Pete Dye

Sheboygan, WI

The Straits course at Whistling Straits is a Pete Dye design in Kohler, Wisconsin, that opened in 1998. The site was a former military airfield along Lake Michigan, flat and unremarkable, and Dye moved enormous amounts of earth to build dunes and shape two miles of shoreline into golf holes. Eight holes now sit directly on the lake. The course is defined by its bunkering, with hundreds of sandy hollows and scrapes of every size scattered through the property, many of them well outside where a golfer would realistically play. It is walking only, with caddies, and a flock of Scottish blackface sheep grazes the grounds. The Straits has hosted the PGA Championship three times, in 2004, 2010 and 2015, the 2007 U.S. Senior Open and the 2021 Ryder Cup, where the United States won 19 to 9. It is one of two 18-hole courses at Whistling Straits, alongside the inland Irish course.

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, opened in 1980 as the first course Pete Dye built specifically for spectators. Deane Beman, then the PGA Tour commissioner, wanted a permanent home for the Tour's championship with room for crowds, and Dye shaped mounding around the holes to create natural viewing areas. That idea became the model for stadium golf everywhere. The par-3 17th is the best-known hole in American golf: a short shot to an island green surrounded by water, with a small pot bunker on the right and no bailout. The 18th that follows plays along water down the entire left side. Neither hole is long, and both have decided tournaments. The course was reworked by Dye in 2006 and renovated again in 2017, when the greens were rebuilt and drainage improved. It hosts the Players Championship each year, and the general public can book tee times outside tournament weeks.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Harbour Town Golf Links opened in 1969 at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was Pete Dye's breakthrough design, built with a young Jack Nicklaus consulting, and it deliberately rejected the long, wide, heavily contoured style that dominated American golf at the time. Harbour Town is short by modern standards and defended by narrowness. Live oaks and pines press in on the fairways, the greens are small and mostly flat, and Dye used railroad ties and sharp-edged bunkers to frame targets tightly. Position off the tee matters far more than distance, which is why the course still holds up against professionals. The par-4 18th runs along Calibogue Sound to a green beside the red-and-white Harbour Town Lighthouse. The course has hosted the RBC Heritage every year since it opened, making it one of the longest continuous relationships between a PGA Tour event and a course. It is open to resort guests and the public.

Kiawah Island, SC

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, near Charleston, South Carolina, is a Pete Dye design that opened in 1991. Ten holes run along the Atlantic and the rest sit close behind. At Alice Dye's suggestion, the whole course was raised above the dune line so every hole has a view of the ocean. That decision leaves the course fully exposed to shifting coastal wind, which can change club selection by several clubs from one round to the next. Much of the sand is unedged waste area rather than formal bunkers, and the greens are firm and hard to hold into the breeze. The Ocean Course hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup, known as the War by the Shore, the 2007 Senior PGA Championship, the 2012 PGA Championship won by Rory McIlroy, and the 2021 PGA Championship won by Phil Mickelson at age 50. It is open to resort guests and the public, walking with a caddie is encouraged, and carts are allowed after 10 a.m. in summer.

French Lick, IN

The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana opened in 2009 on Mount Airie, the highest point in the region, at the former estate of Tom Taggart. From the elevated holes golfers can see roughly 40 miles across three states. Dye built it late in his career and made it long and exposed, with volcano bunkers, steep fall-offs and greens that shed shots toward trouble. The wind at that elevation is a constant, and the course plays close to 8,100 yards from the back tees, though almost nobody uses them. Carts with GPS and caddie service are both available given the terrain. It is one of two notable courses at the resort, alongside the 1917 Donald Ross course that hosted the 1924 PGA Championship. The Dye course has hosted the Senior LPGA Championship. Both are open to resort guests and the public.

Farmington, PA

Mystic Rock is the Pete Dye course at Nemacolin in Farmington, Pennsylvania, built in the mid-1990s across the Laurel Highlands. The name comes from the sandstone boulders left across the property, which Dye kept and routed the golf around rather than removing. The course carries the features Dye is known for: railroad-tie bulkheads, water on both sides of some fairways, and small landing areas framed by rock and bunkering. It plays as a par 72 and gets hard quickly when the wind moves through the highlands. Mystic Rock hosted the PGA Tour's 84 Lumber Classic from 2003 through 2006.

