Today we had the opportunity to greatly improve the bunkers by moving sand around to insure proper depths throughout the trap. This was done very early this spring, but needed extra attention once again.
The problem has not been a lack of sand....but how the sand was positioned inside the trap. Most of the sand was on the face and edges of the bunker. This leads to firm bottoms of the trap and fried egg lies on the faces.
The crew checked the depth of the sand to insure a little less on the faces, and moved the excess sand to the bottom. Most bunkers needed sand REMOVED not added.
The difference is very noticeable. Reinforcing the new expectations to the crew should lead to a better visual and playing experience on a daily basis.
Rains over the past week have shown some wet soggy areas on fairways and high traffic areas. Our new Verti-Quake machine was ran through these areas again to help relieve the compaction and should greatly improve drainage. This machine leaves the lines that were seen in many places this spring.
In between routine maintenance, we are continuing to clean up the course from storm damage.
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