HOW TO RAKE A BUNKER!

Our Bunkers were recently topped with fresh sand, so to keep them in great condition, we’d like to remind all golfers of their responsibilities when leaving a bunker and a few tips on how to rake them properly.

Remember leave every bunker how YOU would expect to find it.

Further below this post is a short video to help, but hopefully the below tips will help:

ENTERING THE BUNKER

• Take the rake into the bunker with you.
• To minimise the amount of raking, find a shallow entry point away from slopes and with a short distance to the ball.
• Place the rake within arm’s reach of the ball, but not on the line of your stroke!!

AFTER YOUR SHOT

• If there is a lot of sand to move eg. To fill a deep footprint, you’ll find the rounded side of the rake more useful.
• Use the side with the forks to then smooth the sand over.
• Back out of the bunker on the same line you entered.
• As you go, with BOTH HANDS on the rake, smooth the sand pushing the sand to the middle of the bunker.

LEAVING THE BUNKER

• Step out of the bunker and rake your last footprints by pushing the sand into the middle of the bunker NOT the edge!! We don't want a buildup of sand at the edge.
• Place the rake on the stand provided.
• If there is no stand, lay it on the ground at the side of the bunker, NOT at the front.

WATCH THIS VIDEO - CLICK HERE >

Playing from bunkers is not easy. Please don't spoil everyone else's enjoyment of the game with bunkers left in a bad state.

Thank You
Members of Cleckheaton Golf Club

P.S. Please also replace your Divots and repair your Pitch Marks.