Pete Dye passed away today. He was a legend in the world of golf course design and will always be remembered and appreciated at DeBordieu Club, the private golf club located about an hour north of Charleston, South Carolina.
The Pete Dye Golf Course at DeBordieu Club opened in March of 1987. I can still hear the bagpipes from the Grand Opening Tournament!
At that time, I was working at DeBordieu Colony as the Marketing Manager, and DeBordieu Club Membership Coordinator, and did not know much about golf course architects.
Over the years, as I have come to know the difference between a Tom Fazio Course and a Pete Dye Course, and have come to truly respect those who build these masterpieces!
The Pete Dye Golf Course at DeBordieu Club has some of his signature designs, like the massive mounding, the use of railroad ties, and WATER….. lots of water.
Mr. Dye held back a little at the DeBordieu Club Golf Course, and didn’t make it as tricky as some of his other designs. One very witty Golf Writer who visited in the first year called it “Pete Dye without the whips and chains.”
When it debuted, the Pete Dye’s DeBordieu Golf Course was among the highest ranked by Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, and Golf Week.
This poster was produced in 1987 to commemorate the collaborative efforts of Pete Dye and his son P. B. Dye, and the fantastic job they did designing the private golf course at DeBordieu Club.
These posters are hanging in many of the beautiful homes in DeBordieu Colony, and in homes in cities like Charlotte, Charleston, Columbia and Atlanta, where people have their primary residences and come to DeBordieu Colony, just south of Pawleys Island, to escape the ever-growing, maddening crowd.
The pictures on this page represent homesites for sale at DeBordieu Colony, bordering or overlooking the Pete Dye Golf Course.
For more information, contact Troi Kaz at 843-455-4523 or Jane Chapman at 704-650-9328.