La Quinta, CA

The Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta, California, is a Pete Dye design that opened in 1986. It was built as a spectator course, with mounding and viewing areas shaped into the routing, and it was intentionally severe from the start. The bunkering is the defining feature, including deep, steep-faced traps and the greenside pit at the 16th. The par-3 17th, known as Alcatraz, plays to an island green surrounded by rock, and the 18th finishes with water down the entire left side. Tour professionals objected to the difficulty after early use, and the course was dropped from the desert PGA Tour rotation for years before returning. It now hosts rounds of the American Express and is open to resort play.

Kohler, WI

The River Course at Blackwolf Run runs along the Sheboygan River in Kohler, Wisconsin. Pete Dye designed the course, which opened in 1988 as part of the original Blackwolf Run layout; the River eighteen was completed in 1990 using half of those original holes plus nine new ones built within a bend of the river. Water is in play on much of the routing, and the ground moves hard, with pitched fairways, blind shoulders and deep bunkering. From the back tees it plays 7,404 yards to a 76.2 rating and 151 slope. It is operated by Kohler Company's American Club and open to resort guests and the public.

Radford, VA

The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech runs along about 2.5 miles of the New River between Blacksburg and Radford. The Virginia Tech Foundation acquired the existing course in 2002, and Pete Dye spent nearly two years reworking it before it reopened in August 2005; it was formally renamed for Dye in 2006. The par-72 layout has five sets of tees ranging from 5,142 yards to 7,665 yards from the tournament tees, which play to a course rating of 77.5 and a slope of 145. Dye brought his signature sharp-edged bunkering and angled greens to the riverside terrain. The course is home to the Virginia Tech golf teams and is open to public play.

Kohler, WI

The Irish Course at Whistling Straits is located in Kohler, Wisconsin, along Lake Michigan near its more famous sibling, the Straits Course. The layout crosses Seven Mile Creek and skirts coastal dunes, combining links-style and target-golf elements. The course was designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1998, the same design team responsible for the Straits Course. Unlike the Straits, the Irish uses bentgrass fairways and allows carts, though it also includes the property's only blind par-3, the 13th hole, played over sand hills to a large, heavily bunkered green. The Irish Course is open to the public through the Kohler resort's golf operation, with tee times bookable directly; greens fees are on the higher end typical of destination resort golf. It has hosted the Palmer Cup and other amateur events.

Las Vegas, NV

Sun Mountain is a public 18-hole golf course at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, northwest of Las Vegas on land owned by the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Pete Dye designed the course, which opened in 1996 and plays across open desert terrain with wide fairways, railroad-tie bunkers, and water in play on several holes. From the back tees the par-72 layout measures 7,112 yards with a course rating of 73.4 and a slope of 140. It is one of three courses at the resort.

Farmington, PA

Shepherd's Rock is the second Pete Dye course at Nemacolin in Farmington, Pennsylvania, built with Tim Liddy and opened in 2017. It occupies higher, more wooded Laurel Highlands ground than Mystic Rock across the resort. The course is routed over ridges and through hardwood, with rock ledges left in place and holes falling sharply from tee to fairway. Dye's bunkering and bulkheading appear throughout, and the greens are quick with steep surrounds that punish long-side misses. It plays as a par 72 at over 7,200 yards and is open to resort guests and public play.

Indianapolis, IN

The Fort Golf Resort is a public 18-hole course in Indianapolis, Indiana, built on the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Army post within what is now Fort Harrison State Park. Pete Dye designed the course with P.B. Dye and Tim Liddy, and it opened in 1997 on rolling, hilly terrain across roughly 238 acres. From the back tees the par-72 layout measures 7,148 yards with a course rating of 75.0 and a slope of 143. Tree-lined fairways and undulating greens run throughout the routing.

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Las Vegas, NV

Snow Mountain is one of three courses at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, located about 25 minutes northwest of the Las Vegas Strip on Las Vegas Paiute tribal land. Designed by World Golf Hall of Fame architect Pete Dye, it opened in 1995 as the first of the resort's three Dye layouts, all daily-fee public courses. The course occupies rolling desert terrain with a mountain backdrop, and routes fairways around seven water hazards along with Dye's traditional railroad-tie bunkers. It plays to a par of 72 over roughly 7,100 to 7,160 yards depending on tee markers, with four sets of tees, and finishes with a stretch of holes offering mountain views and a demanding closing hole bordered by water on the left. As a public desert-resort facility, the course is walkable only by exception, with carts typically required, and wind is a consistent factor in play.

