New bunkers ready to go...

The recent bunker redevelopment work carried out on the greenside bunkers on the 7th 10th, 15th & 17th are now finished and the bunkers are open for play.
The shaping and construction was carried out to improve both the strategy & visual appearance of the bunkers and the way the bunkers played.
The design of the bunkers was kept in keeping with the parkland feel of Muswell Hill Golf Club, in that the bunkers size & position are designed to add to the strategy of playing the hole without totally dominating the hole. As the course is a parkland course, other features combine with the bunkers, that are a hazard, to offer thought about how to play each hole.
The position of the bunkers was kept very similar to the original positioning but the updated design and construction methods have given the golf course much more appealing features.
All the bunkers were installed with the Bunker Blinder layer that is a liner that allows water to drain through and reduces contamination from underlying soils. This will mean less work from a maintenance perspective, in terms of time spent de-stoning and pumping out water & having to fix washouts in bunkers after heavy rainfall.
The process of putting the sand in the bunkers was initially putting in a 2 inch layer of sand that is then compacted to give a stable base layer and then a further 2 inch layer added to the middle part of the bunker.
Over time with rainfall and general play the sand will firm up to give a good surface from which to play from.