P.B. Dye

Robinsonville, MS

River Bend Links is an 18-hole, par-72 course in Robinsonville, Mississippi, in the Tunica casino area along the Mississippi River. Clyde Johnston designed the Scottish links-style layout on former cotton fields, and it opened in 1998. The course plays 6,923 yards from the back tees with lakes, sand and grass bunkers, and mounds giving it a rugged, treeless look. Flooding from the Mississippi River in May 2011 led to an extensive rehabilitation, and the course is now privately owned and open to the public.

Ijamsville, MD

The Club at P. B. Dye in Ijamsville, Maryland, is an 18-hole, par-72 public course designed by architect P. B. Dye that opened in 1999. Carved from roughly 250 acres of rolling hills and woodland about 30 minutes from the Capital Beltway, the course stretches over 7,000 yards and is known for the dramatic bunkering, elevation changes, and risk-reward angles characteristic of the Dye design family. It was one of the first courses P. B. Dye completed after recovering from cancer surgery, a project he described as personally significant.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Moorland is one of three courses at The Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, designed by P. B. Dye and opened in 1990, the same year the resort's Heathland course debuted. It is built squarely in the Dye tradition, with large waste areas, water, bulkheaded features and pronounced undulation throughout. Sharply contoured fairways and greens make it the most demanding test of the three at the resort, and one of the toughest on the Grand Strand. At a par of 72 and 6,737 yards, its difficulty comes from earthwork and hazard placement, not distance. The scale of that shaping sets it clearly apart from the restrained Heathland and Parkland layouts alongside it. Highlanders Double Eagle Tavern is the clubhouse stop for Moorland, Heathland and Parkland, with breakfast, lunch, a full bar and televisions. The separate Ailsa Pub carries the scene into the evening with a Scottish-inspired room and a menu built for golf groups.

Berlin, MD

Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links runs along Sinepuxent Bay in Berlin, Maryland, just inland from Assateague Island. Pete Dye and P.B. Dye designed the 18-hole par 72, which opened in 1997 and plays to about 7,001 yards. The property is flat, open and treeless, with water in view on most of the round and the Assateague dunes across the bay. Nearly every hole is exposed to the sea breeze, and the Dyes used low mounding, waste areas and long bunkers rather than forced carries, so the course stays playable when the wind is up. Rum Pointe is open to public play.

Canonsburg, PA

Southpointe Golf Club is a P. B. Dye design in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, one of the top public courses in the Pittsburgh metro. The 6,900-yard, par-72 layout features classic Dye design elements including railroad ties, island greens, and dramatic water hazards. Located in the Southpointe business corridor southwest of Pittsburgh, the course is a popular choice for corporate outings and serious golfers seeking a challenging public layout.

Lemont, IL

Ruffled Feathers Golf Club is located in Lemont, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, on land assembled from several former farm plots. The course sits within a residential development in the same corridor as other area golf courses. Designed by Pete Dye and his son P.B. Dye, the course opened in 1992. It was originally conceived as a private club with a high-end membership fee, but a recession-era shift led it to operate as a public daily-fee course instead. The layout is known for dramatic Dye-style bunkering, water features, and a peninsula green at the par-3 11th. The course is open to the public and includes a full practice facility. It plays to a par of 72, with a longest yardage of roughly 6,898 yards, and remains the only Pete Dye design in the Chicago area.

Providence, RI

Buttonhole Golf Course is a 9 hole public par 3 course located in Providence, Rhode Island. The course was designed by P.B. Dye, Ron Prichard, and Brad Faxon and opened in 2000. The Buttonhole facility was built on a former gravel pit and now serves as a recreation center for the local community. It features bent grass tees, fairways, and greens across a total length of 972 yards. The par 27 layout is intended to provide mentoring opportunities and teach life lessons through the game of golf.

Cornwall, PA

Iron Valley Golf Club is an 18-hole public course in Cornwall, Pennsylvania, built on a roughly 350-acre tract in Lebanon County. The property features natural woodland, open vistas, and substantial elevation changes across the routing. The course was designed by architect P.B. Dye and opened in 2000. It plays to about 7,026 yards from the tips with a par of 72, and is generally divided into a more traditional front nine and a hillier, links-influenced back nine that demands more shot-making. Iron Valley operates as a public, daily-fee facility with a modern clubhouse housing a restaurant, locker rooms, and meeting space. It also hosts group outings and functions as a snow-tubing park in winter months.

Pryor, OK

Pryor Creek Golf Club is an 18-hole public, city-owned course in Pryor, Oklahoma. It plays to a par of 72 over about 6,539 yards and includes a driving range, putting and chipping greens, and a pro shop with PGA instruction. The course is home to the Pryor High School golf teams, an eight-time Oklahoma state champion program, and also hosts youth state championships.