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Pete Dye ocean-view drama on the Pacific bluffs: one of the most spectacular public courses in America.

Williamsburg, VA

The River Course at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia, was designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1975. Dye routed the course through wooded terrain along the James River, with the front nine playing mostly inland before the closing holes turn back toward the water. From the back tees the par-71 layout measures 6,831 yards, with a course rating of 73.2 and a slope of 136. The par-3 17th sits on a bluff above the river, and the final three holes run along the James River shoreline. The course is part of Kingsmill Resort and is played by resort guests.

Bloomfield, CT

Wintonbury Hills Golf Course in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a Pete Dye design credited as his first golf course in New England. The par-70 layout measures 6,711 yards from the Black tees, with a 72.4 course rating and 129 slope. Situated 15 minutes from Hartford, the course combines open, links-style holes with tree-lined fairways and sits near the Bloomfield reservoir. It is owned by the Town of Bloomfield and operated for public play. The back nine plays through tighter, more wooded terrain than the front.

Indianapolis, IN

Brickyard Crossing Golf Course sits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Pete Dye redesigned the existing Speedway course and it reopened in 1993 as an 18-hole par 72 of about 7,047 yards. Four holes sit inside the Speedway oval itself, reached through a tunnel under the track, which makes the setting unlike any other course in the country. Dye's work is visible in the mounding, the railroad-tie and waste bunkering and the greens set above the fairway line. Little Eagle Creek runs through the outer holes. The course hosted a Champions Tour event for several years and is open to public play.

West Lafayette, IN

Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex is a 36-hole public facility on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, comprising the Kampen-Cosler and Ackerman-Allen courses. Both eighteens were designed by Pete Dye, with Kampen-Cosler an original links-style Dye design and Ackerman-Allen a renovation of the university's historic South Course, originally built by Bill Diddle in 1934. Kampen-Cosler plays as a links-style, par-72 layout with vast bunkers, native grassland, ponds, and a natural celery bog, stretching to more than 7,400 yards from the back tees. Ackerman-Allen offers a more parkland setting with rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, and white sand bunkers, playing over 7,500 yards from its longest tees. The complex operates as a public facility with memberships available and has hosted NCAA championships, Big Ten championships, and PGA of America junior and professional events. A clubhouse and practice center support both courses.

North Myrtle Beach, SC

The Dye Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf is an 18-hole, par-72 semi-private course in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye and opened in 2000. It is the longest of Barefoot Resort's four courses, stretching to 7,343 yards from the back tees. The layout has Dye's familiar look, with waste bunkers, railroad ties and native grasses framing the holes, and it rewards accurate ball-striking over length. The par-3 5th plays over water to a narrow green, and water guards the approaches at the 9th and 18th.

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Avondale, LA

TPC Louisiana is an 18-hole, par-72 championship course in Avondale, Louisiana. Designed by Pete Dye, it opened in 2004 and hosts the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The course features dramatic mounding, large waste bunkers, and challenging greens, all integrated with the natural wetlands and cypress forests. Over 100 bunkers and many water hazards require precise play. The par-5 18th hole is a memorable finish, offering risk-reward options with water on the left.

Las Vegas, NV

The Wolf Course is one of three 18-hole layouts at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, roughly 25 minutes northwest of the Las Vegas Strip. The course sits in open desert terrain with jagged mountain peaks as a backdrop, isolated from the surrounding development. The Wolf was designed by Pete Dye, working with his niece Cynthia Dye, as the third and longest of the resort's three Dye courses; it stretches to roughly 7,600 yards from the back tees, making it one of the longest courses in Nevada. The layout is known for doglegs, split fairways, desert waste-area carries and an island green at the par-3 15th that echoes Dye's 17th at TPC Sawgrass. The Wolf is public and operates as part of the Paiute resort's 54-hole complex, with tee times bookable directly through the resort. Cart use and desert terrain mean stray shots can be difficult to recover, so extra balls are a practical idea.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Heron Point by Pete Dye is an 18-hole, par-72 course at The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye on the site of the former Sea Marsh course. The layout features risk-reward holes with Dye-style mounding and swales, along with lagoons and salt marsh views, and is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. From the back tees it plays 7,035 yards with a course rating of 73.3 and a slope of 134.

