Often I am asked this question. Where does the sand in the bunkers go? Bunker sand moves in a number of ways. Bunker shots that splash out sand eventually add up to alot of sand dispersion. High winds like we have been experiencing this spring will move considerable amounts of sand aswell. The biggest culprit is washouts (at least for us here at HCC) , when we recieve an inch or two of rain in a short period of time (like yesterday) the sand is washed out and contamination occurs from the surrounds and the edges. We then need to remove that contaminated sand in attempt to keep the bunkers as white as possible. This year we have fixed washouts in record numbers (for this time of year). I am very aware that our bunkers are thin on sand. On Monday of next week you will notice our crew out adding sand to the greenside bunkers first, then to the fairway bunkers. This not only improves playability, but aids in reducing the degree of washouts in the future. This process can be a lenghty one, we hope to have it completed next week. Your patience and understanding is always appreciated.
A week has passed since our annual spring greens aeration. We have had a mixed bag of weather, hot, dry, cold, wet and even frost! These conditions make it challenging to aid in healing, but with the more recent consistent warm temperatures we are seeing solid recovery. We were fortunate to have decent weather to complete the process on time, allowing us to fill all the holes created by the 1/2” hollow tines. As there are some minor depressions within some of the holes we will be beginning our bi-weekly topdressing program early next week. Our team is mowing and rolling our greens daily, while slowly lowering our height of cut to our summer norm. We all know that spring cultural practices are not popular among golfers, but these all important tasks are the building blocks for high performance greens conditions throughout the heart of the golf season. Check out this video produced by the USGA on Aerations effect on putting...
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