Pete Dye, "the man who reinvented golf course design," as Golf Digest's Ron Whitten described the master architect, died earlier this year at age 94. Dye’s greatest gifts are the golf courses he built for golfers around the world to enjoy, which will endure lifetimes, such as Harbour Town, which hosts the RBC Heritage this week (though it did not make this list). To honor Mr. Dye’s legacy, we present the 10 highest-ranked golf courses he (and most often his wife, Alice, too) designed, as ranked by Golf Digest’s course-ranking panelists.
The Best of The Best
The best Pete Dye golf courses
June 16, 2020
Whistling Straits (Straits), Haven, Wis.
No. 21 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (No. 3 on 100 Greatest Public)More on Whistling Straits >>
Photo By: Stephen Szurlej
The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C.
No. 24 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (No. 4 on 100 Greatest Public)More on The Ocean Course >>
Photo By: Stephen Szurlej
The Honors Course, Ooletwah, Tenn.
No. 28 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf CoursesMore on The Honors Course >>
Photo By: Courtesy of Dan Reynolds
Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog), La Romana, Dominican Republic
No. 32 on Golf Digest's ranking of The World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses
The Golf Club, New Albany, Ohio
No. 38 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf CoursesMore on The Golf Club >>
Photo By: Courtesy of The Golf Club
TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
No. 49 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf CoursesMore on TPC Sawgrass >>
Photo By: Courtesy of TPC Sawgrass
Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla.
No. 60 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf CoursesMore on Oak Tree National >>
Photo By: Mike Klemme/Courtesy of Oak Tree National
Pete Dye G.C., Bridgeport, W.Va.
No. 64 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest CoursesMore on Pete Dye G.C. >>
Photo By: Courtesy of Gary Kellner
Blackwolf Run (River), Kohler, Wis.
No. 97 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Courses (No. 15 Public)More on Blackwolf Run >>
Photo By: Courtesy of Kohler Co.
Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind.
No. 99 on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest CoursesMore on Crooked Stick G.C. >>
Photo By: Dave Sansom/Courtesy of Crooked Stick