Kohler, WI

Meadow Valleys is one of two 18-hole courses at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin, designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1988 as a public course owned by Kohler Company. The layout occupies glacier-carved terrain along the Sheboygan River Valley, land once used as hunting grounds by Chief Black Wolf and his Winnebago tribe. It measures 7,314 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 75.3 and a slope of 145. Meadow Valleys is operated through Kohler's Destination Kohler golf resort alongside the River Course and Whistling Straits.

Keswick, VA

Full Cry at Keswick Hall is an 18-hole, par-72 resort course in Keswick, Virginia, near Charlottesville. The original course was laid out by Fred Findlay in 1949 and updated by Arnold Palmer Design in the early 1990s; Pete and Alice Dye reworked it into the current sand-capped Full Cry layout, which opened October 10, 2014. It plays 7,134 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 73.9 and a slope of 139. The routing moves through rolling Piedmont terrain with wide fairways, deep bunkering and mounded greens, set within the Keswick Hall estate in Albemarle County.

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Greensboro, NC

Pete Dye's Cardinal Course: one of the Triad's premier public layouts

Las Vegas, NV

The Sun Mountain course is part of the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, located about twenty-five minutes northwest of the Las Vegas Strip on Paiute tribal land. The course rolls across expansive desert terrain with a mountain backdrop and views of the Sheep Mountain range. Pete Dye designed Sun Mountain as one of three courses at the resort, and it is regarded by resort staff as a favorite for its conditioning and natural framing. Water comes into play on only a few holes; instead, strategically placed bunkers, including pot bunkers on the back nine, and undulating fairways that pitch toward their centers form the main defenses. The course is open to the public as part of the 54-hole Paiute facility, which also includes the Snow Mountain and Wolf courses. Sun Mountain plays to roughly 7,112 yards from the back tees at a par of 72.

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

The Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida sits adjacent to the well-known Stadium Course and was designed by Pete Dye, Bobby Weed and player consultant Jerry Pate. It opened in 1987 on flat, marshy terrain that required extensive contouring and drainage work, with excavated fill repurposed to build spectator mounds. The layout runs through a residential section of the property and includes water hazards on nearly every hole, along with pot bunkers and bulkheaded lakes reflecting Dye's design trademarks. Open to resort guests and the public, the Valley Course has hosted several professional events, including a 1994 US Amateur Championship and various Korn Ferry Tour qualifiers.

Havre de Grace, MD

Bulle Rock Golf Course sits on the former Blenheim Stud Farm in Havre de Grace, Maryland, a stretch of rolling countryside near the Susquehanna River that once bred thoroughbred racehorses. The course is named for Bulle Rock, the first thoroughbred brought to America in the 1730s. It was designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1998. Dye's routing spans 275 acres with no adjacent homes, giving the course an open, uninterrupted feel. The layout mixes shorter and longer par fours with doglegs in both directions and varied green-side hazards, producing a hilly, strategically demanding test that hosted the LPGA Championship from 2005 through 2009. Bulle Rock operates as a daily-fee public course with ten sets of tee combinations ranging from roughly 4,100 to 7,375 yards, making it playable for a wide range of golfers. It includes a driving range, short-game area, and clubhouse dining, with memberships available alongside public tee times.

Saint Michaels, MD

Pete Dye links-style design on the Chesapeake Bay at Belmond Perry Cabin

Carmel, CA

Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course is an 18-hole resort course in Carmel, California, set in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Carmel Valley. It was designed by Pete Dye and opened in the early 1980s, with the front nine running along the flatter valley floor near the Carmel River and a more dramatic, hillier back nine that includes steep drops into the valley on several holes. Gene Bates led a renovation completed in 2007 that restored bunkers and turf while keeping Dye's original routing and green sites intact. The course winds past vineyards, lavender fields and oak groves and is operated as part of the Carmel Valley Ranch resort, open to guests and outside play.

La Quinta, CA

The Mountain Course at La Quinta Resort & Club sits at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in La Quinta, California. Pete Dye designed the course, which opened in 1980, working rock outcroppings, pot bunkers, and elevated tees into a target-style desert layout; the par-3 16th, played from a rock-lined tee over a boulder field, is its best-known hole. The course plays to a par of 72 and measures around 6,666 yards from the back tees. It is part of the larger PGA West and La Quinta Resort golf complex, and access is available to resort guests and to the public through advance tee-time bookings.

