[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF GOLF LEGEND, PETE DYE

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                          HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS

                               of Indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 2, 2020

  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
and legacy of legendary golf course designer Pete Dye. Pete, along with 
his wife Alice, spent a career designing some of the most difficult and 
well-known golf courses across this country and the world. This 
included Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, where they had a 
home on the 18th hole. The Fifth District, the State of Indiana and 
golfers across the nation join his family and friends to mourn the loss 
of Pete Dye.
  Pete Dye grew up in Urbana, Ohio, and learned to play golf on a nine-
hole course, Urbana Country Club, that his father, Paul Dye--a bar 
owner, insurance agent and postmaster--built after becoming obsessed 
with the game. Dye went on to become a high school state champion in 
Ohio and the Indiana State Amateur champion in 1958. He competed in six 
U.S. Amateurs and even in the 1957 U.S. Open. Along with being a 
talented golfer, Dye became a successful life insurance salesman 
however, both his and Alice's passion for golf led them to golf course 
design. Their first course, the nine hole El Dorado course, was built 
south of Indianapolis.
  Dye went on to design courses in dozens of states across the country 
and in a dozen foreign countries. Many of his courses have been home to 
multiple PGA Tour events with some of the best players in the world 
trying to figure out the difficult slopes, sand traps and greens. Dye 
was responsible for the design of The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in 
Florida, home of the iconic ``island green'' on the 17th hole and is 
one of the most famous of his designs. Dye is well known and respected 
throughout the entire golf community, from recreational golfers to the 
world's best which landed him multiple honors and awards.
  Dye received the Donald Ross Award from the American Society of Golf 
Course Architects in 1995; the 2003 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf 
Course Superintendents Association of America; 2004 Distinguished 
Service Award from the PGA of America; and 2005 PGA TOUR Lifetime 
Achievement Award. In 2008, Pete Dye became just the fifth golf 
architect to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
  Along with his world-renowned golf courses and talent for the game of 
golf, Pete was also a loving husband and father. Alice, his wife and 
design partner of 68 years preceded him in death. He is survived by his 
two sons both of whom carry on the golf course design legacy: Perry and 
his wife Ann and P.B. and his wife Jean. He is also survived by two 
grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. On behalf of the Fifth 
District I extend my deepest condolences to the Dye family. The people 
of Indiana and golfers throughout the entire world will miss Pete, but 
his courses and legacy will live on.

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