Tag: bunkers

Bunker beauty shot (Photo: The Country Club at Castle Pines)

Life’s a Beach

March 22, 2019 By Seth Jones

A sandstorm in California At Palos Verdes Golf Club, the bunkers now drain like a dream, but the crew still finds that they’re too often working in and around the beach By Seth Jones Located in sunny Southern California, Palos ...

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Man vs. elk

May 3, 2018 By Seth Jones

A mature elk weighs more than 700 pounds. Imagine that stomping around in your bunkers every day. Drew Annan, CGCS at Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff, Ariz., doesn’t have to imagine it. He’s seen it just about every day since ...

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Then there were two

April 12, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

A downpour in the middle of a big tournament can be a problem for any golf course, but for a course known for its bunkers, like The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., it can be disastrous. During the ...

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Behind the scenes of Oregon’s The Reserve bunker renovation

April 10, 2018 By Katy Ibsen

Golf course architect John Fought speaks fondly of The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Ore. “The Reserve was one of my first — probably was my first — real solo design,” says Fought, of ...

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Carpets on the walls

May 31, 2017 By Grant Gannon

When natural sod bunker walls become too unpredictable and expensive, a pair of superintendents turn to an artificial answer for stability. When past hurricanes barreled through Beaufort, S.C., Superintendent Mark Mitchell’s list of repairs would include rebuilding the collapsed sod ...

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Too much time in the sand: A discussion on bunker maintenance

January 24, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Attendees of the 2016 Golfdom Summit share their opinions on a “hazard” their maintenance staffs are all too familiar with, the bunkers. These select superintendents talk about the current state of bunker maintenance, including Ralph Kepple, CGCS of East Lake ...

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