Richard Mandell


Richard Mandell is a noted golf course architect living in Pinehurst northwest of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was born in Rye near White Plains, New York by some of the most historic golf courses in the country like Bethpage State Park, Westchester Country Club, and Winged Foot. Sneaking onto some of the most renowned courses in the United States, Mandell fell in love with the golden age architects and the impressions they left on the land. Architects including A. W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Charles Blair Macdonald, and Seth Raynor inspired him through books, drawings and the courses they designed.

Writings

Richard Mandell is also a noted golf historian and author. He recently published the book, Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf , a work which recounts the history and development of one of the most celebrated golf areas in the United States. He has contributed chapters to Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective as well as Favourite Holes By Design. He has penned numerous articles for magazines like Links Magazine, Golf Illustrated, and Golf Course Architecture. Since 1997, Mandell has taught a class on golf course architecture at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He writes a golf blog for The Washington Times called Golf Today: Players, Events and Fields, where he discusses everything from PGA Tournament venues to golfing in China.

Courses

Awards and recognition

  • 1996 DuPont North American Safety, Health & Environment Excellence Award given to Seaford Golf & Country Club, Seaford, Maryland.
  • Golf Digest - Voted Creekside Golf & Country Club, Atlanta Georgia - "Best New Course Nominee 2000".
  • Golf Range Magazine - Voted Blue Heron Golf Course in Stevensville, Maryland - "One of the Top 10 Short Courses in America 2006".
  • International Network of Golf - Awarded Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf Book of the Year 2007.
  • 2009 Builders Excellence Legacy Award: Renovation of the Year
  • 2009 GolfInc. Private Course Renovation of the Year Runner-up