1164: Pete Dye Deep Dive Part 1

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DJ and Neil explore the life and design career of Pete Dye with guest Charlie Van Kirk.

DJ and Neil are joined by Charlie Van Kirk for a two-part deep dive into the life and design career of Pete Dye. We focus on Pete’s upbringing and his marriage to his wife Alice before a look at ten of his most notable courses. Support our Sponsors: Titleist USGA Arccos If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: DJ, Neil

Guest: Charlie Van Kirk

Topics covered

• Pete Dye
• golf course design
• biography
• interview
• golf history

Keywords

• Pete Dye
• golf design
• golf courses
• biography
• interview

Sponsors

Titleist, USGA, Arccos

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Organizations: No Laying Up, The Nest

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