Pete Dye - My Shot - from July 2002

[George Pazin]

(NOTE: I was cleaning up some old stuff in my office recently and came across a bunch of old magazine articles that I had saved, so I thought I'd post some that others might find interesting. Apologies to those who feel I'm violating copyright laws, these are older articles and I don't think I'm hurting anyone by posting them. If any of the moderators see this and prefer I remove them, let me know and I will do so promptly.)

[Phil Benedict]

I disagree with his contention that women play faster.  He didn't come up with that on any course I play!

[Norbert P]

"I wish they would raise the mower heights a bit, so grain would become a factor again." Pete Dye

"I like overtipping people who don't usually get any tip at all." Pete Dye

Thanks George, many timeless gems in there from the old days (2002?)

[Garland Bayley]

I disagree with his contention that women play faster.  He didn't come up with that on any course I play!

I suspect he may mean that they don't have the dreaded pre-shot routine.

[JESII]

I wish Tiger could be forced to hit his driver 14 times. The distance he gets with his 2-iron is impressive but the risk of a bad shot is cut in half. There's so little suspense to it.

This quote alarmed me...seems a bit too deferential from a guy with Pete's reputation.

What would Pete Dye do if he knew Tiger were going to hit 2 iron all 14 times?

Has anyone actually seen Tiger miss a tee shot with that 2 iron?

[Phil Benedict]

I wish Tiger could be forced to hit his driver 14 times. The distance he gets with his 2-iron is impressive but the risk of a bad shot is cut in half. There's so little suspense to it.

This quote alarmed me...seems a bit too deferential from a guy with Pete's reputation.

What would Pete Dye do if he knew Tiger were going to hit 2 iron all 14 times?

Has anyone actually seen Tiger miss a tee shot with that 2 iron?

Based on what I have seen, Tiger rarely misses a fairway with an iron and I don't think I've ever seen him hit a truly wild tee shot with his 2-iron.  Of course lately the dispersion pattern with his driver has gotten a lot tighter.

[JESII]

True...very true.

[George Pazin]

Didn't he hook a long iron into trouble at Carnoustie this year?

The funny thing to me is that Tiger doesn't seem to be any threat to adopt Pete's 2 iron strategy, so why even worry about it.

Slag -

Good call on the greens section you mentioned - I thought that was the most interesting part.

For Dan King:

I tip everybody. I believe in tipping. I believe in overtipping - that's my philosophy.

- Steve Martin's charter in My Blue Heaven