In other words, a sand bunker is filled with sand, and it's enclosed, and it has a rake. Players are considered to be in a bunker of their ball is fully inside the confines of the bunker surround.

By comparison, if putting it out of a flat bunker makes it easier to hold the green on a downhill shot, it could be a great idea, even for someone skilled with hitting an explosion shot.

With less raking the sand will be firmer. Additionally, some have found that “smoothing” the sand on bunker faces yields firmer conditions. To “smooth” the sand on the bunker face, utilize the rounded ...

Slapping the sand off your shoes after leaving a bunker is a norm that's often first learned by young golfers watching the pros on TV. Phil Mickelson, in particular, makes it look pretty cool.

There’s definitely something to be learned from the sand play of the former world No. 1. During his ascent to being the best player in the world, Donald led the PGA Tour in sand save percentage ...

Patrick Reed penalized for moving sand in waste bunker at Hero World Challenge. By Sean Zak. December 6, 2019. Reed was found moving sand from behind his ball while playing the 11th hole.

The sand at Southern HIlls has a mix of pebbles in it, and that's causing the competitors to second-guess every bunker shot The CJ Cup Byron Nelson TPC Craig Ranch ...

There are bunkers on the golf Royal Liverpool course and, before the 151st Open, the R&A, which oversees the Open, had the bunker sand surfaces flattened out.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) Perhaps the shiftiest sand trap in recent major history is now covered up by a hospitality area. The ''Dustin Johnson bunker'' will be a memory when the PGA Championship ...

On Tuesday evening, Ian Poulter took to Instagram and commented, “You will see some shots out of bunkers this week which won’t have any spin due to the course fine gravel type of sand.

One of the keys to firm sand on bunker faces is to limit the depth to only 1 to 2 inches of sand on bunker faces and 4 to 6 inches on bunker floors. Secondly, rather than raking bunkers daily before ...