Brighton, CO

The Dunes Course at Riverdale Golf Courses in Brighton was built in 1985 by Pete and Perry Dye along the South Platte River north of Denver. Styled after Scottish links, the layout features deep pot bunkers, railroad-tie bulkheads and rolling mounding characteristic of the Dye family's work. It hosted the 1993 U. S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The Dunes operates as a municipal daily-fee course alongside its sister layout, the Knolls.

Castle Rock, CO

Plum Creek Golf Club is located about 20 minutes south of Denver in Castle Rock, Colorado. Designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1984 as a Tournament Players Club stadium course, it hosted the Senior PGA Tour's Denver Post Championship of Golf for several years in the 1980s. The course features Dye's signature railroad-tie bunkering around greens, dramatic elevation changes with mountain views, and native grasses contrasting with bent grass fairways. It operates under Heritage Golf Group and is open to public play, with an annual membership option available.

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.

Warren, OH

Avalon Lakes Golf Course is an 18-hole public course in Warren, part of the Avalon Golf and Country Club complex. Designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1967, it is one of Dye's earliest layouts and was renovated in the late 1990s and 2001. The par-72 parkland course plays from 4,904 to 7,551 yards across five sets of tees, with undulating greens and numerous lakes shaping its strategy. Its eighth hole is considered the course's signature test.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Prestwick Country Club is a Pete and P.B. Dye design in Myrtle Beach, opened in 1989 as a private club and open to public play since 2015. The par-72 layout stretches past 7,000 yards from the back tees with six sets of tees, Dye's signature greenside mounding, runoff collection areas and railroad-tie walls guarding a half-dozen greens. The ninth and 18th both finish alongside a large lake in front of the plantation-style clubhouse, widely considered the best finishing pair on the Grand Strand. Golf Digest once called it one of the Top 5 Best-Kept Secrets in America.

Chesterland, OH

Fowler's Mill Golf Course occupies rolling, wooded land in Chesterland, Ohio, in Geauga County about thirty minutes east of Cleveland. The property was developed in the late 1960s as a corporate course for TRW before opening to the public in the 1980s. The 27 holes, arranged as three nine-hole loops named Lake, River and Maple, were designed by Pete Dye together with his brother Roy Dye and built between 1969 and 1971. The River nine combines with the Lake nine to form the primary eighteen, which crosses the Chagrin River and skirts a lake, featuring Dye's railroad ties, split fairways and wooden bridges. Fowler's Mill is a public, daily fee facility with a Western Reserve style clubhouse added in 1998 that includes a golf shop and dining. Golfers may combine any two of the three nines for a round.

Pound Ridge, NY

Pete Dye's most dramatic public design: 40 miles from Manhattan, a world away from easy.

Montrose, CO

The Bridges Golf & Country Club is located in Montrose, Colorado, on the state's Western Slope, roughly 65 miles from both Grand Junction and Telluride. The course, part of a residential community called The Bridges at Black Canyon, was designed by Nicklaus Design and opened for play in 2005. The gently rolling layout incorporates the historic Loutsenhizer Canal along with constructed lakes, marshes and streams, with water hazards affecting play on sixteen of the eighteen holes. Set at an elevation near 5,800 feet, the course offers views of the San Juan Mountains, Horsefly Mountain and Grand Mesa, and is planted with pine, spruce, ash and cottonwood trees. The club has operated as a semi-private facility, open to outside play with preferred access for members, and includes a large clubhouse with dining, locker rooms and meeting space.

Rancho Mirage, CA

The Pete Dye Resort Course at The Westin Rancho Mirage is an 18-hole golf course attached to the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California, in the Coachella Valley between Palm Springs and Indian Wells. Designed by Pete Dye, the course first opened in 1987 and features his characteristic deep bunkers, mounding and water hazards. The course plays to a par of 70 and measures about 6,706 yards from the back tees. It has undergone renovation work in recent years, including new greens, while aiming to remain faithful to Dye's original routing and design intent. The course is part of a resort operation and is open to both resort guests and outside public golfers, with green fees, membership programs and a golf academy available. It has had seasonal closures for renovation and overseeding, so hours should be confirmed before a visit.

