People & the land Architect
Architect
Don January
1929–2023
Don January worked as both a professional golfer and a course designer. His playing career included victory in the 1967 PGA Championship; Eagle Mountain Country Club’s own archived course history names him as the designer of its eighteen-hole course in Fort Worth, Texas.21
In the archive 1 Course at 1 Club
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
- Original designEighteen-hole Eagle Mountain course at 7200 Golf Club Drive
Design from a player’s perspective
In March 1991, Golf Course News reported that January was returning to design work with the January Group in Dallas, alongside his son Tim January and Craig Curry. January favoured older course designs that let golfers play the ball along the ground toward the putting green, giving them more choices of shot.3
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- The Course: Eagle Mountain Country Club
Eagle Mountain Country Club, preserved by the Internet Archive
Owner course page captured February 22, 1999. States that the course dates back to 1973 and was designed by Don January; bermudagrass, creeks, ponds and elevation. The actual archived capture is used, not the requested December 1998 nearest-date lookup.
Consulted 2026-11-12 - Major champion Don January dies at 93
PGA TOUR
Official May 7, 2023 obituary:1967 PGA Championship, next-day18-hole playoff with Don Massengale at Columbine, November 20, 1929 birth, death in 2023 and JanMart golf-course design business.
Consulted 2026-11-12 - Don January returns to design side of business, aims for playability
Golf Course News, preserved by Michigan State University Libraries
March 1991, printed page37. Identifies the Tour professional, son Tim January and Craig Curry at January Group in Dallas; January advocates ground access to putting greens and more shot-selection options.
Consulted 2026-11-12
Architect record sources
- PGA TOUR: Don January obituary (opens in a new tab)Architect identity · Architect profile
- Eagle Mountain Country Club: archived owner course description (opens in a new tab)Course design