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 green center. A pai...

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 two ridges that come...

Hole #4: Par 4 (350-328-286-244) Another inspired putting surface from Deal (Royal Cinque Ports) is the fourth green which literally replicates a 10’ diamete...

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 rolling (no pun inten...

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 the shorter (right ...

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 greens such as here ...

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 Course, host of the 1932 ...

Back in 2013 Richard Mandell Golf Architecture was tasked with restoring the remaining eighteen Donald Ross holes at Bacon Park Golf Course in Savannah, Geor...

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 points that need to be c...

Hole #13 - "Top of the World" - Par 3: 204 - 189 - 178 - 151 - 144 - 133 "Vertical Elevation's Effect on Distance" Demanding on walkers, yes, but the view is...

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 from the back tees ye...

Split Fairway, Another Take The par-five eleventh hole can only be described as a lot of golf hole. Traversing the entire eastern border of the golf course,...

Sans Bunkers The straightaway par-four tenth also plays to an elevated green which seems accessible enough thanks to the absence of any surrounding sand. Th...

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 green. This simple ...

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 Oaks bordering both ...

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 tee box backed up to a...

Video footage courtesy of TwinCitiesGolf.com. Playing Towards The Trouble The second of the trio of front-nine par-five holes moves to the left downhill from...

Video footage courtesy of TwinCitiesGolf.com. In Plain Sight The second par-three of the front nine plays uphill to a green set in the base of an Oak Savanna...

Split Decision The first of three par-fives on the front nine, the fourth hole is also the first of the split-fairway holes at Braemar. Starting from the ri...

Our good friend Kevin Unterreiner from TwinCitiesGolf.com was kind enough to provide us with some drone footage that he took last week of the new RMGA-design...