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DALE HAYES

Dale won the 15-17 Boys category at the Junior World Golf Championships in 1969. He turned professional the following year and quickly became a successful pro. He won more than a dozen events in South Africa, and was runner up on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1979. In 1971 Dale won the Spanish Open at the age of 18 years and 290 days, becoming the youngest winner on the European Tour. In 1976 he won the World Cup of Golf for South Africa with Bobby Cole. By 1973 he was fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit and won it in 1975. Having been an associate of the company for many years he has turned his attention to design, working alongside Peter.

LOUIS VAN DER WALT

Louis obtained his degree in Landscape Architecture before joining Peter as a draughtsman and junior designer in 1998. Louis made the transition from hand drawings to computer designs while working on a number of projects across Southern Africa. He was closely involved with Elements and Zebula and began to learn fully what golf design is about while working with Peter on these projects. Ebotse and Pinnacle Point were to follow and eventually he completed his own 9-hole design at Kranspoort in Limpopo and has recently completed the World of Golf facility in Gaborone.