Pete 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 |
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.
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 | change source]- ↑ "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 | change source]- 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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