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Sandy Socks

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #25 on: January 27, 2003, 12:57:29 PM »
This is a great thread. The only thing missing is photos of the bunkers being mentioned. Can any of you post photos by chance?
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Steve Lapper

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #26 on: January 27, 2003, 06:54:25 PM »
No doubt Sand Hills counts among Mother Nature's best. I personally would add the "oh jeez" bunker at 16 among my favorites there.
Yet there are other "naturals" out there that need some mentioning.

We should not forget #8 & 9 bunkers at Cypress...those are exquisite while not overwhelming.

"Big Nellie" on Royal Portrush's 17th qualifys as does the entire right side of #13 at Pac. Dunes.

The hands of man have done little, if anything, to alter these beauties.

A topic for another thread: Best Bunkers from blisters...the hand made kind!
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #27 on: January 27, 2003, 07:06:30 PM »
You lot have seen this one before.  It's good for my patriotic spirit!  I still have no idea what happened to this bunker.  How long did the Isle of Wight last in this bunker?

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Mike Hendren

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2003, 07:11:00 PM »
I nominate the Cape bunker at Royal North Devon.   Interestingly, Rountree's watercolor opposite p. 70 in Darwin's "The Golf Course of the British Isles, refers to "The carry at the fifth tee," while the photo in Donald Steel's "Classic Golf Links" says it is the 4th.  What's the story?

Regards.

Mike
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2003, 07:18:12 PM »
Nevermind Big Nellie at Portrush, anything at Sand Hills, or the 4th at Sandwich.  The greatest bunker is at St Enodoc's 6th, taller than any of those and taller than the bunker at the 13th at Pacific Dunes.  I had a pic, but I can't find it.

There also used to be an enormous bunker to the right of the 15th green at Cruden Bay.  I'll copy it sometime and post (it has about 20 wooden steps going down into it!).


Mike

Darwin's book 1910?

Herbert Fowler did a major redesign and I believe this was after Darwin's book.

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Gene Greco

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2003, 07:20:40 PM »
Paul:

    I have scanned a picture but don't know how to post it.

Can you help?
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2003, 07:29:32 PM »
Gene

Yes, send to:

pbtjab@aol.com

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Mike Hendren

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2003, 07:38:55 PM »
Paul,

As usual, you are spot on.  Rountree's illustration is indeed in the 1910 edition.  His illustrations are remarkable.  I wish I could post the watercolor of the Cape bunker.  

Regards,

Mike
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2003, 08:18:07 PM »
Mike

I don't have that one, but I do have a Rountree from the same book:  Tommy's fave "Death or Glory" the 10th at Norwood:



Again, I've posted this before, but it was ages ago so it'll be fresh to many.
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2003, 08:28:59 PM »
Courtesy of Gene, a mighty fine bunker, the 4th at Sand Hills:



(Almost as tall as St Enodoc's ;))
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Gene Greco

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #35 on: January 27, 2003, 08:48:09 PM »
Thanks Paul for posting this for me!

The picture above shows about ONE-THIRD of the bunker, with the remainder being to the left (further away from the green) and about another ten feet LOWER.

Indeed, this greenside bunker is about 1/25th the size of the fairway bunker at #18 at SH.

Always wanted to play St. Enodoc and now have more of a reason to do so. I gotta see (and hopefully not play from) the bunker Paul Turner speaks of!
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CHrisB

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2003, 09:30:19 PM »
:oHow old is the person in the bunker at Sand Hills; he looks like a two-year-old in there!  I'd LOVE to see someone plug it in the top of the face there and watch him try to get up there (or down there from the top)!
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Jonathan Cummings

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2003, 05:45:52 AM »
Here's another unusual bunker.  Consider the opener at Machrihanish.  This gem spans the entire length (and beyond) of this uphill dogleg left, long par 4.  A drawn your tee shot can find you in this bunker that cost not a dime to build and not a penny to maintain.  Likely as not your approach from this bunker will be played after you wait for dog-walkers to get out of your way or after you ask a sunbather to move for this bunker is the beach - and it's in play.  JC
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Willie_Dow

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #38 on: January 28, 2003, 06:31:05 AM »
I dearly loved, and hated, William Flynn's downhill-flat bunkers.  They were an entrance to a downhill slope on the green.
Unfortunately, not many of them are still around!
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RJ_Daley

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2003, 08:04:06 AM »
http://web.archive.org/web/19990203184155/www.golfdesigner.com/GolfCourses/Shinyo/1shinyo.htm

I was somewhat mistaken.  I thought the fan was a sand bunker feature, but apparently, it is Bermuda turf.  Well than can we call it a grass bunker, or what do we really call it?  
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Mike Hendren

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #40 on: January 28, 2003, 08:07:59 AM »
Paul,

Imagine trying to escape "Death or Glory" without the modern sand wedge!  Perhaps this is how we reign in the professionals - return to this style of bunkering and outlaw the sand, gap and 60* wedges.  

As for Gene's Sand Hills photo, I suspect this is part of a conspiracy backed by the C & C fanatics on this site, and the "player" in the bunker is actually a 6" figurine ;)

Regards,

Mike
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Doug Wright

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2003, 08:35:06 AM »
Mike,

It's worse than that. The "bunker" from Gene's photo is actually a sand dune somewhere between 10 and 50 miles of Sandpines GC, Oregon. Gene really meant to post this photo on the new leader in the GCA-post clubhouse, The Cigar Aficionado thread.  ;D

All The Best,
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Gene Greco

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2003, 09:40:57 AM »
Mike H:

    That's hysterical!

One of the best lines ever posted on this website!


  
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Mike Hendren

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #43 on: January 29, 2003, 10:20:49 AM »
Gene,

I come by my skepticism honestly - my aunt thinks professional wrestling is real and Armstrong's moonwalk was fake!  I harbor great hope of one day inspecting the Sand Hills bunkers firsthand.

Glad you were amused.  Reminds me of a statement I once heard from Mrs. Sarah Cannon (Minnie Peal):  "Laughter is God's hand on the shoulder of a troubled world."

Regards,

Mike
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RT (Guest)

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2003, 10:45:05 AM »
Paul,

With an image as magnificent as Death or Glory I do not have to go take a pic of it for Tommy.  And in the caption it says #8 but we know its #10.

RT
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corey miller

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #45 on: January 29, 2003, 11:08:30 AM »
There is a very "unusual" bunker on the Yale course that is short right of the sixth green.  Geoff Childs has posted a picture of this "unusual" bunker a few times. ;D

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Slag Bandoon

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #46 on: January 29, 2003, 01:50:43 PM »
 Doonbeg's 11th.  Here's a picture...  I'd hate to be wobbly with whiskey putting on this green.  

  http://www.doonbeggolfclub.com/course/hole11.html


The course looks dramatic, even with the obnoxious marketing scheme.  

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Jonathan Cummings

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #47 on: January 29, 2003, 06:06:44 PM »
Actually Doonbeg has several unusual bunkers but as Slag points out, they are hard to remember over the Madison Avenue effect....
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Forrest Richardson

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Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #48 on: January 30, 2003, 07:31:26 PM »
Church Pews, Oakmont. This is not counting any Muirhead creations.
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Paul Turner

Re: Most Unusual Bunker?
« Reply #49 on: January 30, 2003, 07:43:57 PM »
Courtesy of Joe Hancock, a bunker at the 6th at Kingsley Club!

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