Jamie Dawson is passionate about golf course design and enjoys seeing his remodels solving course problems or enhancing strategic risk/reward interest while being used and appreciated by golfers of all skills, ages, and handicaps.
Jamie brings to your golf project:
Experience: 290 No. golf course commissions at 100 clubs, resorts or developments over 40 years is a proud record to achieve off their own initiative and as sole designer (bar 3 collaborations) without the benefit of a golf touring pro or large golf firm connections.
Based in Canberra throughout the 290 separate projects have been ACT 48%; Sydney 24%; southern NSW regions 13%; northern NSW regions 6%; Qld / NT 5%; Victoria 2% and overseas 2%. These range from some of Australia’s premier golf clubs such The Australian, Royal Canberra, Federal, Oatlands and Kingston Heath to a myriad of other private/public courses in diverse usually clay soil or sandstone environments.
Scale of built projects:
- Championship new 18 holes (Gungahlin Lakes);
- New holes to facilitate estates (Belconnen 10 holes); boundary safety (Warringah 5 holes & Yowani 3 holes);
- General remodelling (Oatlands 4 holes, Federal 5 greens, Sefton par3 5 greens/3 tees, Lane Cove 5 tees, Leura /Wentworth Falls 5 greens/2 tees);
- Wagga Wagga CC separate focussed reports on request 1999-2021;
- 18 hole new Pitch & Putts 2 courses; Practice greens The Australian (chipping) & Royal Canberra (putting);
Also numerous 18+ hole championship to short course concept plans for Australian & overseas feasibility studies.
Diverse skill set:
- Course Master Plans at established golf clubs from Queensland to Victoria (17 No. golf focus & 14 No. vegetation management focus);
- Extensive detailed built remodelling projects (holes, greens, tees, bunkers, practice areas & cart paths);
- Safety audits & amelioration solutions;
- Potential development sale integration strategies to aid club future resources;
- Stormwater & pond upgrades; plus general landscape design;
- Cost & feasibility studies; resort planning; and construction supervision & management.
This range of proven capabilities allows Jamie to meet a club’s many diverse needs.
Cost effective outcomes: Sustainable cost focus in the design being wary of maintenance demands. Detailed designs allow competitive contractor tendering for construction (the main cost phase) so less surprises and better overall budget outcomes.
Friendly but informed rapport with club or developer representatives: Working together yields the best results. Pleased to sustain long periods of engagement (even if some large intervals after key issues resolved) at the following Clubs: 30+ years: Thredbo & Belconnen (both current in 2026), Gold Creek; 25yrs: Gungahlin Lakes, Murrumbidgee; 20yrs: Cumberland, Wagga Wagga CC, Yowani; 15yrs: Pambula-Merimbula & my home club of 50yrs Royal Canberra that has inspired my continuing golf design journey.