Dave Ragan

Background

Ragan was born in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Education

He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men"s golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition from 1954 to 1956.

Career

Ragan was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great." Ragan turned professional in 1956 and played on the Professional Golf Association Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning three times. He finished second to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963 Professional Golf Association Championship. In the early 1980s, he was the coach for the Tennessee Temple Crusaders golf team of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

He was also the coach of the Ragin" Cajuns golf team at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.

He played sparingly on the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour starting in 1987. Golf Digest magazine recognized Ragan as one of the top golf instructors in the state of Alabama in 2007.

He worked for many years as a teaching pro at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Professional Golf Association Tour (3) Other (6).

Achievements

• Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (1–0) This list is possibly incomplete 1956 Florida Open (as an amateur) 1957 Waterloo Open Golf Classic (tie with J C Goosie) 1961 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mickey Wright) 1962 Florida Professional Golf Association Championship 1963 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mickey Wright), Senior Service Tournament (United Kingdom).

Membership

He was a member of the 1963 Ryder Cup team