She graduated from Shortridge High School,[3] and in 1946 won the first of her nine Indiana Women's Golf Association Amateur Championships.
At college she met Paul "Pete" Dye, Jr. following his discharge from World War II military service.
[2] She became the first woman president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and the first to serve as an independent director of Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA).
Another of Alice's significant contributions was shortening the yardage for women in the golf designs, making them more accessible to the players.
She collaborated on the book "From Birdies to Bunkers: Discover How Golf Can Bring Love, Humor and Success into Your Life" with Mark Shaw that was published in 2004 with a foreword by Nancy Lopez.