RMGA Staff

Walt Young

Walt Young is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Landscape Architecture. Originally from Holland, Michigan, Walt has played golf since the age of seven. His pursuit of a degree in landscape architecture stems from his love of the game of golf and early experiences playing some of the best courses the State of Michigan has to offer (such as Crystal Downs Country Club and Treetops Resort).

Walt began his professional career with a design/build landscape architecture firm in Muncie, Indiana called Flatland Design. His responsibilities there included design development, cost estimation, design construction, and contractor supervision. As Richard's lead design assistant, Walt's primary charge is the production of detailed construction documents and bid packages. His attention to detail and understanding of golf course construction processes is invaluable to Richard Mandell Golf Architecture and is a major contributor to the firm's success in maintaining cost control from project conception to opening day.

Gary Strohl

After retiring from a successful career in sales and management, Gary Strohl relocated from his home state of Ohio to Pinehurst, North Carolina, in order to better pursue his life-long passion for the game of golf.  He is a member of the Pinehurst Country Club and, during the rare moments when he is not actually on the course, he frequently works to support the golf community as a volunteer at professional and amateur tournaments.   He is President of the Board of Directors of the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives in Pinehurst and is a member of the Tin Whistles.

Gary came out of retirement in order to assist RMGA on the business side.  Formerly, he was a Senior Account Manager and Director at SBC Communications (now AT & T) and brings extensive experience in sales, marketing and account management to our team.  His expertise will be focused on Business Development, freeing our design team to focus on what they do best: designing challenging and memorable golf courses. 

 

Robert D. Rauch

Robert provides civil engineering and project management services for Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973 and began his engineering career with a Maryland-based civil engineering and survey firm followed by six years with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. While working for DNR, Bob was involved in the development of statewide stormwater management standards and watershed modeling of streams and tidal rivers in Maryland.

 In 1978, Bob became a Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia and the state’s youngest county engineer for Talbot County, Maryland. Bob served on the County Engineers Association of Maryland (CEAM) Board of Directors and was CEAM President in 1983.  Bob is a member of NSPE, ASCE and American MENSA.