The mission of “The Dye” is to honor the legacy of champion golfers and world-renowned course designers Pete & Alice Dye. The Dyes gave birth to Crooked Stick Golf Club in 1964 and made their home alongside its 18th fairway for many decades. To honor Pete and Alice, the Club’s membership has created this annual invitational event featuring an elite field of international junior players.
Our 2022 champions were Taylor Kehoe (Alice Dye Girl's Division) and Matt Moloney (Pete Dye Boy's Division).
Entries for the 2023 Dye Junior have closed.
For those of you who will be eligible for next year’s Dye Junior, we will open entries in late November and accept applications until the last weekend in February 2024.
THE DYE JUNIOR INVITATIONAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AT CROOKED STICK
2023 Field of Players
GIRLS
Kavya Ajjarapu – Lebanon NJ
Kate Barber – Savannah GA
Emerson Blair – West Point MS
Dresden Bounds – San Antonio TX
Sawyer Brockstedt – Rehoboth Beach DE
Larissa Carrillo – Coahuila Mexico
Leigh Chien – Irvine CA
Gianna Clemente – Estero FL
Kaila Elsayegh – Pacific Palisades CA
Sydney Givens – Austin TX
Mia Hammond – New Albany OH
Michaela Headlee – Carmel IN
Cara Heisterkamp – Westlake OH
Claire Henson – Henderson TN
Katelyn Huber – Gainesville FL
Nicole Iniakov – Purnedale CA
Ryleigh Knaub – Debary FL
Brynn Kort – Henderson NV
Emily Luo – Danville CA
Avery McCrery – Wilmington DE
Megan Meng – Pennington NJ
Madison Messimer – Myrtle Beach SC
Anna Kate Nichols – Little Rock AR
Gloria Nip – Port St. Lucie FL
Samantha Olson – Phoenix AZ
Macy Pate – Winston Salem NC
Amelie Pfung – New York NY
Grace Ridenour – Raleigh NC
Abbey Schutte – Goodyear AZ
Athena Singh – Morehead KY
Sophie Stevens – Highland MI
Camille Thai – Los Altos CA
Natalie Yen – West Linn OR
Ellen Yu – Greensboro NC
Alice Ziyi Zhao – Irvine CA
BOYS
Kihei Akina – Alpine UT
Bowen Ballis – Shenandoah TX
Finley Bartlett – Cincinnati OH
Carson Bertagnole – Pinehurst NC
Jay Brooks – Boca Raton FL
Parker Bunn – Ogden UT
Bradley Chill – Columbia Station OH
Cooper Claycomb – Orlando FL
Aidan Cohl – Cumming GA
Luke Colton – Frisco TX
Philip Dunham – Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Jack Gilbert – Houston TX
Reed Greyserman – Boca Raton FL
Nicholas Gross – Downingtown PA
Aidan Gutierrez – Valparaiso IN
Will Hartman – Marvin NC
Nolan Haynes – Barberton OH
Tyler Jones – Jacksonville NC
Noah Kent – Naples FL
Nicholas Logis – Austin TX
Jay Mendell – Lafayette LA
Drew Miller – East Lansing MI
Matt Moloney – Vienna VA
Ethan Paschal – Fayetteville NC
Cayden Pope – Lexington KY
Aaron Pounds – The Woodlands TX
Luke Powell – Lagun Niguel CA
Nicholas Prieto – Miami FL
Jack Roberts – St. Mary's GA
Aarav Shah – Australia
John Ed Steed – Enterprise AL
Smith Summerlin – Raleigh NC
Maxwell Tjoa – Cedar Falls IA
Jack Usner – Shenandoah TX
Eric Zhao – Ontario Canada
Crooked Stick Golf Club • Carmel, Indiana
A CHAMPIONSHIP LEGACY
EVENT
1982 USGA Junior Championship
1983 USGA Senior Amateur
1989 USGA Mid-Amateur Championship
1991 PGA Championship
1993 U.S. Women’s Open
2005 Solheim Cup
2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur
2009 U.S. Senior Open
2012 BMW Championship
2016 BMW Championship
2020 Dye Junior Invitational
2020 Western Amateur Championship
2021 Big Ten Men's Championship
2020 Dye Junior Invitational
2021 Dye Junior Invitational
2022 Dye Junior Invitational
CHAMPION
Rick Marik
Bill Hyndman
James Taylor
John Daly
Lauri Merten
The United States Nancy Lopez, Captain
Maria José Uribe
Fred Funk
Rory McIlroy
Dustin Johnson
Laney Frye (Girls) John Marshall Butler (Boys)
Pierceson Coody
University of Illinois-Team Champions
Mac McClear (Iowa) - Medalist
Laney Frye (Girls) John Marshal Butler (Boys)
Leigh Chien (Girls) Drew Wrightson (Boys)
Taylor Kehoe (Girls) Matt Moloney (Boys)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The 2023 Dye Junior Invitational is a 54-hole competition for boys and girls. Practice rounds will be played on Sunday, June 4th, followed by Round One (18 holes) and Round Two (18 holes) on Monday, June 5th, and the Final Round (18 holes) on Tuesday, June 6th.
