By RMGA

February 3, 2009 Texas wedge or spinning pitch: the architect’s choice?

An article featured in the January 2009 issue of Golf Course Architecture. [more]

October 16, 2007 Donald Ross: The Antithesis of Pinehurst

An article featured in the October 2007 issue of Golf Course Architecture. [more]

July 5, 2007 The Future Of The Sandhills

"The Future of The Sandhills" is the epilogue to Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend), a book written by Richard Mandell about the history of the Sandhills and the courses that made it the Home of American Golf [more]

August 1, 2005 Right Architect Can Mean Cost Savings

An article featured in the August 2005 issue of Golf Inc magazine. [more]

June 23, 2004 The Best Course No One Will Ever Play

Very often, strategic design and the utilization of natural landforms are completely overlooked by a developer who does not understand what golf course architecture is all about. Instead, perceived “ease of development” takes center stage over golf course design and the result is mediocre design solutions. I present this routing purely from a “love of the art of golf course routing” perspective and nothing more. [more]

June 23, 2004 Bethpage State Park, USA. Fourth Hole: Black Course

An essay featured in the book Favourite Golf Holes by Design: The Architect's Choice by Paul Daley. [more]

November 14, 2003 The Evolving Art of Strategy

An essay featured in Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective - Volume Two a book compiled and edited by Paul Daley. [more]

January 15, 2003 Meaningful Selection and Placement of Hazards

An essay featured in Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective - Volume One a book compiled and edited by Paul Daley. [more]

March 1, 1996 Blind Golf Holes

Blind Golf Holes: To See or Not to See, By Richard Mandell. An Article published in the 1996 March issue of Links Magazine. [more]

July 1, 1993 Double Trouble

'The world's great golf hoes can't be duplicated, but that doesn't keep architects from trying.' Article feature in the July 1993 issue of Golf Illustrated. [more]