This fall the bunkers were completed. Infierno was the last one - Don saved the best for last. It is big - 11,750 square feet the last time I measured. It is about 20% of the bunker square footage on the course. We have a total of 56,000 sft spread across 61 bunkers, and the average size if far less than those numbers would indicate.
The bunker on #7 is also large, leaving an average size of 600 sft for the remainder of the bunkers. Don and I both prefer a smaller bunker. We have one that is 150 sft that is all the penalty one would need around the 2nd green.
The picture above is of the crew installing drainage pipe throughout the bunker. The pipe is designed to collect the water and get it away from the sand. Bunker drainage is a big issue today, in that there are many different ways to manage the water and maintenance, with nothing that works ideally or practically.
The best way to keep water out of bunkers is by shaping the land to divert the water, and that keeps the balls out too. That method would make an ugly bunker that didnt' come into play. We have none of those!
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Wow, such a great view! I've had chance to see a couple of golf courses under development, and the drainage systems always amaze me. Personally, after seeing that view, I think filling that monster with sand almost tames it. Imagine the challenge it would present if you just left it as is in the picture! ;-)
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