There are 36 players in both the Pete Dye Boys Division and Alice Dye Division and the event is recognized by awarding points for WAGR, Junior Golf Scoreboard, and Golfweek rankings.
Field: 36 boys and 36 girls.
Format: 54 holes Individual Stroke Play
Schedule: Sunday, June 4th - Practice Round (2:00 pm Start)
Monday, June 5th - Round One (18 Holes) & Round Two (18 Holes)
Tuesday, June 6th - Round Three (18 Holes)
Eligibility: Junior players who have not attended college. Everyone is encouraged to apply.
The Dye Junior Invitational committee will send out invitations to the highest-ranked players
in early 2023.
Player Gifts: Provided by Titleist, FootJoy, and Crooked Stick Golf Club
Prizes: Prizes awarded to the top three finishers in boy's and girls' divisions
Daily Prize awarded for the low score of each round in each division
A commemorative prize for every player who makes an eagle
Travel
Flying into Indianapolis, you will use the Indianapolis International Airport. It is located 25 miles southwest of the Crooked Stick Golf Club. The Golf Club sits on the Northside of Indianapolis about 30 minutes directly north of the downtown area.
Accommodations
Your options include private housing and/or a designated host hotel(s) near the Golf Club. Crooked Stick members will host players who request private housing. Crooked Stick Golf Club has arranged for blocks of rooms and rates for participants at local hotels and there are numerous other lodging options available in the area.
Transportation
Transportation to and from the Golf Club for the tournament days is available for players staying in private housing. Rental cars can be arranged directly at the airport along with Uber rides if that is your choice.
Caddies
Players are allowed to carry their own clubs, use a pushcart (we have Sun Mountain Speed carts available at no cost), or use a caddie. We are encouraging players to have a sibling, parent, coach, etc. caddie for them. If you need a caddie, please contact Martha Faulconer and we will arrange for a local caddie for your round. It is the player's responsibility to pay their local caddie and the cost is $75 per round.
Practice Area Access
Players will have access to the Crooked Stick Golf Club practice areas from Sunday to Tuesday. If you are arriving in Indianapolis ahead of Sunday, our professional staff can assist in setting up play at other area golf courses to fit your travel schedule.
PLAYING CROOKED STICK
A player at Crooked Stick will find that no consecutive holes are laid out in the same direction, one must constantly adjust to wind from a different tack, long holes are followed by short holes, and shots calling for right-to-left flight are followed by shots requiring a left-to-right path. Pete and Alice Dye have designed Crooked Stick to test a player’s “poise, courage and intelligence,” as well as his or her skill. You can look ahead or look back and the natural beauty of each hole extends before you. But the more familiar you are with the course, the more you see what is waiting for you. It does not let up, and it never lets you down.
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CROOKED STICK GOLF CLUB • CARMEL, INDIANA
The driving distance from Crooked Stick to downtown Indianapolis:
16.2 miles
The driving distance from Crooked Stick to Indianapolis International Airport:
20.3 miles
Hotels within 7 miles of
Crooked Stick Golf Club:
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CONTACT US…
Golf Operations
Tony Pancake
Director of Golf & Club Operation
tonypancake@crookedstick.org
317-844-9928
Pete Makarov
PGA Professional
petemakarov@crookedstick.org
317-844-9928
Player Services
Martha Faulconer
Assistant Professional
marthafaulconer@crookedstick.org
317-844-9928
Drew Sawyer
PGA Professional
drewsawyer@crookedstick.org
317-844-9928