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Principles of Golf Architecture

By Richard Mandell
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    U.S. Kids in town:  You think Earl caddied for Tiger Woods at age seven?
    Richard Mandell
    • Aug 4, 2011

    U.S. Kids in town: You think Earl caddied for Tiger Woods at age seven?

    Pinehurst, August 4, 2011— The U.S. Kids Golf Championships are back in the sandhills for the fifth consecutive year. That means more...
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    Amateur Golf Taking Over the Professional Ranks
    Richard Mandell
    • Jul 24, 2011

    Amateur Golf Taking Over the Professional Ranks

    VANCOUVER, July 24, 2011— Does it seem like amateur golfers are making more of a mark on the professional tours the past few years or is...
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    Merion already prepping for 2013 U. S. Open
    Richard Mandell
    • Jul 1, 2011

    Merion already prepping for 2013 U. S. Open

    ARDMORE, PA., July 1, 2011— The PGA Tour is visiting Aronimink Golf Club this week for the second consecutive year. Aronimink is one of...
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    Tiger Woods:  Told You So!
    Richard Mandell
    • Jun 28, 2011

    Tiger Woods: Told You So!

    MALVERN, PA., June 28, 2011— Just recently in my life I have learned to succumb to my gut instinct. For the most part I have done that in...
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    Rory McIlroy’s historic U. S. Open win not the most impressive
    Richard Mandell
    • Jun 20, 2011

    Rory McIlroy’s historic U. S. Open win not the most impressive

    WASHINGTON, June 20, 2011— “Watch this weekend to see how the pressure combined with the stage produces one of the more memorable...
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    Congressional Members Identify With U. S. Open
    Richard Mandell
    • Jun 6, 2011

    Congressional Members Identify With U. S. Open

    Why would a private country club give up the use of their golf course in order to host a major golf event? The amount of infrastructure...
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    China Golf Development:  Boom or Bubble?
    Richard Mandell
    • May 23, 2011

    China Golf Development: Boom or Bubble?

    China, China, China. The biggest word in golf development over the past few years has been China. With no new development here in the...
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    World Rankings Are Overblown
    Richard Mandell
    • Apr 25, 2011

    World Rankings Are Overblown

    I am so tired of hearing how no man wants to be Number One in the world of golf. Every week we hear that Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood,...
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    The People Have Spoken
    Richard Mandell
    • Apr 20, 2011

    The People Have Spoken

    The people have spoken! They don’t mind walking to the opposite side of the golf hole from the cart path in order to tee off! Thanks, I...
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    Heritage Finds A Sponsor?
    Richard Mandell
    • Apr 18, 2011

    Heritage Finds A Sponsor?

    It looks as though the famed Heritage Classic, played at Pete Dye’s Harbour Town Golf Links has found a title sponsor, keeping the PGA...
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    Augusta National – A Theatre of the Dramatic
    Richard Mandell
    • Apr 11, 2011

    Augusta National – A Theatre of the Dramatic

    Augusta, Ga. April 6, 2011 – Although the temperature is still struggling to pass fifty degrees in much of the southeast, we know spring...
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    Cinderella Story!
    Richard Mandell
    • Feb 14, 2011

    Cinderella Story!

    The greatest upset in golfing history happened last Sunday, much larger than Francis Ouimet’s victory at The Country Club nearly a...
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    Toss The Rakes!  All of Them!
    Richard Mandell
    • Feb 7, 2011

    Toss The Rakes! All of Them!

    I once got chastised for not raking a bunker “properly” when caddying at the 1989 LPGA Greater Washington Open as my player was...
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    American Professional Golf Dominance Coming to End?
    Richard Mandell
    • Jan 24, 2011

    American Professional Golf Dominance Coming to End?

    The Bob Hope Classic had only two of the top thirty golfers in the world participate (and only six of the top fifty). To me, that is more...
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    Picking Pictures from the Architect’s Perspective
    Richard Mandell
    • Jan 3, 2011

    Picking Pictures from the Architect’s Perspective

    My personal battle between the business of golf architecture and my avocation that is golf architecture is a struggle on many fronts. As...
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    $11.35 Million or Your Career?
    Richard Mandell
    • Sep 27, 2010

    $11.35 Million or Your Career?

    Most people would rather watch paint dry than watch a golf tournament on television. Golfers as a whole are an odd bunch and what...
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    A Golf Architect’s Travels in China
    Richard Mandell
    • Sep 13, 2010

    A Golf Architect’s Travels in China

    I recently made my seventh trip to China in the past year. The first two trips were to investigate new development opportunities and the...
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    The Classics are Back
    Richard Mandell
    • Sep 6, 2010

    The Classics are Back

    In: Aronimink, St. George’s, The Old White Course, Sedgefield Out: TPC Avenel, Glen Abbey, Liberty National Although ten TPC courses...
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    When A Sand Bunker Isn’t…
    Richard Mandell
    • Aug 9, 2010

    When A Sand Bunker Isn’t…

    Too many bunkers at Whistling Straits. That is the outcry since Dustin Johnson’s unfortunate incident on at the 72nd hole of the...
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    Jump The Slope
    Richard Mandell
    • Jul 12, 2010

    Jump The Slope

    To me, utilizing the ground to gain a strategic advantage is vital to great golf course design. This begins with the routing process as a...
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