Pete Dye sees a bright future for Ackerman Hills
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Ackerman Hills, formerly known as the Purdue South Course, was built in 1934. Since that time the course has undergone two separate renovations.
About ten years ago Director of Golf Operations Devin Brouse and alumnus Jim Ackerman decided that the course was due for another upgrade.
Who better to head up the job than the most famous of all modern golf architects and the designer behind Purdue’s Kampen course, Pete Dye?
“Everybody and anybody in golf knows Pete Dye, and knows what his impact has been on the game, and golf course design,” Brouse said.
Dye’s connection with the Purdue courses began in 1994, when a walk along the North course, now Kampen, turned from a minor reconstruction project into a complete renovation. Now 88 years old, Dye isn’t slowing down. Ackerman Hills is his newest project, and according to Dye the land and the location are what make the renovation the most appealing. Read More!
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