Pete Dye
Golf course architect, amateur golfer (1925–2020)
Paul B. "Pete" Dye (December 29, 1925 – January 9, 2020) was an American golf course designer. He was a member of a family of course designers. He was married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.
Pete Dye | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1925 |
| Died | January 9, 2020 (aged 94) Gulf Stream, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rollins College |
| Occupation | Golf course designer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 sons (Perry, P.B.) |
| Parent(s) | Elizabeth and Paul "Pink" Dye |
| Awards | World Golf Hall of Fame PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award Old Tom Morris Award Doctor of Landscape Architecture ASGCA Donald Ross Award |
Dye designed the Radrick Farms Golf Course for the University of Michigan in 1962, but the course did not open until 1965.[1] Dye's first well-known course was Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, north of Indianapolis, begun in 1964.
Dye died on January 9, 2020 in Gulf Stream, Florida of dementia-related problems at the age of 94.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Welcome to Radrick Farms Golf Course" University of Michigan website, Radrick Farms
- ↑ McDonald, Dan (January 9, 2020). "Famed golf course designer Pete Dye dies at 94". PGA of America.
Other websites
change- Pete Dye Golf Club
- American Society of Golf Course Architects profile
- Bio from Dye Designs
- Time – Top 10 Most Difficult Golf Courses Pete Dye nickname Marquis de Sod (Doc D.) Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
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