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William Fownes created the Church Pew Bunkers at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, established in 1903. Within an acre of sand, the famous Church Pews are formed by seven transverse grass mounds inside the enormous sand bunker. This creates a complex, devilish trap for any errant golfer. Fownes' intention was to make Oakmont the most difficult course in the world. He was famous also for raking his sand bunkers with a rake of long nails, before any tournament, to create deep and difficult furrows within them. This practice was discontinued in the 1960s.
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What is a common area on a golf course?
Tees, greens, faiways, bunkers, rough etc.
Why does Golf Course have bunkers?
To add another element to the course and make it more difficult, everyone likes a challenge, if a golf course could be torn apart by a high handicaper then it is a waste of time
Explain the slope rating on a golf course?
Slope rating is the difficulty of the golf course. The higher the rating, then the more difficult one should have. The greens are faster, the course is hilly, and there are many more bunkers.
What are golf gps units for and are they usefull?
Golf gps are used mainly by golfers and by sportsmen alike. They are used to find bunkers, sand traps, and water traps on a golf course. If you are a competative golfer, they are useful.
What is a green keeper?
A green keeper in golf terms is simply someone who maintains a golf course. They cut the fairways, greens and rough. They also maintain the bunkers, and keep the greens in good condition with the use of hollow tining etc.
Give two hazards in golf?
Bunkers and water hazards i.e that is lakes, streams and rivers.
Why are therer sand traps on golf courses?
Sand traps, or "bunkers" are placed on the golf course as hazards. Play from a hazard follows special rules, including the forbidding of touching your club to the ground before your actual stroke. The purpose of a bunker, like any hazard, is simply to increase the difficulty of the hole.
Where do the people play golf?
It is a golf links if the course is near the sea. Otherwise it is a golf course if further inland.
What is the homophone for a rough golf course?
The homophone for a rough golf course is "course."
What is the name of a golf hazard?
Water hazard - yellow stakes, lateral hazard - red stakes and bunkers.
Which golf course is closest to USC?
The golf course closest to USC is Brookside Golf Course. It is located beside the Rose Bowl. It is a public golf course.
What do Americans call a bunker in golf?
Us Americans call bunkers, bunkers. But some beginners call it a sand trap. Other names for it is the kitty litter, the beach, the desert, and so forth.
