Bunker edges at Metropolitan GC
August 8, 2026
The creeping bentgrass greens at Metropolitan Golf Club on the Melbourne Sandbelt famously go right to the bunker edge. I went to Metropolitan with Richard Forsyth, who explained the history of these edges and how they are maintained.
We recorded a video that goes through the bunker history, bentgrass variety choice on the greens, and the "bounciness" of the greens even when the thatch—yes, there is some—is saturated.…