The bunkering at Glenelg is a unique feature of the golf course. The style of revetted faces was implemented in the 1998 \u2013 2004 course redevelopment, with inspiration taken from the classic revetted bunkers of the links courses of Great Britain and Ireland. Glenelg is now well-known through South Australian and Australian golf for its distinctive bunkering.
The Club has committed to the ongoing retention of this bunker character through the implementation of the Course Enhancement Plan, but with modifications to improve the sustainability of this maintenance-heavy bunker style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A reduction in bunker numbers is proposed, which will reduce the area of revetting required, while a decision to limit the height of the revetted faces will further reduce this area. Fully-revetted bunkers will be limited to greenside bunkers, with fairway bunkers being only partially revetted in a new \u2018hybrid\u2019 style.
Artificial turf revetting has been trialled on the course over recent years, with the most recent trial being the re-facing of the practice bunkers. The ongoing reduced maintenance of artificial compared to natural turf is an important factor in improving the bunker maintenance sustainability going forward.
These aspects are discussed in more detail below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"