Donald Steel

Donald Maclennan Arklay Steel (born 23 August 1937 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) 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 or modifications to existing courses, mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2] Several late 20th century and early 21st century golf course architects worked under Steel in their early careers, among them Jonathan Gaunt.

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.[3] In 1957, he played cricket for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making six appearances.[4] The highlight of his golfing career was qualifying for the 1970 Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews.[1]