Donald Maclennan Arklay Steel (born 23 August 1937) is a former golfer and is a noted golf course designer, as well as being a writer and journalist. Educated at Fettes College and Christ's College, Cambridge, [1] he has designed a large number of golf courses [2] or modifications to existing courses, mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [3] Several late 20th century and early 21st century golf course architects worked under Steel in their early careers, among them Martin Ebert, Jonathan Gaunt, Tom Mackenzie.
Steel has also written a number of books about golf. He was golf correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph from its launch in 1961 until 1989, and has written for Country Life since 1983. [4] In 1957, he played cricket for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making six appearances. [5]
Golf courses (new)
- Abaco Club
- Amarilla
- Aquidneck Club
- Barseback (Pine)
- Bom Sucesso
- Boothferry Golf Club
- Bovey Castle
- Bradfield
- Byneset Golf Club [6]
- Carnegie Course at Skibo Castle
- Charterhouse
- Harrow School
- Radley
- St. Andrews (Strathtyrum), [7]
- Victoria Golf and Country Resort, Digana, Sri Lanka [8]
- Wellington
Golf courses (renovations)
References
- ^ "Profile: Donald Steel". www.donaldsteel.com. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Donald Steel Golf Courses | Golf Designs from the Architect & Writer". www.yourgolftravel.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Profile: Donald Steel". www.worldgolf.com. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Donald Steel - Writer". www.donaldsteel.com. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Steel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "English info". Byneset Golf. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Donald Steel's work at St. Andrews". Links Magazine.
- ^ "Annual Donald Steel Golf Championship - 2022 winner". Sunday Times. 20 February 2022.
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"The Eden Course at St. Andrews". Links Magazine. 1 June 2014.
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Hillingdon
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hillingdon
- People educated at Fettes College
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- English male golfers
- Golf course architects
- English cricketers
- Buckinghamshire cricketers
- English writers
- English male journalists