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The venerable Pinehurst No. 2 labeled a freak course? Possibly converted to an employee's course? Two sets of greens? Donald Ross a real estate developer? It can't possibly be so. Or could it? If you think you know the story of Pinehurst, think again. In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the venerable Pinehurst No. 2 course comes the release of the definitive history of North Carolina Sandhills golf, Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) written by veteran golf course architect Richard Mandell. It is a story of dumb luck, ingenuity, and grand visions... With the release of his book, Richard Mandell concludes a four-year odyssey researching and revealing the untold story of one of the three most popular golfing destinations in the world: Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend). This 384-page, four-color history is more than just a coffee table book. It is a detailed account of the evolution of the playing fields of sandhills golf and how it directly affected the game of golf in America.
  \ Inside these pages is the story of The Pinehurst Resort, Pine Needles, Mid Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines Country Club, The Country Club of North Carolina, Tobacco Road, and countless other golf courses of the sandhills. Rare, never-before-seen photographs of the early days of sandhills golf include construction scenes of one of the most famous golf courses in the world as well as the only known construction drawings of Pinehurst No. 2. Another feature of Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) is Mr. Mandell’s detailed overlays of historic golf course routings of Pinehurst on top of an aerial photograph from today, allowing the reader access to history only an archaeologist can uncover.
Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) will be available for the retail price of $65.00. The book can be ordered by calling (910) 255-3111 or by visiting www.golf-architecture.com . The book is currently in exclusive release in the Pinehurst area and will be distributed nationally on October 15th. Richard Mandell is available for interviews and book signings and should be contacted by phone at (910) 255-3111 or e-mail at
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To request a review copy of the book, please contact Richard at the above e-mail address. About the Author: 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, including golf course restoration work on five Donald Ross golf courses. He first moved to Pinehurst after graduating from The University of Georgia to work for golf architect Dan Maples, whose father Ellis learned directly from Donald Ross. Upon returning to Pinehurst in 2000, Richard began his own golf course design firm, Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. He has written numerous articles on golf architecture for magazines such as 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. Book Statistics:
Title: Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf
Subtitle: The Evolution of a Legend
Author: Richard Mandell
Publisher: T. Eliot Press, P. O. Box 1119, Pinehurst, North
Carolina, 28370, (910) 255-3111
Pub. Date: October 15, 2007
ISBN- 13:978-0-9794836-0-8; ISBN-10: 0-9794836-0-3
Category: Golf History/Golf Course Architecture
Length: 384 pages
Retail Price: $65.00
Binding: 9" x 12" hardcover smyth-sewn
Illustrations: 279 pictures and illustrations; 24 drawings and maps;
and 17 overlays of golf course routings on top of a
modern-day aerial map of Pinehurst Resort.
Additions: Sidebars, index
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