A design without complacency…

“It is the first time, in this part of the world, that I have the opportunity of creating such a unique course” Pete Dye said. The great architect is, without any doubt, amongst the three best in the world.

At the Domaine Imperial, he gave his imagination free rein, respecting the natural lie and undulations of the site, applying the great principle of Scottish golf.

This is a man whom one says navigates between genius and folly, the feet firmly on the ground. “When a design a hole, it is so that the par is the score of a good player. There is nothing more exciting that seeing a golfer walking to find where his ball has ended up. In St Andrews, not only you do not see the greens, bur even less the obstacles. After a while, one develops a certain vision of the course. It is the case here”.

“Furthermore, I consider that the best golf holes are the pars 2.5, 3.5 or 4.5. I like the fact that the players could imagine making a birdie because the holes are short. The best are never angry when they score a bogey with a 2 iron approach. However, when they make a bogey with half a wedge, they are much more upset upon arriving at the next tee.”

“At the Domaine Imperial, I believe I managed to find the good cocktail between these different approaches, at the same time making the course more difficult than meets the eye”

• Birth date: December 29 1925
• Residence: Delray Beach (FL)
• Studies: Rollins College
• Distinctions: Donald Ross Award, American Society of Golf Course Architects
• Member and Past President: American Society of Golf Course Architects

HARBOUR TOWN GOLF LINKS Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus // 1969
TPC SAWGRASS-STADIUM COURSE Pete & Alice Dye // 1982
THE OCEAN COURSE Pete & Alice Dye // 1991
THE GOLF CLUB Pete & Alice Dye // 1967
OAK TREE GOLF CLUB Pete Dye // 1976
PGA WEST-STADIUM COURSE Pete Dye // 1986
TEETH OF THE DOG Pete Dye // 1970
BLACKWOLF RUN Pete Dye // 1988
WHISTLING STRAITS Pete Dye // 1998 (host of the 2021 Ryder Cup)
THE HONORS COURSE Pete & P.B. Dye // 1983
PETE DYE GOLF CLUB Pete Dye // 1993
BULLE ROCK GOLF CLUB Pete Dye // 1998

Pete Dye Course Courses in Europe :

Golf Club Barbaroux, Brignoles, Cote d'Azur, 1989 (with PB Dye)
Golf Club du Domaine Imperial, Gland, 1993 (with Perry Dye and PB Dye)