Don Allen (golfer)

{{Short description|American golfer (1938–2022)}}

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Donald C. Allen (May 19, 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nysga.org/about-hall-of-fame/donald-c-allen |title=Class of 2012 – Inaugural Class: Donald Allen |publisher=New York State Golf Association |accessdate=May 27, 2016}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/05/27/rocjocks-don-allen-amateur-golf-star/28051323/ |title=RocJocks: Don Allen starred as an amateur golfer |newspaper=Democrat & Chronicle |first=Sean |last=Lahman |date=May 28, 2015}} He won the Monroe Invitational four times. He appeared in the Masters Tournament in 1965, 1966, and 1967.

Allen died in Rochester on June 16, 2022, at the age of 84.{{cite news |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/obituaries/rdc173667 |title=Donald C. Allen obituary |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |access-date=June 23, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815182504/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/obituaries/rdc173667 |archive-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/local-sports/rochester-amateur-golf-legend-don-allen-passes-away/ |title=Rochester amateur golf legend Don Allen passes away |website=Rochester First |first=AJ |last=Feldman |date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628035905/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/local-sports/rochester-amateur-golf-legend-don-allen-passes-away/|archive-date=28 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=Donald C. Allen |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/25156211/donald-c-allen |website=Tribute Archive |access-date=22 March 2024}}