Golf professional and Director of Golf, Dean has been a member of the PGA for 23 years. He turned pro at 17 and worked for more than four years as an assistant golf professional to Russell Daley at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club.
Known for his outstanding coaching skills at Royal Wimbledon he began to travel with the European Tour as coach to several top players including Roger Chapman, Gordon Brand Jr and Paul Way.
He joined Wimbledon Park Golf Club as senior assistant professional in 1984 and has enjoyed a reputation as the 'putting doctor' ever since. Head professional since 1989 Dean's students and peers have long praised his teaching skills, and his election as Captain of the Surrey PGA in 1998 –WPGC's centenary year - is testament to this.