Alice Dye, known as the 'First Lady' of golf course architecture, died Friday. She was 91.Dye, married to legendary course architect Pete Dye, teamed with her husband to design the likes of TPC Sawgrass, Whistling Straits, the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, PGA West and Crooked Stick Golf Club.Alice Holliday ONeal was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and began taking golf lessons at age 11. She won 11 womens city titles and nine state amateur championships. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Zoology from Rollins Collegein Florida, where she lettered in golf and basketball and met Pete Dye.Alice married Pete in 1950 and her stellar amateur golf career continued. She won the 1968 North and South Womens Amateur, was a member of the 1970 U.S. Curtis Cup team, and won the 1978 and 79 U.S. Senior Womens Amateur titles in addition to a pair of Canadian Womens Senior championships and three Florida state titles.
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The First Lady of American course architecture has died. Alice Holliday ONeal Dye, 91, of Carmel, Indiana, and Delray Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday. Alice Dye became the first woman president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (1983) and the first woman to serve as an independent director of the PGA of America (1999). She was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1976 andin 2004was voted PGAs First Lady of Golf.While helping her husband build some of the most notable courses around the world which have hosted numerous major tournaments and international competitions Alice was also the inspiration for the iconic island green, par-3 17th hole at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.Originally, the water was just supposed to come into play on the right side. But we just kept digging, Pete Dye said. And then one day Alice came out and said, Why dont you just go ahead and make it an island? So we did.Alice Dye is survived by her husband Pete, who is suffering from Alzheimer's and for whom she was a caretaker,and sons Perry and Paul Burke.Alice Dye, an accomplished amateur player, widely known as the first lady of golf architecture, and architect Pete Dye's partner in more than marriage, died on Friday.
'First lady of golf course architecture' Alice Dye passes
'First Lady of Golf' Alice Dye dies at 91. GULF STREAM, Fla. — Alice Dye, golf course designer and creative mind behind the iconic island green at THE PLAYERS, died Friday at the age of 91.
Alice Dye, golf course architect and USGA champ, dies at 91
Alice Dye, 'First Lady' of golf course architecture, dies at
The woman known as the "First Lady" of golf architecture in the U.S. was the wife of renowned golf course architect Pete Dye. But Alice and Pete were partners in golf course design, with their
Alice Dye, 'the first lady of golf architecture,' has died
Alice Dye, known as the 'First Lady' of golf course architecture, died Friday. She was 91. Dye was a legendary amateur golfer and helped design some of the game's most well-known venues.
Alice Dye, the First Lady of Golf Architecture, dies at 91
Alice Dye, a pioneering figure in golf course architecture and longtime partner in design with her husband, Pete Dye, died on Friday. She was 91. Widely known as the First Lady of golf
Alice Dye, 'First Lady' of golf architecture and wife of Pete
Golf lost one of its most influential female figures on Friday with the passing of Alice Dye. The "First Lady" of golf course architecture, who was married to legendary architect Pete Dye, was 91. She had been caring for her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and to whom she had been married nearly 70 years.
Alice Dye, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 91 | American Society of
Alice Dye, an accomplished amateur player, widely known as the first lady of golf architecture, and architect Pete Dye's partner in more than marriage, died on Friday. She was 91. A native of
Indianapolis native Alice Dye, 'First Lady' of golf
Alice Dye, the first female President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), a Fellow and 2017 Donald Ross Award recipient, died Feb. 1, 2019, at age 91. The matriarch of the most famous family in golf course design - and architect of the famed 17th hole "island green" at TPC Sawgrass - ASGCA members will remember
Alice Dye, the accomplished amateur golfer and golf course designer from Indiana known as the "First Lady" of golf architecture in the U.S., died Friday at her Florida home at the age of 91.
'First Lady of Golf' Alice Dye dies at 91 | firstcoastnews.com
Alice Dye, the 'first lady of golf course architecture', died on 1 February aged 91, at her home in Gulf Stream, Florida. A native of Indianapolis, US, Alice was a highly rated amateur player, representing the winning US Curtis Cup side in 1970 and winning two US Senior Women's Amateur titles in 1978 and 1979.
Alice Dye, 'the first lady of golf architecture,' has died
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