Chris Lutzke, a long-time Pete Dye design associate and right-hand man for over 20 years, has been accepted into the America’s Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). The ASGCA is the premier organization of the golf architecture profession, and membership signifies the ultimate recognition of an architect’s work and a place in golf history.
“It was a long-term goal and it was important to Pete over the years that I apply,” Lutzke said in a release. “But it was Alice Dye who kept on me and had me get the applications in, do interviews and go in front of the board. Pete and Alice were the driving force and it has been a great long journey.”
A prospective member goes through a two-year application and interview process that tests their knowledge of golf course architecture, training, experience and architectural vision.
Lutzke started his career in golf course construction in 1986 working on Pete Dye’s masterpiece Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. His passion for design and building along with his creativity and work ethic caught the attention of Dye, who after a short time would offer him a long-term position to work on future projects like Old Marsh and Grand Harbor in Florida.
During Chris’ tenure with Dye he studied and earned two degrees from Michigan State University in Agronomy and Landscape Architecture. Lutzke was also on-site at the world-famous Whistling Straits courses, The Honors Course in Tennessee, Mystic Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands, and Colleton River Plantation on Hilton Head, and he was the project architect at the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort.
