Pete Dye

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Golf Course Designer
gptkbp:awards World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
Golf_Course_Superintendents_Association_of_America_Honorary_Member
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-12-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Oberlin,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Patti_Dye
gptkb:Paul_Dye
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-01-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkbp:famousFor Innovative design features
Creating challenging layouts
Signature style of golf course design
Use of mounding and bunkers
Island_green_at_TPC_Sawgrass
gptkbp:famousQuote "Golf is a game of inches."
"Every hole should be a challenge."
"I design courses that are challenging but fair."
"I want to make the game more fun."
"The best golf courses are the ones that are fun to play."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pete Dye
gptkbp:influenced Golf course architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alister_MacKenzie
gptkb:Jack_Nicklaus
gptkb:Donald_Ross
gptkb:Robert_Trent_Jones
Pete_Dye's_wife,_Alice_Dye
gptkbp:knownFor Designing golf courses
gptkbp:legacy Innovative golf course designs
Influence on modern golf course design
Contribution to the game of golf
Mentorship of other golf course designers
Recognition_in_the_golf_community
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:TPC_Sawgrass
gptkb:Kiawah_Island_Golf_Resort
Whistling Straits
The Ocean Course
Crooked Stick Golf Club
gptkbp:occupation Golf course architect
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_Dye