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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF GOLF LEGEND, ALICE DYE
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HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS
of indiana
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life
and legacy of Alice Holliday Dye, an Indiana golf legend and
accomplished amateur champion. Known as the ``First Lady'' of golf
course architecture, Alice and her husband, Pete, co-designed some of
the country's most high-profile championship golf courses, including
Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. The people of Indiana's
Fifth Congressional District are forever grateful for Alice's
significant contributions to the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, the
state of Indiana, and the nation.
Alice was born on February 19, 1927, in Indianapolis, Indiana, where
she won the Indiana State Junior championship at the age of 15. She
graduated from Shortridge High School and graduated with honors from
Rollins College in Florida, where she was captain of the women's golf
team and a member of the men's team. Following her graduation, she
worked as a life insurance saleswoman, becoming one of the few women in
the business at the time, eventually earning a spot in the Women's
Quarter Million Dollar Roundtable.
A trailblazer, Alice was a female pioneer in the golfing community.
Alice's passion for golf began at a young age, spending time at the
Woodstock Club in Indianapolis. It was there she fell in love with the
beautiful fairways and the game itself. Later, Alice went on to have a
standout career in golf, winning over 50 amateur championships during
her lifetime including nine State Championships in Indiana, the Woman's
North and South, the Women's Eastern, the National Ladies Club
Championship, two USGA Senior and two Canadian Senior Tournaments, as
well as five Women's Western Senior Tournaments, National Ladies Club
Championship, and played on the 1970 Curtis Cup Team. Alice also won a
gold medal in golf at the Senior Olympics.
Collaborating with her husband, Pete Dye, she co-designed Crooked
Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, where she and Pete had a home on
the 18th hole. Alice and Pete also
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worked together to design Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South
Carolina, Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, and the TPC Sawgrass,
with its famous par-3 17th hole with an island green, in Ponte Vedra
Beach, Florida. Through her success on the greens and the remarkable
course designs, Alice was relentlessly dedicated to ensuring that women
players were not forgotten and is credited as the champion for the two
tee system that made formidable courses more playable for women.
Alice's work is a true testament to her outstanding career and
selfless contributions. Alice served the sport by becoming the first
woman president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in
1997 and the first woman to serve as an independent director of the PGA
of America in 1999. She was honored with numerous awards and accolades,
including being inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1976 and
was voted PGA's First Lady of Golf in 2004.
In her personal life, Alice was known as a loving mother. She truly
loved the sport and the fairways became one of her favorite places to
go with her family and close friends. Born and raised in Indianapolis,
she worked to bring affordable junior golf programs to youth of all
backgrounds through the establishment of The First Tee of Indiana.
Children of all ages can practice their swings on four 9-hole courses,
named in their honor, at the Pete & Alice Dye Golf Experience, part of
the Sports Legend Experience at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Over the years, Alice's passion for golf has inspired countless
individuals and her leadership as the First Lady of golf architecture
has left a remarkable legacy.
Alice will be forever missed by her family, friends, colleagues, and
the entire golf community. On behalf of Indiana's Fifth Congressional
District, I extend my deepest condolences to Alice's husband, Pete, her
son, Perry, and his wife, Ann, her son, P.B., and his wife, Jean, her
two grandchildren, her two great grandchildren, and to her entire
extended family and the friends who mourn her loss.
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