According to PB, now in his mid-60s, one of the reasons why he worked so long with his father is because they had similar mindsets. “The apple doesn’t fall far fromthe tree,”admitted PB. “Our philosophies are quite parallel. I had a great teacher for a long, long time. I remember every topographical map that I looked at with my dad.” PB and his brother Perry were raised with oldfashioned, traditional values. PB and Perry worked for everything they had and earned every dollar they made. “We were raised as workers and not as the boss’s kid,” noted PB. “My dad was a ditch digger and not an architect.” PB considers himself to be a ditch digger, too and he enjoyed the ditch-digging journey with his dad. “We had a lot of fun building golf courses,” added PB. PB also learned that the commitment necessary to build a great golf course is similar to what it takes to raise children. “The more you are there, the better they turn out,” said PB. Clearly, Pete Dye was a hands-on golf course designer and father, succeeding at both. PB is also quick to comment on the important role that his mother, Alice, played in the Dye family. “Mom and Dad were a great team,” said PB. “They helped a lot of people. Mom was also a great golfer as she won more than 50 amateur titles. She won everything but the U.S. Women’s Amateur.” Of all the many golf courses that PB and Pete worked together on, he distinctly remembers the last one -- The Golf Club in New Albany, Ohio when Pete was in his mid-80s. “Looking back, that was probably Dad’s first year with Alzheimer’s.”
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