Reducing Bunker Size

[Mike Hendren]

I belong to a club with 2 18’s featuring oversized bunkers, some rarely visited.  One course has flat-bottom bunkers while the other’s are flashed up.  Both courses could be freshened up by reducing bunkers sizes by 50% or more  on average.


I suspect there’s more to it than filling and seeding.  Any general thoughts on cost and maintenance savings?


Thanks, Mike

[Pete_Pittock]

Michael,
Check with the Reserve Vineyards in Oregon. Pretty much the same description of bunkering. They rebuilt the Fought course after 20+ years of operation and reduced the bunkering footprint by maybe forty percent. The time and manpower savings is significant