What a Golf Course Should Do

Discussion Question:

Pete Dye and Alister MacKenzie had fundamentally different ideas about what a golf course should do. Which philosophy do you find more compelling, and why? Is there a way to reconcile them, or are they genuinely incompatible?

Parent-Teacher Note:

The discussion question here connects directly to your facility — the Dye Course at PGA Golf Club gives your student a real, accessible example of Dye’s philosophy. If possible, walk a hole or two of the Dye Course while discussing this lesson. Seeing the design principles in physical form is a completely different experience from reading about them.