The architect, Pete Dye, has openedsome famous golf courses in the United States and beyond. Some ofDye's courses are regular PGA Tour venues, and are ranked among thetop golf courses. These are a few of the more famous Dye golfcourses.
The Players Stadium Course (TPCSawgrass)
As the seasonal venue for the PlayersChampionship you might have heard of this one already. This course isset within 415 acres of Florida Swampland. The Players Stadium Courseextends some 7,215 yards from the gold tees, although this can bereduced to almost 5,000 from its green tee positions. Along itsfairways there are a variety of waste bunkers, otherwise long stripsof sand, and the course includes slick putting greens.
This course includes the great IslandGreen hole. That's a short par-3 hole that has a green located in themiddle of a lake. At 132 yards you can probably reach the green withan 8-iron, and certainly a seven, but if the ball lands a few yardsoff it then it's in the water.
The finishing hole at this illustriouscourse is also among the more exciting. The 462 yard par-4 has afairway that plays alongside a large lake. It's similar to the 18that Pebble Beach, with water dominating the left flank of the hole.
Whilstling Straits
Whilstling Straits Course is located inWisconian. This is a golf course that is located alongside two miles ofLake Michigan, and so there's plenty of water on the holes. Eightof its holes play alongside it. The course is also notable for itsrolling greens, grass-topped dunes and elevation variations. Havinghosted the PGA Championship its a notable championship course, andamong the top ranked in the United States.
It extends some 7,790 yards. As such,its holes have plenty of distance. Among them the par-5 fifth holewhich is 603 yards. With a hole layout that zigzags fromleft to right this is the Snake hole. Here a notable slice of thelake comes into play with water along the left side of the hole'sfairway.
Harbour Town Links
The Harbour Town Links is another ofDye's classic golf courses. This golf course, located in SouthCarolina, is one that is ranked among the top golf courses in theUnited States. It is approximately 7,101 yards, and is dominatedlargely by par-4 holes. Along its holes are narrow fairways, oaks,pines, dark lagoons and palmettos.
The signature hole is most probablythat of the 18th. This is a 472 yard par-4 that playsalongside the Calibogue Sound on the left side of its fairway. Behindits Bermuda grass green is that of the red and white striped HarbourTown lighthouse which rises some 90 feet.
The Ocean Course
This Dye golf course is one of five atthe Kiawah Island resort in South Carolina. Having hosted the RyderCup and PGA Championship the Ocean Course is probably the most famous.As a course located on the coast it has some scenic coastal golfholes which cover some 7,365 yards. Check out this post for furtherdetails.
The Ocean Course, Players StadiumCourse, Harbour Town Links and Whilstling Straits are among the mostfamous Dye golf courses. They include innovative holes combined withscenic landscapes, and are certainly exciting golf courses to playat. The best thing is they are all resort courses which can be playedat without club membership.
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