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Famous Indiana golf course designer Pete Dye has died, according to a tweet from his family’s company.
Dye Designs tweeted on Thursday afternoon, “It is with much sadness that we announce our leader, mentor and hero Pete Dye passed this morning at the age of 94. Pete made an indelible mark on the world of golf that will never be forgotten. We will all miss him dearly.”
Dye, who lived in Carmel, was world-renowned for his golf course designs, which include Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Brickyard Crossing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
In Indiana, he also designed or helped design these sites: The Bridgewater Club in Westfield, The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Dye’s Walk Country Club in Greenwood, Eagle Creek Golf Club in Indianapolis, Forest Park in Brazil, The Fort Golf Course at Fort Harrison State Park, Greenbelt Golf Course in Columbus, Harbour Trees Golf Club in Noblesville, The Camferdam Golf Experience at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Maple Creek Country Club in Indianapolis, Oak Tree Golf Course in Plainfield, The Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Plum Creek Golf Club in Carmel, Sahm Golf Course in Indianapolis and Woodland Country Club in Carmel.
Dye was married to former amateur champion Alice Dye. A course designer, too, she was called the “first lady” of U.S. golf architecture. An Indianapolis native, she died Feb. 1.
Crooked Stick remembers Pete Dye
Tony Pancake, Director of Golf & Club Operations at Crooked Stick Golf Club, provided the following statement to the Reporter Thursday evening:
“The membership and staff of Crooked Stick Golf Club were deeply saddened today to learn of the passing of our founder Pete Dye, Jr. Pete and his wife Alice referred to Crooked Stick as their “firstborn” and made their home alongside our 18th fairway. Daily he could be found walking the course with his dog, Sixty. Pete Dye leaves a legacy stretching far beyond our fairways to every corner of the golfing world. Indeed, lovers of the game everywhere know Pete Dye—as perhaps no other person has had such a major impact on how modern golf courses are designed and how the game is loved, played and perceived.
All lovers of this beautiful game will remain indebted to Pete for his work in forever changing the direction of golf course design, taking it to heights far beyond what existed at the time he began his career nearly 60 years ago.
We express our condolences to the Dye family and are heartened to know that once again Pete and Alice are enjoying a round of couples golf.”
Pete and Alice Dye are shown here in this 2014 picture at Crooked Stick to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club and the unveiling of their likeness in bronze. (Photo provided by Crooked Stick Golf Club)