About: Don Allen (golfer)

Donald C. Allen (1937/1938 – June 16, 2022) was an American amateur golfer. In 2012, he became an inaugural member of the New York State Golf Association Hall of Fame. Allen grew up near Rochester, New York. In 1965 and 1967 he was selected to the Walker Cup team, and also played on the Americas Cup team in those years. He never won the U.S. Amateur, but won the New York State Amateur six times between 1961 and 1973. He also won two NYSGA Mid-Amateur tournaments and three NYSGA Senior Amateur tournaments. He won the Monroe Invitational four times. He appeared in the Masters Tournament in 1965, 1966, and 1967.