This Tour’s Q School Is Serious About the State of Its Bunkers, Levying Fines to Offenders

Whether on the PGA Tour or teeing it up at the local muni, nothing can stick in your craw like a bad lie from a poorly raked bunker.

Just ask Jordan Spieth, who dealt with it at the 2017 Players Championship.

Now, the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School event in Arizona is making players a bit more mindful of leaving things the way they found it when it comes to the sand.

The Asian Tour is NOT F’ing around about raking bunkers at Q-school in Arizona. A poorly raked bunker going to set you back 3 C-notes. pic.twitter.com/xF2Y8a6EdK

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) November 13, 2022

That’s right—a $300 fine for either not raking a bunker or doing a shoddy job.

While a PGA Tour pro would probably scoff at that amount, 300 bucks isn’t anything to joke about for players trying to make their way on the Asian Tour.

Stakes are also high on the Asian Tour this year, as top finishers may be eligible to play in LIV Golf events, so this ruling ensures that a poorly repaired bunker shouldn’t cost a player more strokes like it did Spieth a few years ago at TPC Sawgrass.

Now, if there was a way to enforce this at your home club, then we’d be talking!

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