He was the 1987 recipient of the USGA's Book of the Year Award for his photographs in Golf's Magnificent Challenge. Michael Bartlett is a freelance writer and journalism teacher. He is the author of Bartlett's World Golf Encyclopedia and The Golfer's Almanac and was the editor for the magazines Golf, Golf Canada, and Golf Journal. They both live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Acknowledged as the deans of American architects, Pete and Alice Dye have teamed together for fifty years to create some of the world's most challenging and highly praised golf courses. Their ability to combine the unpredictability of nature with stunning imaginative concepts makes them unique as designers and an inspiration for course architects everywhere.