Pete Dye
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. 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.
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Other websites
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.)
1925 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from dementia
Disease-related deaths in Florida
American golfers
American architects
People from Ohio