General • Inspections

Bunkers Standards Maintenance Checklist

This PM checklist will help you use various flagsticks and tee block placements that challenge the golfers thinking and maintains quality of turf by spreading wear and reducing stress over various cupping and tee block areas.

MaintainX

07/21/2022

Bunkers Standards Maintenance Checklist

Bunker Standards:

The bunkers will be checked daily for smoothness. Raking will consist of hand raking when needed depending on amount of play. Mechanical raking machine will be used periodically (weekly) to loosen compacted sand and to control weeds.

Fairway bunkers will be hand-raked at all times to ensure sand firmness.

The bunker edges facing the green will be maintained with a crisp edge consisting of a 2 to 3 inch lip. The rear edges will be maintained with the sand reasonably flush with the turf.

Stone and debris removal will be tended to daily with regular maintenance.

The sand depth will be maintained at no less than 4 inches. A report of sand distribution, which includes regular depth measurements, will be included in the Superintendents monthly quality report.

The bunkers will have adequate rakes around them. Large bunkers will have at least 3 rakes and small bunkers will have at least 2.

The edges of bunkers will be over-seeded annually with drought tolerant turf or re-sodded as needed in the fall.

The edges of bunkers will be regularly fertilized with organic products in addition to the regular rough fertilization program.

A preventive insecticide will be used along with fairway spray applications.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)