Bunker madness

[London mike 61]

I've just played 18 holes and first hole not bad with a bogey , second , par and I'm now thinking this could be a good round ( for me ) then on the third my second shot went in a greenside bunker.

Normally not a problem , so got in the bunker nestled my feet in and took a swing ......and the ball moves a foot and still in the bunker, ok so maybe I did something wrong , who knows? Tried again, and again same thing.

After I eventually got out in a score I won't mention because I am ashamed of it, I examined the sand much closer and it turns out I was standing in quite a few inches of sand but my ball was sitting on about 3/4 of a inch of sand hence why I couldn't get the bloody ball out.

This sort of thing really annoys me as I accept it is a hazard , but for goodness sake give us a fighting chance of getting out.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Consistency of depth is all I ask. we have some bunkers with barely a covering and some that are quite deep. Not always that apparent even if you wriggle the feet in. No way of knowing how much is lying under the ball

 

[Coatsy79]

Ours have loads of sand but it's so compacted it's like hitting off concrete, always thin the ball a mile out or knacker your wrists

They desperately need rotovating or something