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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.

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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]

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