Richard Mandell
Orangeburg Country Club A Decade Later
Dr. Gene Atkinson, long-time member of Orangeburg Country Club, recently sent Richard Mandell Golf Architecture a jump drive of...
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Richard Mandell
- Jun 11, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #9
Hole #9: Par 4 (351-328-290-275) I wanted to pay homage to Donald Ross with the final green of the Legends nine by creating four...
Richard Mandell
- Jun 8, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #8
Hole #8: Par 4 (291-284-278-261) Continuing to tie each green concept with the previous green, this ridge separating the upper and lower...
Richard Mandell
- Jun 3, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #7
Hole #7: Par 5 (490-436-411-355) I wanted to keep this green unified with the last hole by incorporating another ridge feature. By...
Richard Mandell
- May 21, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #6
Hole #6: Par 4 (390-384-338-284) A broad ridge runs across the widest portion of this green with the front and back rolling away from the...
Richard Mandell
- May 18, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #5
Hole #5: Par 3 (185-180-145-101) Somewhat of an inverse of the “Deal pipe” swale of the fourth green, this putting surface is defined by...
Richard Mandell
- May 15, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #4
Hole #4: Par 4 (350-328-286-244) Another inspired putting surface from Deal (Royal Cinque Ports) is the fourth green which literally...
Richard Mandell
- May 13, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #3
Hole #3: Par 4 (352-332-306-222) Two large mounds on both sides of the green held over from the original eighties routing got the ball...
Richard Mandell
- May 11, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #2
Hole #2: Par 3 (168-160-150-140) A similar mound fronts the front right side of the second green, challenging those who approach it from...
Richard Mandell
- May 8, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #1
Hole #1: Par 5 (514-466-439-398) I am a fan of green perimeters bisected by mounds. I am also a fan of isolated mounds in the front of...
Richard Mandell
- May 7, 2020
Golf Magazine (May 2020) - Two RMGA Renovations Featured
I loved the PGA Championship quiz in the May issue of Golf Magazine. Great to see some of our work emphasized as well. Keller Golf...
Richard Mandell
- May 5, 2020
Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park
Back in 2013 Richard Mandell Golf Architecture was tasked with restoring the remaining eighteen Donald Ross holes at Bacon Park Golf...
Richard Mandell
- Apr 30, 2020
The Sandhills Club - A Concept Course
Every now and then I find myself driving by an intriguing piece of property. Intriguing for me as a golf architect means I see high...
Richard Mandell
- May 7, 2019
Braemar Golf Course Holes #13 - #18
Hole #13 - "Top of the World" - Par 3: 204 - 189 - 178 - 151 - 144 - 133 "Vertical Elevation's Effect on Distance" Demanding on walkers,...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #12
Off-Center May Be Best The twelfth hole is the one hole on the course that truly demands length off the tee with carries over two ponds...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #11
Split Fairway, Another Take The par-five eleventh hole can only be described as a lot of golf hole. Traversing the entire eastern border...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #10
Sans Bunkers The straightaway par-four tenth also plays to an elevated green which seems accessible enough thanks to the absence of any...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #9
Cutting The Corner Cut the corner with your tee shot over the fairway bunker on the left and have a shorter approach shot to an elevated...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #8
A Single Landform's Risky Reward The last par five on the front nine has a low-country feel as it weaves through a series of massive Bur...
Richard Mandell
- Mar 21, 2019
Braemar Golf Course - Hole #7
A Differentiating Factor The final pairing of a trio of consecutive par threes/fives on the front nine begins with a long three from a...
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