1972 - Present: Golfplan-The Ronald Fream Design Group Ltd., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer. With over 30 years of golf course architectural experience in nearly 60 countries, Ronald Fream provides strong direction in conceptual planning, golf course design, construction supervision, and turfgrass management. As Golf Course Architect for Fream/Storm/Associates Ltd., Mr. Fream participated in the planning and design of courses throughout the western United States. Between 1972 and 1978, Ronald Fream collaborated with five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson and Michael Wolveridge of Australia and John Harris of London providing world wide golf architectural services. Golfplan has continued as an international firm, specializing in golf related land use planning, golf architecture, ornamental horticultural and environmental consultation, construction consultation and turfgrass agronomic consultation.
1971 - 1972: Robert Muir Graves, Golf Course Architect. Golf Course Architectural Associate specializing in project design, construction inspections and turfgrass management consultation.
1970: Robert F. Lawrence, Golf Course Architect. Construction superintendent, Green Valley Country Club, Tucson, Arizona.
1966 - 1969: Robert Trent Jones Inc., Golf Course Design Associate/Turfgrass Horticulturist. Responsible for golf course architect liaison with planning firms, site analysis, golf course and landscape design, specification writing, cost estimating, construction inspection, turfgrass management consultation and construction supervision on domestic and international projects.
Related Experience:
Ronald Fream and Golfplan have provided golf course planning and design services in collaboration with PGA players Peter Thomson, Mark O'Meara, Johnny Miller and Colin Montgomerie.
Ronald Fream is a frequent contributor to technical magazines and other golfing publications. More than 50 articles on various and diverse aspects of golf course economics, planning and design, golf feasibility, construction, ornamental horticulture and turfgrass maintenance have appeared in publications in twelve countries. His articles “Do You Have Green Creep” and “In Defense of Par” have opened new avenues of thought.
Technical Consultant and Contributing Photographer to The World Atlas of Golf, 1976, Mitchell Beazley Ltd., Publisher, London. Contributing co-author and contributing photographer to World of Golf by Tom Ramsey, 1977, Paul Hamlyn, Pty., publisher, Sydney, Australia.
Mr. Fream has been a featured speaker at turfgrass and trade association conferences throughout the United States and in ten other countries, including USGA, GCSAA, National Golf Foundation and PGA of America seminar programs. He also has presented an annual seminar program to Turfgrass Management students at California State Polytechnic University.
Recipient of "Alumni of the Year" award, 1978, Ornamental Horticulture Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. Recipient of "Distinguished Alumnus", 1979, School of Agriculture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Contributor of Annual Scholarship Award to the outstanding student majoring in Turfgrass Management at California State Polytechnic University (Pomona ). Thirty-three year member of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Member of Alpha Zeta, the National Agricultural Scholastic Honor Society.
Educational Background:
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. 1965. Postgraduate work in College of Agriculture, Agronomy Department, course work emphasis in Turfgrass Management, Ecology and Soil Science.
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Pomona, California. 1962-1964. Bachelor of Science in Ornamental Horticulture; emphasis in Botanical Science, Soil Science and Turfgrass Management.
LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE, Woodland Hills, California. 1960-1962. Associate of Arts Degree in Ornamental Horticulture. Emphasis in Botanical Sciences, Landscape Design and Ornamental Horticulture.
Graduate of U. S. Army Aerial Photogrametric Interpretation School, 1967.
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