Pete Dye
Pete Dye is a Modern era golf course architect with 6 courses in the Alister Links database across 5 states. Best known for TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course). Designs in our database span 1854–2023.
Pete Dye revolutionized golf course design with his bold, unconventional style that drew inspiration from links courses in Scotland and Ireland. His courses, often built in collaboration with his wife Alice, are among the most challenging and visually striking in the world.
Design Philosophy
Dye's designs are defined by railroad-tie bulkheads, pot bunkers, island greens, and optical illusions that challenge a player's nerve as much as their swing. He believed in creating courses where the psychological challenge rivals the physical one.
6 clubs across 5 states · 1854–2023
Course Map
Courses by Pete Dye
Ranked by Alister Index score.
Oak Tree National
Edmond, OK
Designed by Pete Dye · Founded 1978
Liberty Corner Country Club
Bernards, NJ
Designed by Pete Dye · Founded 1968
The Country Club
New Albany, MS
Designed by Pete Dye · Founded 1854
Oak Tree Country Club
Edmond, OK
Designed by Pete Dye · Founded 2023
Promontory Club
Park City, UT
Designed by Pete Dye (Canyon); Jack Nicklaus (Painted Valley) · Founded 2002
Old Marsh Golf Club
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Designed by Pete Dye · Founded 1987
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Key Facts
- Courses in database: 6
- States represented: Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Utah
- Year range: 1854–2023
- Era: Modern
- Birthplace: Urbana, Ohio
- Born: 1925, Died: 2020
- Best known for: TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)
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