‘9% of bunkers are superfluous to gameplay’
By Alistair
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A survey of 32 golf venues has found that the average course spends more than £40,000 per year on bunker maintenance and nearly one in ten of its bunkers are not necessary.
The Great British Bunker Study, by EcoBunker and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), identifies eight common themes faced by clubs, with corresponding recommendations that clubs can follow to improve general practice.
Some of the key findings were that over 90 percent of participants ranked sand contamination as a major concern, 93 percent of all bunkers did not have a bunker liner and the annual maintenance cost of bunkers on an average course is £43,490.44.
It was also found that nine percent of all bunkers were identified as superfluous to gameplay or strategy and where bunkers offered a strategic challenge, golfer satisfaction increased.
By Alistair
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