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Dye Preserve Well Represented

At This Year’s PGA Championship

The Dye Preserve was perhaps the most-represented club in Preserve member Alex Noren. Corey Connors tied for 26th, won twice this year on the LIV
the United States at the recent PGA Championship. Amazingly, and Joaquin Niemann was T39. Golf circuit and also captured
eight members from the private club in Jupiter qualified for the Pavon and Pendrith qualified for the PGA by winning PGA the Australian Open last
year’s second major championship. That’s more than 5 percent Tour events this year, two of them in record fashion. Pavon December, earning him special
of the field at Valhalla Golf Club. prevailed at the Farmers Insurance Open in late January to exemptions into the Masters
A Dye Preserve member didn’t get a chance to lift the become the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour in more and PGA Championship.
Wanamaker Trophy that goes to the winner, but they had a than a century and Pendrith was the first Canadian to win the Burmester won a pair of
very respectable showing. CJ Cup Byron Nelson. DP European Tour titles late
Dean Burmester was in contention on Saturday before The success of the Dye Preserve members also has been last year and followed that up
finishing tied for 12th, a position he shared with fellow Dye evident on LIV Golf Tour and the DP European Tour. Niemann has with a playoff win over Sergio
Garcia at LIV Golf Miami.
2024 Annual Valor And of Colombia, another Dye Daniel Berger. Photo by
Cristobal Del Solar
Getty Images.
Community Service Awards Preserve member, shot a
record-breaking 57 this year on the Korn Ferry Tour, the lowest
round ever in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
“We are very proud of what our professional members have
Hundreds gathered in attendance this morning to celebrate exceptional dedication. Fire Medics Fred Vaccaro and Frank accomplished, including qualifying for the PGA,” said Kurt
and recognize our local first responders in Palm Beach Rossi were also honored with Community Service Awards Thompson, the Dye Preserve’s general manager. “We’d like to
North at the Annual Valor and Community Service Awards for their outstanding service. The highlight of the ceremony think the high quality of our Pete Dye-designed course and the
put on by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce. was the Call of the Year Award, given to Officer Kevin practice facilities have played a role in their success.”
Commissioner Maria Marino opened the program with the Sales-Lopez, Officer Christian Wyatt, and Sergeant Joseph Many of the Dye Preserve’s professionals say they joined
Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the presentation of colors Counihan. Their impactful story of preventing a mass school the club in large part because of the course, which was designed
by the Village of North Palm Beach Honor Guard. It was a shooting in the area resonated deeply with the audience, who by the brilliant Dye in 1988 (when it was known as Cypress
heartfelt event honoring those who serve our community. responded with enthusiastic applause and appreciation for Links) and renovated by him in 2002.
Driver Engineer Timothy Hewitt and Officer James Lovett their bravery and dedication. It helps to be able to play well on Dye’s unique designs
received the Community Service Award, recognizing their because they are used at four PGA Tour events this year:
American Express, the Players, RBC Heritage and Zurich
Classic of New Orleans.
“Good players want to practice with other good players,
because it makes everyone better,” said longtime Jupiter
resident Daniel Berger, who joined the Dye Preserve when he
was 13 and has encouraged many of his fellow professionals to
become members. “What most of us love about Dye Preserve
is it’s all about the golf.”
The Dye Preserve already would have had a PGA champion
had member Mito Pereira not double-bogeyed the 72nd hole
at the 2022 PGA at Southern Hills, missing a playoff by a
Commissioner Maria District Chief Scott Freseman, Fire Medic Frank Rossi, Fire shot. But there will be more opportunities for Dye Preserve
Marino, Chase Bauer Commissioner Maria Marino Medic Fred Vaccaro, Nicole Sidaway, Noel Martinez members to win a major.

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