Amelia Island, FL

Oak Marsh is one of the golf courses at Omni Amelia Island Resort in Fernandina Beach, Florida, built along salt marsh creeks and beneath heritage oaks on the barrier island. It was designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1972, shortly after Dye's Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. The course is known for tight fairways and small greens typical of Dye's early work, and it underwent a $7.4 million renovation led by architect Beau Welling that reopened in 2025, which rebuilt the greens and bunkers while preserving Dye's original strategy. It plays to a par of 72 across 18 holes, measuring 6,471 yards. Oak Marsh is reserved for registered resort guests and golf club members rather than the general public, with tee times arranged through the resort's golf shop.

San Antonio, TX

The Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio is a Pete Dye design opened in 2010, the companion to the Oaks Course that hosts the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open. The par-72 layout plays to about 7,100 yards through rugged Hill Country with Dye's trademark visual deception, deep bunkers and demanding approach shots. Access is for resort guests at the JW Marriott and club members.

La Quinta, CA

The Dunes Course is one of five courses at La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California, in the Coachella Valley near the Santa Rosa Mountains. Designed by Pete Dye, the course plays to a par of 72 across about 6,578 yards from the back tees, with rolling mounds, manicured fairways and thick rough giving it a links-style character. It has hosted the PGA Club Professional Championship and the California State Open, and length combined with well-defended greens are central to scoring well. The course is available to resort guests and golf package holders, with shared carts, practice facilities and rental clubs included in green fees. Collared shirts and proper golf attire are required, and metal spikes are not permitted.

Milton, DE

Pete Dye design with large greens and water hazards near Rehoboth Beach

Lancaster, KY

Peninsula Golf Resort is an 18-hole, par-72 course in Lancaster, Kentucky, about 30 minutes south of Lexington. Designed by Pete Dye and built in 1997 on 200 acres of rolling terrain, the course plays 6,647 yards from the back tees with more than 40 bunkers and Dye's signature grass "collection areas." Golf Digest gave it a 4.5-star rating in 2002 and named it among the 200 best places to play in North America. The resort also offers stay-and-play villas.

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Chesterland, OH

Fowler's Mill Golf Course is a public 27-hole facility in Chesterland, in Geauga County east of Cleveland. It was built in the late 1960s and early 1970s as the TRW Course, an employee amenity for the TRW corporation, on roughly 1,500 acres that included a former dairy farm, and opened for play in 1971. The course, made up of the River, Lake and Maple nines, was designed by Pete Dye. Its routing incorporates rolling farmland and wooded terrain typical of the region.

St. Michaels, MD

Harbourtowne Golf Resort in St. Michaels, Maryland, is an 18-hole course designed by Pete Dye and Roy Dye that opened in 1971 on the Eastern Shore's Miles River peninsula. One of Dye's earliest solo commissions, the layout plays to a par of 70 across roughly 6,320 yards with bent-grass greens threading marshland and water hazards. It operated for decades as a resort course tied to the Harbourtowne Inn property. Several directories list the property as closed since 2015, so its current operating status should be confirmed before publishing.

Greenwood, IN

Hickory Stick Golf Club is a public golf course in Greenwood, Indiana, just south of Indianapolis, designed by Tim Liddy in an Irish links style. The course offers four sets of tees to suit varying playing abilities and uses an E-Z-GO cart fleet with GPS. The clubhouse includes The Haven at Hickory Stick for dining before or after rounds. It serves as a public golf option on Indianapolis's south side.

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.

Angola, IN

Zollner Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course in Angola, Indiana, established in 1971 as a gift from Trine University's Board of Trustees. The course has hosted the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Golf National Championship along with NAIA championships and Indiana PGA junior and assistant championships. Facilities include a pro shop, driving range, and Club Z, an on-site bar and banquet venue. The course continues to operate as part of Trine University's athletics and event offerings.

Indianapolis, IN

Eagle Creek Golf Club is a 36-hole public facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, located within Eagle Creek Park, a large natural area about ten minutes from downtown. The property was established in 1962 and today includes two 18-hole courses, the Pines and the Sycamore, both designed by Pete Dye. The Pines Course mixes a long, difficult front nine with a friendlier back nine, while the Sycamore Course blends hilly terrain, tree-lined fairways and water holes with a links-style character. The original routing at Eagle Creek hosted the 1982 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The Sycamore Course plays to a par of 72 at roughly 6,646 yards from the back tees. Eagle Creek is operated as part of the Indy Parks and Recreation system and is open to public play, with tee times required on weekends and recommended on weekdays. The facility includes a driving range, pro shop and clubhouse.

