SYLVANIA, OH - JULY 04: Eunjung Yi of South Korea waves to fans after making a birdie putt on the 17th green during the third round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Hills Golf Club ...

Pete Dye, who designed many of America’s most famous golf courses and became known as the mad scientist of golf architecture for his imaginative and supremely challenging layouts, died Thursday. He ...

Beau Welling first met Pete Dye in a swampy area of Kiawah Island, S.C. The World Golf Hall of Fame architect yelled at him. Welling said there might have been some choice language involved. That ...

It is taken as golf gospel that Tour pros of the past were a tougher breed than today’s entitled stars; scrappier, more stoic. But if that’s the case, how to explain the whining that went on 37 years ...

To accompany Pete Dye on a visit to a golf course project was to agree to an adventure. The visionary golf course architect, who helped make Hilton Head Island and Kiawah Island coveted destinations ...

The week started with Justin Thomas rapping on a table top to demonstrate how firm the new greens were at the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West, and a 17-year-old newly minted pro using the word ...

Pete Dye never thought golf was meant to be fair, inspiring him to build courses that visually intimidated recreational players to the best in the world. The island green at the TPC Sawgrass. Railroad ...

Pete Dye didn’t invent the terrifying par-3 hole, but he revolutionized it. Architects from the beginning have positioned greens in precarious places that require extreme tee-shot precision—across ...

Getting into the family business wasn’t something Cynthia Dye McGarey ever planned on doing. Many of her family members had become involved in golf course architecture. Most famously, her uncle is ...

The World Golf Hall of Fame architect yelled at him. Welling said there might have been some choice language involved. That shaky start turned into a lifelong relationship and Welling said would be ...