The ambition of The Dye Preserve Golf Club is to evoke the best traditions of the game, and also to provide its members with all the prerequisites of modern life.

The Dye is a pure golf club with no reserved tee times. Experienced caddies accompany players who choose to walk the course. There is no real estate development, no swimming, no tennis, no paddleball, no evening dining—food service is limited to breakfast, lunch and cocktails. Everything revolves around the game of golf and the camaraderie and friendships that the game cultivates.

The Dye covers 175 pristine acres where native Floirda flora and fauna flourish. The golf course earns its designation, “Preserve,” because that is what it is: A nature preserve fortunate enough to be surrounded by thousands of acres of wood and grassland.

Cypress hammocks, diaphanously veiled in Spanish moss, pine trees, live and laurel oaks, sable and cabbage palms, saw palmettos and 40 varieties of bromeliads surround the course. Ponds and lakes teeming with fish, a variety of turtle species and alligators punctuate the property. Wading birds—ibis, heron, egrets and sand hill cranes—grace it with their long-legged hauteur. Red-tailed hawks, eagles and proud ospreys soar above. Golfers have become used to seeing fox, raccoon, wild pigs, and even deer with their young fawns.

The golf course has been designed to fit snugly into this magical piece of land. Pathways are made from coquina, the pale, crushed seashell that turns dove gray with time. Bridges are never straight but curve sinuously, an invitation to explore this green kingdom on foot.

The Dye is home to the annual National Senior-Junior Team Championship. In addition, several USGA qualifiers have been held at the club, including the U.S. Open, the U.S. Senior Open, The U.S. Amateur, and the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships.