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Alice Dye has been a leader in
women’s golf her whole life.
She was never satisfied to be
known as just the wife of golf
course architect, Pete Dye.
She was an accomplished
player in her own right and
has enjoyed the game since
she was a youngster.
Alice has plenty of
trophies to show for her
accomplishments. She was
the captain of the women’s
golf team at Rollins College,
won the 1968
and
was a member of the
1970 United States
team. She also won the
1978 and 1979
s, as well
as, two Canadian Women’s
Senior Championships.
She has been involved in
every area of golf over the
years, serving on the USGA
Women’s Committee, the
LPGD Advisory Council, the
USGA Women’s Handicap
Committee and as a member
of the PGA Board.
She is active in the American
Society of Golf Course
Architects (ASGCA) and
served as that organization’s
first female president in 1997-
1998. The ASGCA recently
voted to award Mrs. Dye the
2017 ASGCA Donald Ross
Award.
The award is given annually
to a person, who has made
a significant contribution
to the game of golf and the
profession of golf course
architecture. It will be
presented to Dye in May at
the 2017 ASGCA Annual
Meeting in Jupiter, Florida.
In addition to being an
accomplished golfer, Alice
has collaborated on all the
Pete Dye golf courses that
bear his name around the
world, including being the
inspiration behind the famed
island green at TPC Sawgrass.
A few of their more famous
creations include The Ocean
Course on Kiawah Island,
Whistling Straits in Kohler,
Wisconsin and Harbour
Town Golf Links on Hilton
Head Island.
While helping design golf
courses and maintaining a
single digit handicap, she
also found time to raise two
sons, Perry and P.B, who are
now involved in the family
business of golf course design.
The Donald Ross Award is
presented by the ASGCA
Awards Committee, co-
chaired by ASGCA Past
President Steve Smyers,
ASGCA, and 2013 Ross
Award recipient Rees Jones.
For more information on
ASGCA to Honor Alice Dye
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