The sleepers at Rye

[Andrew Buck]

I absolutely love the idea of these features. 

At courses with humble budgets, sand traps can be a drain on maintenance budgets.  This is especially true if poorly built or if they have a bad sand ratio leading to drainage issues.  We can opine that hazards don't need to be maintained, but the perception of most customers, member or daily fee, won't concur with that statement. 

A really good way to force a type of approach, and provide a different look at saves.

[Craig Disher]

I think the sleepers do have an architectural purpose, whether or not that was Campbell's intention. The green is open from the right and a shot to the right of the green - without the sleepers - gives an easy putt from off the green to the hole, a shot Rye members favor and execute with remarkable skill. The sleepers take that away and bring the two bunkers much more into play.