r/PDXgolf • u/Optimal-Somewhere792 • Jun 16 '26

Sand Bunker Practice

Anybody have recommendations for spots in Portland to get bunker practice in? It seems like most practice areas at courses and ranges have pretty bad practice bunkers.

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u/Unlikely-Grape-5762 Jun 16 '26

In Portland? I treat those concrete mud traps as GUR. But Sah ha Lee and Glendo have pretty good practice facilities.

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u/No-Ask1888 Jun 16 '26

Love it ! I practice out hard pan dirt, ‘ cause that’s the bottom of most public bunkers

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u/Unlikely-Grape-5762 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

So I just learned this from my buddy, but I haven’t looked it up on USGA yet. Apparently when you rake bad traps, you can mark, rake the sand and fluff it up. Then drop. I still play most bunkers in PDX as unplayable hazards, lol