Donald Sechrest

Donald Ray Sechrest (February 16, 1933 – January 20, 2006) was an American designer of more than 90 golf courses mostly in the Midwest.

Donald Sechrest
Personal information
Full name	Donald Ray Sechrest
Born	(1933-02-16)February 16, 1933 St. Joseph, Missouri
Died	January 20, 2006(2006-01-20) (aged 72)
Sporting nationality	United States
Children	Kent Sechrest, Kelly Wilson
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1961
U.S. Open	CUT: 1961
The Open Championship	DNP

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. After graduation, he played on the PGA Tour.

His first course was Stillwater Golf and Country Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Other courses included:^[1]

• Adams Pointe Golf Club - Blue Springs, Missouri
• Ames Golf & Country Club - Ames, Iowa
• Blue at Shangri-La Resort Afton, Oklahoma
• Boiling Springs Golf Course Woodward, Oklahoma
• Brownsville Golf & Recreation Center - Brownsville, Texas
• Elk City Golf & Country Club - Elk City, Oklahoma
• Fire Lake Golf Course - Shawnee, Oklahoma
• Gold at Shangri-La Resort - Afton, Oklahoma
• The Greens Country Club - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Heritage Hills Golf Course - Claremore, Oklahoma
• Heritage Park Golf Course - Olathe, Kansas
• Landsmeer Golf Club - Orange City, Iowa
• Loch Lloyd Country Club - Loch Lloyd, Missouri
• Loma Linda Country Club - Joplin, Missouri
• Mozingo Lake Golf Course - Maryville, Missouri
• Pinnacle Country Club - Rogers, Arkansas
• Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club - Bolivar, Missouri
• The Golf Club at Southwind - Garden City, Kansas
• Stillwater Country Club - Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Stone Creek at Page Belcher Golf Course - Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Stroud Golf Course - Stroud, Oklahoma
• Terradyne Hotel & Country Club - Andover, Kansas
• Twin Hills Country Club - Joplin, Missouri
• Ixtapan Club de Golf in Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico
• Windmill Course at Indian Springs Country Club Broken Arrow, OK
• Back Nine Meadowbrook Country Club Tulsa, OK
• Carthage Municipal Golf Course Carthage, MO

He was interred at Ixtapan de la Sal.^[2]