Dimitri Van Hauwaert is fast becoming one of Europe’s most prolific golf architects, his reputation among the best in the field. Despite only trading as Diamond Golf Architects for five years, Dimitri has been involved in over 40 projects to date. These range from small renovation briefs to complete course redesigns in prestigious clubs across Belgium, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and more.

With close to 15 years experience and winner of several industry awards, Dimitri is extremely knowledgeable across all areas of golf course architecture, from turf consultancy and maintenance to design and build. Being well connected he has a talent for recognising the specialist skills required and bringing in the ideal people for the job to work alongside him. He has also consulted with some of the best in the industry to create some very successful collaborations.

While some may be fazed by courses created by designers such as Harry Colt and Tom Simpson, Dimitri is able to show respect for their acclaimed design features but also bring something fresh and innovative to each project and fulfil the brief set out by the client.

Diamond’s client portfolio is certainly impressive, including Royal Belgium, Royal Antwerp, Royal Zoute and the new 27-hole championship course in Knokke.