#10 Bunker Liner Project

Hole #10 has two small bunkers. The take home message for hole #10 is this: Don't judge a bunker by its size. I say this because these were the most difficult bunkers to renovate to date. The fairway bunker was definitely the more difficult of the two. As you can see from the second to last picture, the sand was impossible to completely remove. This was due to the extensive tunnel digging done by the ground squirrels. The entire floor of the bunker contained peaks and valleys including a mix of sand, dirt, and pea gravel. It was near impossible to tell where the original bunker floor was. It was also a great challenge trying to uncover the original drain lines. With five employees working in such a small area, I finally decided to have everybody take a flat head shovel and level the entire bunker, creating a new bunker floor. We dug out old dirt and sand until we found a solid dirt foundation. This was the starting point for our new bunker floor. Once we had our floor established, we concentrated on where the drain lines were going to be placed. It was such a mess initially that we resorted to the addition of drain lines. By looking at many of the pictures, you can see the dramatic difference of the before and after effect . I was very pleased with the way these bunkers turned out and just hope that there aren't any more like these left.