BUNKER SUITABILITY ANALYSIS

Bunker sand can be a frustrating topic as more emphasis is placed on the playability and consistency of sand bunkers. Many problems with bunkers can be traced back to a poor sand selection. It is important to understand the similarities and differences among a wide variety of commercially available bunker sands. Nuturf offers a bunker sand analysis which looks at the listed below.

• Angle of repose
• Ball plugging
• Crusting
• Shape & Colour
• Penetrometer test
• Infiltration rates
• Particle size distribution