Golf Architect Richard Mandell’s seminal work, Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) recently won the prestigious International Network of Golf Book of the Year Award. “Richard created a beautiful book full of incredible information and photographs about one of golf’s most historical places,” declared Mike Jamison, Executive Director of ING. “This is a must read for those whose eyes mist when they think of Sandhills golf.” What makes this accomplishment even more impressive is that Mr. Mandell started his own publishing company, T. Eliot Press, in order to properly tell the story. “The companies I spoke to about this book never really gave it the respect that a complete history of Pinehurst should have,” points out Mandell. “A grand vision for this book had to reflect the grand subject matter. We’re talking about Pinehurst.”
The International Network of Golf is an eighteen-year old non-profit, media-based networking organization whose mission is to enhance and promote communication and education in golf. For fifteen years, the International Network of Golf has strove to annually recognize the best in media. ING winners and outstanding achievers are determined by an independent panel of three judges in each category. Each judge uses a point system with several criteria overseen by a voluntary category chairperson.
Mr. Mandell’s book was a finalist for both Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award and the USGA’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award as well. “I never imagined the critical success of the book when I started it back in 2003,” says Mandell. “For my first publishing, effort I’m very proud and thankful that I could contribute to the world of golf by preserving a history that could easily have been lost.”
Described as “A nice stroll through history” by one of the judges, Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend), is a detailed account of the evolution of the playing fields of Sandhills golf and how it affected golf in America. “To me, the history of the area from an architecture and development standpoint is the real story and an education for anyone who loves the history of golf” says Mandell.
Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) can be ordered by calling (910) 255-3111 or by visiting www.golf-architecture.com. Richard Mandell is available for interviews and book signings and should be contacted by phone at (910) 255-3111 or e-mail (richardmandell@golf-architecture.com).
RICHARD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON-SITE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OF THE U.S. AMATEUR AT PINEHURST RESORT FOR INTERVIEWS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CALL 910-489-1711 FOR ARRANGEMENTS.
About the Author: Although he is a first-time book author and publisher, Richard Mandell is a practicing golf course architect who has worked on more than forty golf course projects (new and renovations) in his seventeen-year career. He first moved to Pinehurst after graduating from The University of Georgia to work for golf architect Dan Maples. Upon returning in 2000, Richard owned his own golf design firm, Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. He has written articles on golf architecture for Golf Illustrated and Links Magazine and has contributed chapters to three books on the subject: volumes I and II of Golf Architecture (A Worldwide Perspective) and Favourite Holes By Design: The Architect’s Choice.
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