Bunker Washouts Never Easy

Irving Park Receives 3 Inch Rainstorm

An all too common occurrence after last night's big rain on our Irving Park course. An event like the one last night will require a minimum of 50 man-hours to make the necessary repairs. The silt has to be cleaned off the surface of the sand followed by large amounts of sand which are then pushed back into place. 

Farm Course

The Farm course generally fares much better after a large rain event due to the Billy Bunker construction method. These bunkers were constructed with not only a series of french drains but the entire base of the bunker was covered in a 2 inch gravel layer, which was separated from the bunker sand with  geotextile fabrics.  The construction contractor was also very careful to shape the bunkers to divert storm water around the bunkers to largest extent possible.  Our repair labor on the Farm course after a very large rain event adds only 1-2 hours to the normal hours required to rake these bunkers.  Contamination to the sand itself is also very limited during washout events.