By Design - Spring 2019

21 to play with good golfers—mother broke this barrier immediately. She would encourage good players and higher-handicap players to play together. Mother protected them and tried to make the game enjoyable. “She had a design philosophy that she shared with everyone. She would say ‘get your seven-iron and come with me,’” says Perry, explaining how by creating a women’s course within the course, he, P.B. and Pete could continue to create a more difficult course for men. Perry describes how the family has continued to use Alice’s Two- Tee System poster exactly as it was published in the 1980s. “She used to say, ‘You could have updated this a bit!’ “She probably had the most influence on us with the things she didn’t like. She would say ‘the hole’s unplayable, start again,’” says Perry. “But she wouldn’t tell us exactly what to do, she let us think about it ourselves. That’s what really engages your brain. “Mother hated blind shots, but my Dad included one on every course he built. He would say ‘Ally, it’s only blind once’. He got away with one.” “She just had an insight into how people play golf holes that was unbelievable. She was the player in the family. Dad, P.B. and I are just a bunch of dirt diggers.” Alice Dye passed away on February 1, 2019 at her home in Gulf Stream, Florida, at the age of 91. “Alice was certainly a pioneer and inspiration to us all, regardless of gender, but she blazed a trail as only she could for great architects like Jan Bel Jan, Vicki Martz and Cynthia Dye McGarey to follow,” says ASGCA President Jeff Blume. “She will definitely be missed.” • Read more about the career and achievements of ASGCA Past President Alice Dye in the article that appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of By Design , published shortly after she received the ASGCA Donald Ross Award. Alice was part of the winning US Curtis Cup side (left) in 1970 A glittering career 1 1 | ByDesign Excellence inGolfDesign from theAmerican Society ofGolfCourseArchitects BY DESIGN Issue34 | Summer2017 Also:AliceDye,ASGCA Fellow•AdareManor• John Sanford,ASGCA golf Nature’s to gift golf Photo: Courtesy of Ken May. All rights Rolling Greens Photography Inc.

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