Mark has asked us to share a note on the bunker improvement programme taking place this month.

This activity compliments and completes the intense work earlier in the year.  Obviously ongoing maintenance will remain... ongoing.

A note on the Tee Improvement Plan will follow shortly.

From the Greenkeeping Team...

Bunker Improvement Programme — November 2026

Beginning Monday 9 November, Jack and Evan will undertake a programme of repairs and improvements to the club’s 35 bunkers, which serve both the outward and inward rounds.

The programme will include:

Repairing divots, uneven areas and erosion on grass bunker slopes.

Restoring bunker edges and improving surrounding grass.

Seeding repaired areas.

Redistributing sand and replenishing it where necessary.

All bunkers are being retained. This work continues our investment in the course since 2012 and supports our intention to preserve the character of Guy Hunt’s design as the course matures.

We aim to complete the physical work during November, subject to suitable conditions. Newly seeded areas will remain protected until the grass has established sufficiently.

White-marked repairs: compulsory relief

Repaired grass areas will be enclosed by continuous white painted lines and identified by signs reading:

GUR

Any areas of Hair are a NO PLAY ZONE with COMPULSORY RELIEF

These areas must not be played from. The white boundary line is part of the protected area.

Under the temporary Local Rule, you must take relief if your ball lies in the marked area, or if it interferes with your intended stance or swing. Do not stand in a protected area to play a ball lying outside it.

The bunker sand remains in play

The repairs do not close the bunkers or provide an automatic free drop outside them.

If your ball is in a bunker and a protected repair interferes with your stance or swing, follow the bunker relief procedure under Rule 16.1. Free relief normally requires dropping within the same bunker.

For a ball on the surrounding grass, relief is normally taken by dropping within one club-length of the nearest point of complete relief, no nearer the hole, with the ball remaining in the general area and clear of the interference.

If unsure, please ask the competition organiser for guidance.

Access and ball retrieval

Please use the clearly marked “Bunker access” routes when entering and leaving bunkers.

You may enter a protected repair carefully to retrieve your ball, but must not play from it. Otherwise, please keep off these areas and keep trolleys and buggies clear.

Please do not move signs or interfere with white markings.

Working safely around the team

Please give Jack and Evan time and space to work. Do not play towards them until they acknowledge you and indicate that it is safe. Follow any temporary directions around active work areas.

Help us protect the improvements

Please rake the sand after use, replace divots on unprotected grass bunker slopes and use the designated entry and exit points. Report damaged signs or unclear markings to the team or Golf Reception or what’s app Mark Tubb on 07767770364

Thank you for your patience and cooperation while we carry out these improvements.

PRGC Greenkeeping Team