Well, it seems mother nature has decided to rain on our parade again this week. We were planning a full renovation of #17 bunkers for this week, but with storms forecast throughout the week, it would be unwise to open ground. If we were to start digging and received heavy rain, the soil would be too wet to sculpt properly. Also, with 17 being so low and sitting on bedrock, it stays quite wet during severe weather episodes. All this considered, we played it safe and decided not to dig.
However, I couldn't possibly look at #17 for one more day in the condition it was in. Sand falling down the hillside and grass nonexistent was driving me nuts. With a couple of guys, a couple of hours, and some shovels, we dug the trap down, rebuilt the edge and layed some leftover sod from the fairway switch. THIS IS ONLY A QUICK FIX - NOT THE FINAL RESTORATION. We will do a proper, full rebuilding of this bunker when weather allows. If we get too far into the golf season and are still unable to dig, we will wait until fall to break ground.
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| A little leftover sod and a re-shaped edge will hopefully keep balls from resting on the lip when they enter the trap. |
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| Now I won't have to scream every time I see the bunker. At least there's grass now. |
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