#14 Bunker Liner Project

On this hole, there were a few new things that we were faced with that we had not dealt with on the previous two holes. The large bunker on this hole had a native edge that bordered about half of the bunker. This was a bit more challenging trying to find the natural design's edge. Much of the fescues had grown into the bunkers a bit, so it took more work trying to find and preserve the original edge. Also, because the bunker was so close to the native edge, we found a few small tree roots coming up through the soil and into the old sand. We were able to cut these smaller roots and smooth out the soil beneath and still maintain a good surface to lay out the liner.

You can see a few important examples from these pictures of the methods we used in the whole process. We decided that it was harmless to drive the Toro Workman into the bunker being that the size of the bunker was much larger. We removed all of the sand by hand so having a Toro in the bunker made it much easier. Also you can see the plate compactor that we used to make a nice smooth surface. Finally the top picture shows how clean the finished bunker looks after we put the finishing rake touches to it. It was great seeing the difference a renovated bunker can make.