Biography

P.B. Dye, son of renowned golf course designer Pete Dye, has made his own mark in the field of golf course design. P.B. Dye Golf Club is his signature course situated northwest of Washington, D.C., featuring an assortment of the family's signature touches of railroad ties, multi-tiered greens, and pot bunkers. Apart from these, it has 11 blind or partially blind shots, three blind ponds, two clearing bells and three blind layup-to-hazzard distances. In 2007, it was ranked as the 26th most difficult golf course in America by Golf Digest.

In addition to the namesake club, Dye's portfolio includes the Honors Course in Tennessee, Cobblestone Park in South Carolina, the original course at Punta Cana in Dominican Republic, and Fisher Island in Miami. The latter was ranked among the top 10 nine-hole courses in the nation by Golf Digest. The majority of Dye's nearly 100 course designs are located in east coast resorts or in the Caribbean. Dye's success is linked to his hands-on approach, using a bulldozer to shape his courses, a skill he learned in his youth and passed on to other designers.

Before achieving professional success as a course designer, P.B. Dye and his older brother Perry, now also a respected designer, were often found working on bulldozers at the courses their father was building. P.B. himself is a competent golfer, once qualifying for the U.S. Amateur. After graduating from the University of Tampa in 1980, he joined his father's firm and quickly started getting jobs independently. His collaborative works with his father are also highly recognised.