We have recently started to implement a different position of the bunker rakes in the bunker. The placement of the rakes in the middle of the bunkers will allow for the golf ball to settle next to a rake perhaps and allow the golfer to remove the rake to play the next shot without the possibility of moving the ball. With the rakes on the edge of the bunkers like we have done in the past, placing a ball that comes to rest next to a rake on the slope is virtually impossible as the ball will always roll down the slope when placed back in the landing position. Please place the rake back in the bunker when finished raking as the above picture indicates. We are going to give this method a shot and see how it works.
Mike O'Neill, GCS
Not sure you need to throw the rake into the middle of the bunker. Perhaps the closest flat area would solve the problem of the ball being trapped by the rakes in a difficult position. Less of the bunker is disturbed if the player does not have to go all the way to the middle to retrieve a rake. This is particularly true in the larger bunkers. Also, trying to toss the rake into the middle can cause large disruptions to the surface of the sand.
ReplyDeleteBill McIntyre
Not sure you need to throw the rake into the middle of the bunker. Perhaps the closest flat area would solve the problem of the ball being trapped by the rakes in a difficult position. Less of the bunker is disturbed if the player does not have to go all the way to the middle to retrieve a rake. This is particularly true in the larger bunkers. Also, trying to toss the rake into the middle can cause large disruptions to the surface of the sand.
ReplyDeleteBill McIntyre