what to do.... bad sand

[Norm66]

Almost all of the courses I play on have bad sand in their bunkers. A lot of the guys I play with say it's unfair to have to hit out of them (?) in that condition and want to pick their balls up and play from behind the bunker instead. I say we're all playing the same course so it's an even hassle to all of us.

[powerfade]

Almost all of the courses I play on have bad sand in their bunkers. A lot of the guys I play with say it's unfair to have to hit out of them (?) in that condition and want to pick their balls up and play from behind the bunker instead. I say we're all playing the same course so it's an even hassle to all of us.

You're doing the right thing. Those other guys need to wake up. We'd all love to place the ball in the grass and play on whenever we get into a bad bunker, but we know that's not the right thing to do.

My home course is a nice track but 3 years ago most of the crushed marble white sand was washed away. Earlier this year they began adding drainage and native sand but the project was too big. They're out for bid to complete the job by summer '08 (88 bunkers). I can tell you they have cost me a few strokes over the years. I definetely try to avoid them, the way it should be.