Thursday, 5/15/2014
Courses & Travel
This is what it looks like when Pete Dye redesigns a golf course
By Stephen Hennessey
Pete Dye was the golf course architect of discussion last week when the PGA Tour visited his TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course for the Players.
There's no rest for the 88-year-old Dye. He's active this week at the latest club he's redesigning.
Dye arrived on site this week at Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Ga., about 25 minutes south of Savannah, where he's overseeing a $7 million-plus, year-long redesign along with architect Tim Liddy. Sod started being laid the last week of April, and Dye stopped by to get a look at the changes.
"There aren’t many golf courses from Florida all the way to Maine that have this ambience. It’s really something," Dye said on his visit.
Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Ga., is undergoing a complete redesign from tees to greens. Six greenside bunkers will surround the green (middle).
There's no rest for the 88-year-old Dye. He's active this week at the latest club he's redesigning.
Dye arrived on site this week at Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Ga., about 25 minutes south of Savannah, where he's overseeing a $7 million-plus, year-long redesign along with architect Tim Liddy. Sod started being laid the last week of April, and Dye stopped by to get a look at the changes.
"There aren’t many golf courses from Florida all the way to Maine that have this ambience. It’s really something," Dye said on his visit.
Dye met with Ford Plantation folks and the construction team this week.
Dye originally designed the golf course, which was ranked No. 17 on Golf Digest's 2013-'14 Best in State ranking, in the 1980s. Most of the dirt has already been moved in the project, and the majority of grassing is happening over the next couple of months. Read More!
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