A native of Centerville, Tennessee, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, Don has been a member of the PGA of America since 1990. He recently returned to the middle Tennessee area after being the Director of Golf at Cherokee CC in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the past 21 years. Don has received numerous Tennessee PGA awards, including the Private Club Merchandiser of the Year and Bill Strausbaugh Award. He was the 1995 Tennessee PGA Champion and has served as a member of the Tennessee PGA Board of Directors as Tournament Chair. He is widely recognized among his peers for his attention to detail and for being a member professional in exclusive private club settings. Don has been married to his wife, Ingrid, for 33 years and has three children and one grandchild.