cmatuna

I hadn't played Crooked Tree for a couple of years, so was surprised to see that they decided to fill all of the bunkers in with grass. I don't think I saw a single sand bunker on the entire course. Instead, the bunkers had been filled with some relatively long, wiry grass. They didn't bother to shave down the edges to eliminate the bunker contours, they just planted grass in them. It was weird. Maybe they feel that maintaining bunkers is too much work or not cost-effective? In my mind, that's just a lack of proper training of the grounds crew. Or maybe they thought that bunkers make the course too difficult? Sorry, but ALL decent golf courses, including most every muni, has sand bunkers. They are part of the game. The rest of the course was fine, the overseed is coming in nicely (though it made for incredibly slow putting!), and we enjoyed our round. But to remove the bunkers and still charge what they do for greens fees, I doubt I'll be back any time soon.