Over the last four decades Pete Dye has designed some of golf’s most famous courses. Known for their “Dyeabolical” traits, the insurance salesman turned master architect’s credits include TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course, Whistling Straits, the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog. Dye’s reach has been so influential that last year he became only the fifth course architect elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, joining luminaries Robert Trent Jones, C.B. MacDonald, Alister MacKenzie and Donald Ross.

The soon-to-be 84-year-old shows no signs of resting on his considerable laurels however, as evidenced by the noteworthy projects he’s completed over the last five years. Below is a selection of designs that promise to continue his considerable legacy.

1. Mission Hills (Pete Dye Course), Shenzhen, China – Dye’s first course in China is a collaboration with Schmidt-Curley Design and features all of his trademarks: small pot bunkers, long tee-to-green waste areas, railroad ties used as sleepers and walkway steps framed by tall native grasses. The layout is masterfully routed through rolling terrain and appropriately crescendos with a devilish three-tiered green at the par-5 18th hole. A must-play that’s garnered significant accolades in Asia.

2. Pound Ridge G.C., Pound Ridge, NY – This collaboration with son Perry exquisitely incorporates Westchester County’s rocky terrain – case in point the par-3 15th and its granite backdrop positioned to violently deflect tee shots that are ever-so-slightly awry. Intimidation on a Dye design? Imagine that!

3. Wintonbury Hills, Bloomfield, CT – Consistently ranked among the top courses in Connecticut, Pete teamed with Tim Liddy to fashion his first design in New England. The 6,711-yard, par-70 features rolling fairways and a links-style design highlighted by 125 bunkers.

4. TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA – Home of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic, the par-72, 7,300-yard course is marked by relatively flat and small greens. Don’t let this trait lull you to sleep however, as nearly one-quarter of the layout’s playing area is covered in sand. Be sure to bring your trusty 60-degree wedge.

5. The Black Pearl, Roatan, Honduras – Scheduled to open in early 2010, The Black Pearl at Pristine Bay Resort is located on the gorgeous Caribbean island of Roatan, 40 miles off the coast of Central America. With 14 holes featuring jaw-dropping ocean views and an iconic par-3 island green, this Pete and Perry creation is sure to impress the traveling golfer seeking the next “must play,” tropical layout.