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High Point, NC

Oak Hollow Golf Course is a city-owned Pete Dye design in High Point that opened in 1972. It sits on Oak Hollow Lake, with water in play on several holes, and has early Dye touches like railroad ties, pot bunkers and peninsula greens. The course is open to the public and has a golf academy.

Lagrange, IN

Heron Creek Golf Club is a public 18 hole course located in Lagrange [2](https://thegolfwire.com/217651-2/) [3](https://www.kpcnews.com/article_b8273534-32f7-54a7-970b-1a006e0cde4f.html). The facility offers a scenic layout that hosts various community events, including charitable golf outings [3](https://www.kpcnews.com/article_b8273534-32f7-54a7-970b-1a006e0cde4f.html). The course is known for its quiet setting and well maintained playing surfaces, providing a challenge for local golfers [1](https://www.fortwayne.com/golf/course-directory/). Amenities at the club include a clubhouse with restaurant services and a pro shop [4](https://linkedin.com/company/heron-creek-golf-club).

Indianapolis, IN

Sahm Golf Course is an 18-hole public facility in northeast Indianapolis that opened in 1963 as North Eastway Golf Course [2](https://www.ncgolf.com/golfcourses/william-sahm-golf-course #:~:text=Sahm%20Golf%20Course%20was%20orignally%20named%20North%20Eastway). It is one of the first courses designed by renowned architect Pete Dye [1](https://parks.indy.gov/parks/sahm-golf-course/ #:~:text=One%20of%20famed%20golf%20architect%20Pete%20Dye%E2%80%99s%20first%20designs). The flat and open layout features tree-lined fairways and large greens, with water hazards appearing on six holes [1](https://parks.indy.gov/parks/sahm-golf-course/ #:~:text=water%20hazards%20on%20six%20holes%20and%20sand%20traps%20on%20nine%20holes). The course measures 6,347 yards from the back tees and offers an enjoyable experience for various skill levels [3](https://www.ncgolf.com/golfcourses/william-sahm-golf-course #:~:text=Back%20Tees%3A%206%2C347%20Yards). Amenities at the site include a pro shop, a clubhouse, and a snack shop for golfers [1](https://parks.indy.gov/parks/sahm-golf-course/ #:~:text=stop%20by%20the%20pro%2Dshop%2C%20the%20club%20house%20or%20the%20snack%20shop).

Monticello, IN

Tippecanoe Country Club was formed in 1920 along the shores of Lake Shafer in Monticello [1](https://www.indianagolf.com/golfcourses/tippecanoe-country-club #:~:text=Formed%20in%201920%2C%20it%20preceded%20the%20development%20of%20both%20lakes%20and%20dams). The facility was updated in 1961 when architect Pete Dye helped expand the course to 18 holes [1](https://www.indianagolf.com/golfcourses/tippecanoe-country-club #:~:text=most%20important%20change%20to%20the%20golf%20course%20was%20in%201961%20when%20Indianapolis%20architect%2C%20Pete%20Dye%2C%20helped%20install%20greens%20and%20tees). This semi-private club is open to the public and features a par-72 layout spanning 6,850 yards [1](https://www.indianagolf.com/golfcourses/tippecanoe-country-club #:~:text=Today%2C%20the%20beautiful%2018%20hole%2C%20par%2072%20course%20is%20a%20challenge). The course is known for its scenic lakefront holes and well-groomed fairways [3](https://visitindiana.in.gov/blog/post/tippecanoe-country-club/ #:~:text=unique%20lakeside%20holes%20%E2%80%93%20making%20Tippecanoe%20Country%20Club%20like%20no%20other). The clubhouse offers a full-service restaurant and a deck overlooking the boat docks on the lake [5](https://www.tippecanoecc.com/golf/tee-times #:~:text=beautiful%20deck%20with%20boat%20docks%20overlooking%20Lake%20Shafer).

Fort Wayne, IN

A daily-fee 18-hole championship course in Fort Wayne, originally designed by Fuzzy Zoeller. Chestnut Hills offers memberships, league play, a practice area and instruction from PGA professional Gary Gant.