12.13pm 19th March 2025 - <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/">Course Development</a> <br>Faced with the challenges of sandy soil and bunker erosion, Kings Lynn Golf Club in Norfolk has employed synthetic bunker experts <a href="http://www.ecobunker.co.uk">EcoBunker</a> to meet their ongoing maintenance challenges. <br>Now in the third phase of a 40-bunker renovation project, the team and members at <a href="https://kingslynngolfclub.co.uk">Kings Lynn</a> are already enjoying the benefits that the EcoBunker system brings to their course.<br>“We’re a sandy course which can cause real structural problems with the bunkers,” said Michael Fahy, Deputy Head Greenkeeper at Kings Lynn. “Our bunker walls erode very easily, and we have had several occasions where they’ve collapsed completely. With EcoBunker we are getting that strength and integrity along with a sharp looking finish. The members love the looks and the playability, and the team love how easy they are to maintain.”<br>With a mix of high wall and low edged bunkers, and several significant height transitions leading into greens, the bunkering at Kings Lynn poses a variety of maintenance challenges. But whatever the type of bunker – all of which EcoBunker offer ultra-low maintenance solutions – the local surroundings pose consistent challenges across the course. <br>“We have a real problem with soil erosion and rabbit scraping and burrowing, which quickly contaminates the bunker sand,” continued Michael. “To counter this, we have fitted EcoTec bunker liners alongside the synthetic walls to create a fully closed system. This requires virtually no maintenance and eliminates all contamination. <br>“Previously we could spend half a day picking out stones, weeding walls and topping up sand on a single bunker, but now we simply brush the faces, knock the sand off and strim the top edge. We’re saving time and budget with every bunker we replace.”<br>Now in the third phase of renovations, all the par-3 holes have been completed and the team is moving on to those bunkers next most in need of attention. Having been trained by EcoBunker during the first installation, Michael and his colleagues, Tim Race and Mason Bernstein, use the EcoBunker system to renovate the bunkers themselves and plan the schedule of work accordingly.<br>“We re-build a few bunkers each winter, knowing that by the time we get to the last phase, the first EcoBunkers we built will still have many years life left in them, even though it could be a 10 year project. The club are investing for the long term which makes so much more sense than the continual rebuilding and patching of the traditional bunkering on the course.” <br>Sustainable sportswear brand Reflo has launched its Spring/Summer apparel collection, which is ideal for wesaring on and off the golf course.<br>The experiential golf entertainment boom that is currently sweeping the globe has landed in India following the launch of iGolf, a new concept that is being rolled out across the world's most populous nation.<br>A trailblazing apprentice greenkeeper from Hadlow College in Kent has become the first student in the UK to complete a new apprenticeship standard.<br><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/kings-lynn-completes-next-phase-of-bunker-renovation-project/" rel="noopener" data-via="eGolfBusiness" data-hashtags="GolfBusinessNews">Share on Twitter</a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/kings-lynn-completes-next-phase-of-bunker-renovation-project/&title=Kings+Lynn+completes+next+phase+of+bunker+renovation+project&source=GolfBusinessNews.com" rel="noopener">Share on LinkedIn</a><br>GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world.<br>We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course. 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