We are trying a bunker restoration on the greenside bunkers on hole #11 at Huron Hills. The sides of the bunkers were very steep between the sand and the green. This area was starting to collapse from lack of support. We are going to soften the slope while shrinking the bunker size slightly. We would also like make the bunker have a flatter bottom so the sand does not wash out after heavy rains. We are starting on the left hand bunker. We hope that it will be the easier of the two bunkers, which will allow us to perfect out technique before trying trickier projects.
You can see how the edge has started to collapse. Over the years, this has expanded the bunker toward the green.
The boards allow us to form the new edge.
The slope has been taken down and used to fill in up to the boards.
Looking east, toward Huron Parkway.
The fill was covered with topsoil and raked out.
The bunker face will be sodded next week.
This slope will be easier to maintain.
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