Over the past week and a half the maintenance team at
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club rebuilt the bunkers on 4 lake green complex. As the project came to completion, I was
reminded that these were the first bunkers I rebuilt, or first project for that
matter, at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club nearly 10 years ago. The process has certainly evolved from how we
did it ten years ago and the results will show better draining bunkers and
healthier bunker edges.
As to the title of this post, the bunker complex as it stood
three weeks ago was one of my favorites on the course, but it was one of the
most difficult as well. It had a 30 yd
bunker shot from the first bunker and an 8ft out from the second bunker. We removed the first bunker and in its place
we left a shallow grass hollow. We also
raised the floor of the second bunker 18” making your out much less
intimidating, but still challenging.
The bunker complex can still be enjoyed aesthetically while now being much more player “friendly”.
