Oct 15, 2026 · 52 min · 13 segments
Longtime golf course superintendent and SandSave director of market development Rick Pagett, Wildwood Country Club superintendent Tom Fisher, and SandSave co-inventors Bob Tunno and Rick Amendolea…
Guy CiprianoHostRick AmendoleaGuest
Rick, how would you describe a golf course superintendent's relationship with bunkers?
Uh, you know, especially within the last, you know, 15 years or so, it just seems like bunker maintenance has become more and more of a focal point for golf maintenance operations.
And, and, you know, the more I talk to superintendents in the last few years, the more it seems folks are putting more effort into maintaining bun- you know, not only the bunker itself, but the surround, the complex, the faces, the edging, the, you know, the drainage and proper sand depth and weeding and a nice defined edge.
When they're done like that, my goodness, they're a work of art and they're beautiful.
But the, the effort that's gone into bunkers these days, uh, just really is just, it's just astronomical.
From, you know, weed management, fertility management, wetting agents, herbicide.
You know, you, you love to have them because they're an integral part of the golf course, but the maintenance that you gotta put into them is just becoming more and more tedious.
And if you don't have, like Tom mentioned earlier, you don't have the right infrastructure, or you don't have, you know, the, the properly maintained and well-drained bunker, they're just gonna be a nightmare, and it's just gonna cause you headaches down the road.
Rick, you know what's funny? What is, like, the entry level job of anybody on a golf course? It's something that is so utmost highest importance.
We put such a high value on these, these features of a golf course, and then we put our newest guy out there on them and say, "Go at it.
Rick, how would you describe a golf course superintendent's relationship with bunkers?
Uh, you know, especially within the last, you know, 15 years or so, it just seems like bunker maintenance has become more and more of a focal point for golf maintenance operations.
And, and, you know, the more I talk to superintendents in the last few years, the more it seems folks are putting more effort into maintaining bun- you know, not only the bunker itself, but the surround, the complex, the faces, the edging, the, you know, the drainage and proper sand depth and weeding and a nice defined edge.
When they're done like that, my goodness, they're a work of art and they're beautiful.
But the, the effort that's gone into bunkers these days, uh, just really is just, it's just astronomical.
From, you know, weed management, fertility management, wetting agents, herbicide.
You know, you, you love to have them because they're an integral part of the golf course, but the maintenance that you gotta put into them is just becoming more and more tedious.
And if you don't have, like Tom mentioned earlier, you don't have the right infrastructure, or you don't have, you know, the, the properly maintained and well-drained bunker, they're just gonna be a nightmare, and it's just gonna cause you headaches down the road.
Rick, you know what's funny? What is, like, the entry level job of anybody on a golf course? It's something that is so utmost highest importance.
We put such a high value on these, these features of a golf course, and then we put our newest guy out there on them and say, "Go at it.
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