Donald Sechrest


Donald Ray Sechrest was an American designer of more than 90 golf courses mostly in the Midwest.

Early life and amateur career

Sechrest was born in St. Joseph, Missouri where he attended Christian Brothers High School. He graduated in 1956 from Oklahoma State University where he played on the varsity golf team.

Professional career

In the late 1950s, shortly after graduation, he started playing on the PGA Tour. Over the course of his career, he designed many courses. His first course was Stillwater Golf and Country Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Other courses included:

Death

In 2006, Sechrest died. He was interred at Ixtapan de la Sal.