[TSO/ISPF]

Played there today. Several large green side traps with 1 rake! Is there a shortage of them?

[fdpaq0580]

RAKESHOES! Golf shoes with rakes attached to the back so you can rake out your footprints as you enter and exit the sandtrap. Order yours today.

Actually, don't bother ordering. They don't come in your size.

[jimhoward]

I played Shallow Creek yesterday, and would have needed a Rotovator to rake the traps the sand was so hard. Do they not run a sandpro through them daily? In responding to this post, my point is that, while there were not many rakes. more rakes would not have helped much.

[thevillages2013]

Played Tequesta Friday and all bunkers that I saw had two rakes and that isn’t enough. I will walk to get a rake but some won’t.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Played Tequesta Friday and all bunkers that I saw had two rakes and that isn’t enough. I will walk to get a rake but some won’t.

How about when a rake is lying across or close to a line of footprints? Some people won't use a rake that they tripped over. At Boca Polo Club, there are about 100 cameras across the course and a media room where someone monitors the play. If you fail to rake a bunker, sand a divot, fix a pitch mark or fall behind you hear about it and there are CONSEQUENCES. I would suggest $50 fine and a 1-week suspension from golf for the first offense after a warning, $100 and 2 weeks for the second, and $500 and 1 month suspension for each offense after that. The cameras would be impractical with 800+ holes here, but the ambassadors could report the offense to a data base that tracks the player's record and hands out the penalties. Just announcing this policy would probably result in a 95% improvement in players caring for the courses that they complain about conditions on. And while they're at it , replace all rakes with the 24" version---much easier to use

[Topspinmo]

Why would bunker sand trap need more than one rake? Suppose to get rake first before enter bunker. Don’t need bunkers lined with rakes. Not supposed hit in them anyway…..

[waynet]

was waiting for the first person to tell us we shouldn't be hitting our balll into the bunkers like we do it on purpose.......fat too many sand traps on all the courses. Not needed .....cost to maintain them is high and all they do is slow up play....get rid of half of them on all courses.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by waynet

was waiting for the first person to tell us we shouldn't be hitting our balll into the bunkers like we do it on purpose.......fat too many sand traps on all the courses. Not needed .....cost to maintain them is high and all they do is slow up play....get rid of half of them on all courses.

It's even cheaper and faster if you golf on the concrete on your lanai and really dumb down the game. Save lot's of money too.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Why would bunker sand trap need more than one rake? Suppose to get rake first before enter bunker. Don’t need bunkers lined with rakes. Not supposed hit in them anyway…..

Do you play golf??? I'm guessing 80-20 no.

Depends on the size of the bunker----the further a Villager golfer has to walk to retrieve a rake, the less likely he/she is to use it (I'm referring to the 30% that actually consider using the rake in the first place)