One of our many projects this fall was revitalizing the bunkers with new sand to give golfers a more consistent playing surface to hit from. Over 100 tons of new sand has been added to the bunkers to reach a 4" depth over the entire bunker.
The front center bunker on #5 has become an issue, as many shots will bury into the steep face. This leaves an already daunting shot even more unfair. I decided to follow in line with some of the previous bunker work and create a bunker with a grass face and flat bottom. This should help eliminate those difficult buried lies.
These pictures will illustrate the steps taken to fix this bunker, as well as the surrounding areas of rough turf that have declined from traffic and splashed sand.
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| Pic # 2 Nearly 10 inches of sand! |
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| Pic #1 First step - sand removal |
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| Pic # 3 New bunker dimensions. | | |
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| Pic # 4 Removing the years of sand above the bunker. |
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| Pic # 5 Newly shaped front face. |
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| Pic # 6 Reconfigured bunker with liner installed. (Notice left edge of bunker closest to Derek has been smoothed to remove the small pocket seen in the top left of pic #3) |
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| Pic # 7 Stripping away the old sod. | |
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