Post by petrolino on Jan 10, 2020 20:01:45 GMT
Pete Dye (born Paul Dye Jr., December 29, 1925, Urbana, Ohio - died January 9, 2020 (aged 94), Gulf Stream, Florida) was said to be an innovative and adaptable architect of the golf course, working for many years alongside his partner Alice Dye (born Alice Holliday O'Neal, February 19, 1927, Indianapolis, Indiana - dieed February 1, 2019 (aged 91), Gulf Stream, Florida). He utilised old facilities, existing buildings and worn installations during his career, bringing industrial innovation to golf courses in different locations.
Pete Dye
Alice Dye : The First Lady of Golf Architecture
Construction and design was a family game. Pete Dye even designed a golfing green during his time in the military. Two of the Dyes' earliest creations were built in their home states.
"Golf world lost a great friend today in Pete Dye. First met Pete when I was 16 years old. Pete was 30 and we played an exhibition with Sam Snead in Urbana, Ohio. We became friends; we played a lot of golf together; and we designed courses together. It was Pete who inspired me to start designing courses more than 50 years ago, and so in many ways I owe my second career to him. I think Pete Dye was the most creative, imaginative and unconventional golf course designer I have ever been around. Pete would try things that nobody else would ever think of doing or certainly try to do, and he was successful at it. If there was a problem to solve, you solved it Pete’s way. In the end, Pete’s way usually turned out to be the right way."
- Jack Nicklaus
- Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana
- the Golf Club near Columbus, Ohio
R.I.P.
