LOOK: Hell Bunker at St. Andrews gets rebuilt in front of 2015 Open
The second-most famous bunker at St. Andrews is getting made over and will have a camera in it for the 2015 British Open.
By
Kyle Porter
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Its nickname is "hell." Jack Nicklaus once made a 10 in it. The greenside bunker at No. 14 at St. Andrews is a beast of a sandy thing, and it's officially getting a facelift.
According to the St. Andrews blog, this is standard procedure:
"Hell Bunker is one of the four largest bunkers on the course. We work on a rotation basis and tend to rebuild one of the 'big four' each year. A team of five greenkeepers started work 'in Hell' in mid-November. A JCB digger was used to dig out old face, remove the old sand and pull back turf on the top of the bunker."
The coolest part is that they're adding a camera to it for coverage.
"In years gone by we only had one permanent TV camera duct installed into a bunker face on the Old Course (Road Hole bunker), but this winter we’ve added several more including inside Hell bunker. This will give golf fans all over the world a unique perspective should anyone find themselves in Hell during The Open."
Here's a look (and some crazy perspective):
Via St. Andrews blog
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