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Principles of Golf Architecture

By Richard Mandell
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    Orangeburg Country Club A Decade Later
    Richard Mandell
    • Aug 14, 2020

    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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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #9
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #8
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #7
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #6
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #5
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #4
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #3
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #2
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park - Hole #1
    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...
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    Golf Magazine (May 2020) - Two RMGA Renovations Featured
    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...
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    Design Innovation: The Legends Nine at Bacon Park
    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...
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    The Sandhills Club - A Concept Course
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course Holes #13 - #18
    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,...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #12
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #11
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #10
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #9
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #8
    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...
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    Braemar Golf Course - Hole #7
    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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