By THE EDITORS
GOLF MAGAZINE

PETE DYE, INC. PETE DYE'S DREAM 18

The course is arranged in two loops of nine holes. The front plays in a clockwise routing, while the back nine is played in a counter-clockwise rotation. There is a balance of left-to-right and right-to-left tee shots, and approaches and angles into the prevailing wind. Each nine contains holes of equal difficulty, with the back nine culminating in a strong par-five, par-three, par-four finish that emulates Donald Ross's Pinehurst conclusion.

The lead-off holes of each nine -- number one and number 10 -- are both par fours of relatively equal length and approximate difficulty. All par threes play in different directions, with the final par three of each nine -- number eight and number 17 -- playing over water.

This routing illustrates many lessons of the great golf courses of the past.

ROLLING GREENS PHOTOGRAPHY PETE DYE

Hole	Golf Course	Par	Yardage
1	Shinnecock Hills No. 14	4	447
2	Royal Melbourne (West) No. 6	4	450
3	Durban No. 3	5	513
4	Banff Springs No. 4	3	171
5	Royal County Down No. 9	4	431
6	Mid Ocean No. 5	4	433
7	Pine Valley No. 13	4	448
8	Cypress Point No. 15	3	139
9	Augusta National No. 13	5	485
OUT		36	3,517
10	Ballybunion (Old) No. 11	4	453
11	Merion (East) No. 16	4	428
12	Carnoustie No. 6	5	575
13	National GL No. 4	3	197
14	Southern Hills No. 12	4	445
15	Bethpage State Park (Black) No. 5	4	455
16	Pebble Beach No. 18	5	548
17	TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium) No. 17	3	132
18	St. Andrews (Old) No. 17	4	461
IN		36	3,694
TOTAL		72	7,211

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