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they are not available or choose
not to take on the project, contact
another qualified architect.
As you know, overall project
cost is typically the deciding factor
if the work gets done or not so
contacting a "Signature" architect
is probably not something you
should pursue. There are many,
very qualified architects that will
do an exceptional job as they were
probably associates for "Signature"
architects before setting out on
their own.
Much of the work which we are
doing today involves renovating
existing golf courses. Depending
in part on the age of the course,
the scope of projects varies greatly
from completely rebuilding putting
greens or tees to improving fairway
drainage and renovating bunkers.
Since it would be impossible to
adequately cover all types of
renovation projects in this article,
I've limited it to identifying five
important elements to consider
when planning a bunker-renovation
project.
The following details the renovation/
improvement work completed on a
single greenside bunker from start to
finish. This bunker was last renovated
10 years ago.
STEP 1:
Remove Existing Sand
Remove and stockpile all clean sand
and use it on other areas of the course
such as fairway topdressing or divots.
Discard all sand containing larger rocks
and soils.
Bunker cleaned of
all existing sand
Contaminated
sand with soil
and rocks
