Pete Dye has no sympathy for tour players

The daunting Ocean Course at Kiawah Island has been striking fear into the world’s top players since it was announced as the host venue for this week’s PGA Championship. But all the consternation from the tour pros is music to the ears of Pete Dye, the renowned course architect who conjured it up out of the dunes and linksland along the wild South Carolina coast.

“Hell, I can't think of anything better” than the game’s best players complaining about playing from the back tees while the general public turns out in droves to enjoy the course from the white tees, Dye told Tom Mackin of Golf Magazine last week.

The irascible Dye also discussed his plans for retirement, golf’s global future, which of his courses he thinks could host a major, what he would do if he was in charge of the making the rules, and more.

To read the full interview, click here.