Bunker Work II

The left bunker on 8 green was a difficult bunker to maintain. Members commented to me that a golfball hit towards the rear of the bunker wouldn't roll down to the flat and made for an extremely difficult  shot. We constantly checked optimum sand depth but this wasn't correcting the problem. The face just didn't have enough slope. Steepening the face was obviously a solution for playability but would lead to a amintenance nightmare. Every storm would wash this sand to the bottom adding hours to our tight schedule. I decided on sodding the face as we've done to many bunkers which will give golfers a smooth, flat stance to hit from and less time cleaning up after a heavy rain for us.

Good old eastern PA soil. Or should I say rock

Much cleaner appearance and better playability.

8 right side bunker. Reshaping the edges and prepping for new sod.

Great new finished appearance