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Don January
Professional golfer Don January won the 1967 PGA Championship at Columbine Country Club in Colorado. After finishing tied with Don Massengale, he won an eighteen-hole playoff the following day.2
Championship results
These are the results held by AGA, not a complete career record.
Filter results
Showing 1–6 of 6 results
- 1986
WinnerScore 207Decided by playoff
- 1985
WinnerScore 200
- 1981
WinnerScore 208
- 1976
Runner-upScore 282
- 1967
WinnerScore 281Decided by playoff
- 1961
Runner-upScore 277Decided by playoff
From championship play to course design
January also worked in golf-course design through JanMart Enterprises. Eagle Mountain Country Club’s course is one documented connection: the Club’s own archived description names him as its designer.21
Sources & record notes
Identity
Don January
PGA official Championship winner recordCourse design connection: Don January
PGA TOUR obituary and Golf Course News design-practice reportSources 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
Result sources
- 1986 The Greenbrier American Express Championship WinnerScore 207Decided by playoffPGA TOUR: official 2006 Champions Tour media guide
- 1985 The Greenbrier American Express Championship WinnerScore 200PGA TOUR: official 2006 Champions Tour media guide
- 1981 Eureka Federal Savings Classic WinnerScore 208PGA TOUR: official 2006 Champions Tour media guide
- 1976 PGA Championship Runner-upScore 282PGA official Championship finalist record
- 1967 PGA Championship WinnerScore 281Decided by playoffPGA official Championship result
- 1961 PGA Championship Runner-upScore 277Decided by playoffPGA official Championship finalist record