Rakes, in or out of bunkers

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

BK — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:48:59 GMT

I've always left them out of the bunker, and to be honest, not sure I've ever played a course with them in?

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SAnderson — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:26:20 GMT

Further to my last comment, I noticed that Trump Turnberry they lie them facing the teewww.titleist.com/.../zog4dgv5gneh5idrzmip

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Travis W — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:25:17 GMT

This is an age-old question that will be debated for many years to come. Both arguments have valid concerns. I think the best answer is to not have rakes around the bunkers, but to carry one with you. This negates any concerns over in vs. out, allows for mowing, and keeps the course looking neat and clean. Some courses put one on each cart. Those of us who carry the bag could use a plastic rake head that could attach to a long iron. And maybe the course could leave one or two at each hole far from the greens and traps for those that might have lost their rake during the round.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Dr. Kovatchian — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:50:22 GMT

How about this option???
What if we eliminated all rakes from the bunkers...

It does not matter to me where the rakes are placed.

Does anybody remember this from 2006???
www.washingtonpost.com/.../AR2006053101739_pf.html

Cheers,
Dr. K

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Darryl M — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:24:08 GMT

My course instructs them to be left out but furthest point away from the green & or fairway. So basically on the outer side of play so to speak. I ran into one in the trap & my ball was up against it so to move the rake actually changed where my ball ended up. The guys played the hole under protest just in case there was a rule that didn't allow me to move it without penalty or if I should have placed it back and so forth. I was not assed a penalty except for hitting in the bunker in the first place. lol

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Don O — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:16:30 GMT

It's not about me - check with the pro shop. When in Rome...

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

SAnderson — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:44:51 GMT

I was always told to leave the rake in with the top edge of the handle hanging out so as to lift it off the sand and pointing towards the tee, this was supposedly to minimise chance of a ball striking it

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Allen L — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:25:17 GMT

Outside at wherever the course superintendent wants players to enter a bunker.

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MADGOLFER — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:04:15 GMT

Inside the bunker, but the bigger question is ,,,,DUDE IS THAT PROFILE PICTURE REAL??????

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Jack H — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:27:06 GMT

I always leave them outside the sand, unless the course says to leave them in. I feel like the sand looks nice with them out.

Too bad about the kick you got. Hope you have a great season!

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Joe D — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:28:58 GMT

I prefer outside the bunker.
This way you can take the rake with you when you enter the bunker on the low side.
It also helps when people rake the bunker after they been in it.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Johnny Tee — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:43:47 GMT

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Outside bunker, in line with the direction of the fairway/green.

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Agreed with this. I don't want to touch anything in a bunker, especially if it may interfere or change the ball's lie or the next shot

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Dwayne N — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:21:21 GMT

Rake out 1. It can keep ball out of trap 2. If in it could stop your ball from coming to a good rest

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JAM — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:15:49 GMT

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Carl T — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:06:08 GMT

The answer to your question remains with the greens committee or the policy of the golf club where you are playing. There is no right or wrong answer. At my club through the years the policy has been both. Currently our policy is to leave the rakes outside of the bunkers.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Keith M — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:37:08 GMT

Out of the bunker for me. I'll take my chances hitting a rake outside. Heck, I never hit my targets anyway.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Devon M — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:18:59 GMT

Honestly I think it can vary course to course. At my local course where I am a member, I usually leave the rake just inside the bunker so that the grounds crews can mow around them easily. However another course not far down the road had a label on their rakes that ask golfers to leave them outside of the bunkers.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Jeff K — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:45:05 GMT

At our club racks are left outside the bunker. Recently they have been installing stands for them which are about 12 inches high and the rack sits horizontally on these, supported by a 1/4 inch piece of steel. You would be pretty unlucky to hit this.
I think the reason for having racks outside the bunker is that if they are inside and stop your ball you could be only just inside and have a bad lie / no real shot. If the rack is outside at least your ball may hit it and not go in. I think it also comes down to where the rack is placed outside. If it's on the far side, away from the green, then hitting it was probably due to a bad shot. If it's on the green side, the ball may be missing the bunker and gets deflected in. I think it comes down to common sense as to where to place it by those playing the course.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

colin b — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:44:12 GMT

I always think they should be placed in the bunker

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Gary Pierpont — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:40:22 GMT

I have worked at a golf course and we were always told to put the rake outside of the bunker after raking it because they wanted the bunkers to look as nice as possible.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Bomber3 — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:38:42 GMT

IN!

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Kyle J — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:27:50 GMT

Outside bunker, in line with the direction of the fairway/green.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Titleist Fan 179 — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:17:43 GMT

Always in a the bunker, if you hit in a bunker you should be penalized if you hit the rake, not out of it. Besides, then you get to use your SM wedges

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

Joshua B — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:58:17 GMT

In the bunker would help with a preferential lie, and I like that...but I was always taught to put long way at the low point of the bunker edge. That is where you are supposed to enter and makes sense to me.

RE: Rakes, in or out of bunkers

No'l — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:39:11 GMT

I hear you, Gary. There's been a few ways it has been discussed over time and it all depends who says... So far, there are a few of clubs who has their rakes hidden in the ground where you can pop it out and it won't be in sight before and after, some have the rakes on the cart (the problem there is what if more than one guy is in and they are at an opposite sides, and then those who argues whether it should be in our out of the bunker. Personally, I like it in the bunker where it lies in the same direction of through the hole (not sideways), and also at the lowest point of the bunker.

Hope you have better luck next round.