Bunker Rakes – In or out?
May 4th, 2010 by Doogs
Australian Golf Digest posed a question today, should bunker rakes be left in or out of bunkers on the course. There are some golfers who think that rakes shouldnt be allowed at all, and the bunkers are hazards and therefore should not be manicured or maintained. Though anyone who has finished in a footprint, divot etc in a bunker would beg to differ, unkept bunkers would quickly become unplayable.
The rakes left out of the bunkers argument takes a glass half full/empty conversation, personally I think rakes should not be left out of bunkers as Ive seen a well hit drive miss a fairway bunker but hit a rake and bounce in, but others will argue that the same rake can deflect a ball away from said bunker. But rakes should stay in the bunker and not be left dropped randomly in the near vicinity of the sand which could include fairway, green, rough, water or drinks cart! Keep the rake in the hazard and away from my ball (which normally finds the sand of its own accord).
Rakes in or out? What do you think?
