The rules as they were read, and the very first one on the local rules sheet is explicit. You'd have to be a moron not to understand what it said. Any structure, anywhere on the property, filled with sand is a bunker hazard. That was specifically given to the players, first thing and first item on the agenda when they arrived to register for competition. And, while it is the player's responsibilty, that caddie was not on the ball either.
I sat exactly 5 ft from that lower lip for about 1/2 hour watching players come through. I had no illusion it was a bunker. Not as many people were there on Thurs, as were crowded in the bunker today. But don't for get, these players passed that point within 10-20 yards every day last week during practice rounds and three previous competition rounds. It is a bunker on the program map, and a bunker on their yardage maps. This is a case of mentally lazy or careless play. Johnson has a good quality in being able to stay laid back and not too excitable, but being brain dead isn't an advantage, either.
I think Pete Dye was perfect in the interview. And, his quip on what he will do for next time in 2015, was 'maybe add a few more' was a good way of saying, I'm the architect, and you are not.
You can argue if WS is grea architecture or not. I've argued both ways (good competition architecture - not so much for general play)
but on this rules thing, it was explicitly covered. I was let down by Feherty today. I like him alot. But, that rushing in and saying it never entered his mind that it was a bunker was so much horsehockey in my opinion.