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jeffwarne

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Bunkers as hazards?
« on: August 14, 2011, 04:38:44 PM »
Everyone is commenting on how often players are ending up in bunkers.

Perhaps despite their untreehousepleasing aesthetics, they are well placed?

Peter Kostis just showed some slomos of bunker shots and the troubles they are causing.
Imagine that, they're hazards.

The lack of thick rough does seem to put them in play-certainly much more than one of our tricked up  US Open courses with 5 inch rough being the penalties.

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Dean Stokes

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Re: Bunkers as hazards?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 04:41:40 PM »
I agree. They look awful but work. With water at the other side of almost very fairway the bunkers are very busy!
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Link Walsh

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Re: Bunkers as hazards?
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2011, 04:47:53 PM »
Quote from: Dean Stokes on August 14, 2011, 04:41:40 PM
I agree. They look awful but work. With water at the other side of almost very fairway the bunkers are very busy!


Now, do they look awful from just the blimp view or from eye level?  Most of the tv coverage shows an elevated view of holes.  Can't say I've played it, so I don't know. 

It is nice to see the pros wince more when hitting into the bunker than in the rough though, isn't it? 
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