mikeintopeka
The 17th at Sawgrass is indeed an iconic hole... Dye has been ordained as one of the modern-day great architects for the very reasons you mentioned - that he can take an unworkable piece of property and make something memorable out of it.
I've played several of his layouts and can easily conclude that he created something that very few other modern-day architects could replicate.
Two of the more prominent layouts of his that I've enjoyed over the years is the Dye course at Barefoot landing in Myrtle, and the Dye course at PGA National in Port St. Lucie, both of which are open to the public with daily tee times. Not to mention the Ocean Course @ Kiawah Island in SC, where the '91 Ryder Cup was hosted. It joins TPC Sawgrass as two of his more renowned Dye layouts that I have not had the pleasure to experience yet.
