Richard Mandell

Richard Mandell (born November 7, 1968) is a noted golf course architect living in Pinehurst northwest of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was born in Rye near White Plains, New York by some of the most historic golf courses in the country like Bethpage State Park (his all-time favorite is the Black Course there), Westchester Country Club, and Winged Foot. Sneaking onto some of the most renowned courses in the United States, Mandell fell in love with the golden age architects and the impressions they left on the land. Architects including A. W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Charles Blair Macdonald, and Seth Raynor inspired him through books, drawings and the courses they designed (which he was fortunate enough to play on occasion). Provided by Wikipedia