of the CJ Invitational

Europe
Golf de Fregate - Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France

Golf Disneyland Paris - Paris, France

Nordcenter Golf and Country Club, Fream Course – Åminnefors, Finland

North America
Shoregate Golf Club – Ocean View, New Jersey, USA

Desert Falls Golf and Country Club – Palm Desert, California, USA

South America
Pilar Golf Club

Present
Ronald Fream currently resides in Johor Bahru, Malaysia where he is focusing his efforts in southeast Asia, continuing in his profession as golf course architect with Golfplan where he works closely with designer George Philpott. He is also providing golf counsel and insightful consultation for course condition audits, renewal, non invasive renovation and upgrading of aging courses.