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Why Bunkers Are There?
How to get out of bunkers and how to rake them, There's an art to both.
Let's deal first with bunkers, what they are and why they are there, then we'll look at how to get out of them and how to look after them(golf wholesale).
What are bunkers?
The sand bunker is, according to the Rules of Golf (Section II definitions), a hazard consisting of (TaylorMade R9 Super Tri Driver )a prepared area of ground from which turf has been removed and replaced with sand or the like (sometimes volcanic dust). Grass-covered ground bordering or within a bunker is not part of the bunker, the margin of which extends vertically downwards but not upwards. A ball is in a bunker when it lies in or any part of it touches the bunker."
Why are they there?
Originally early courses were laid out beside the sea, hence there was much sand among the turf creating an extra degree of difficulty.
It was decided that even though a ball came to rest on sand it should be played as it lies' and if you didn't like it you could move it to a better spot nearby but you had to pay (Taylormade R7 CGB Max Series)a forfeit (a penalty stroke).
Eventually as more courses were built inland and sand disappeared from the landscape, it was decided to re-create the hazard by introducing sand to natural and unnatural hollows.
Eventually they (Taylormade Burner Superfast )have become more sophisticated with sheer, rivetted faces made of layers of turf and more shallow fairway varieties bordering fairways, placed by course designers to put a premium on accuracy.
