Bunker Sand

Depth of sand in the bunkers is checked often to keep them as playable as possible. High use bunkers get the sand blasted out of them, and sand moved around leaving some areas too thin. This photo is of the left fairway bunker on #8, showing the sand depth at one inch. The sand needs to be at least 4 inches deep to keep from hitting the bottom of the bunker.If there is enough sand in the bunker we can rake it to the thin spots, but periodically we have to add sand. The photo below shows Josh driving the tractor along side the bunker, and Kyle directing the sand where it needs to go.

Once the sand is added, its time to rake it out, then run the plate compactor over it. It will take several weeks for the sand to compact where it plays like the other bunkers, so in the mean time, don't hit it there!